AlViking's latest activity

4:15 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, January 5th 2065. How's that?

Seems a bit soon for me.

This guy hopes the runes say what he wants them to say. He rolls and is successful, so they say what he wanted them to say. Or...

That there's potential positive consequences (you get to eat pickles) whose achievement is uncertain - just how stuck is that jar...

That is awesome and I'm more than a bit jealous! The only reason I would hesitate to take a bite is because I would feel like I was...

I disagree. The events you listed were of the form A --> B --> C, or even A --> B --> C --> D. "You fail the license test" --> "you...

In real life, sometimes the only consequence is that you failed to do the thing. For example, say you have an interview for a potential...

The GM is certainly welcome to, if that's the kind of play going on. But it shouldn't IMO be assumed. Firstly, because the game really...

It's different if you break it into two steps. The step that's common to both is the randomness of whether the bettor (or dice-roller)...

Yes in game terms you might have disadvantage on charisma rolls. Note how this treats the events as independent.

A while back I was in an accident and the immediate result of the accident was that I totally screwed up my knee and couldn't put any...

The reason we roll dice is to resolve uncertainty. It's not about wasting time, it's not about being exciting, it's not about the...

My rule of thumb is simple. When the rules don't explicitly cover something it works more or less like the real world with action movie...

Only half of this discussion is making that consideration. Once we accept that difference, all of a sudden the entire disagreement makes...

I guess we're at an impasse then. I think the only direct consequence of you driving exam is that you didn't get the license. The...