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In 5e (2014) at least, the attacker absolutely can (if using a melee weapon) get to decide if the enemy they reduce to 0HP lives or...

Even then theres a clear undertone that this non-conservative way would be better. Else why even mention the non-conservative way in the...

That works, too. There just has to be lore for it. When something mechanical happens in the fiction, some sort of lore needs to be...

So is going to the bathroom. It doesn't have to be on camera. It can be, just like going to the bathroom, but there are generally...

The way I explain it is that they understand the concept of higher level spells, they just need to practice the basics in order to...

If I had to sum up what I’ve learned this thread it would be that the causality I’m worried about isn’t the fictional causality but...

Give new meaning to when they say qui.

...pregnant with possibility, waiting only for players to decide what they do next :p

The real question I have - do rich people have tame water mephits acting as bidets or do they just have a low level magic user servant...

In real life I sometimes can't achieve something I could possibly achieve. Taking risks, uncertain outcomes are part of what makes the...

No, not as an outcome of the move. But as a narration on what happens when the thief immediately (and possibly implicitly) opens the...

The game also doesn't give detailed instructions on cooking food, setting up camp, care for the horses, care for their gear? Where's...

It depends on the mindset of the players. While walking trough a labyrinth you typically only have 2-3 options in each crossing. A...

From what I've read there's a ton of variations with PbtA games, which makes sense. A lot of them will ask a player to fill in some...

This just seems...not at all true. It would be hard to find lotteries for the specific couch you want in your area. You can't win the...