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That that depends on the style. Presumably you would make them all + threads to stop folks derailing things with ‘this isn’t a problem.’...

As such, this boils down to the ages old words of wisdom: Never give the GM a good idea?

Which some people like and some people don't.

Allowing people to roll even though there's no chance at success has been a bit controversial in the past. It's something I do now and...

Has the cook's existence been established prior to the roll for case (2)? If not, I find it nonsensical. In the worst case, this kind...

We're back! (Photo credit: sciencenews.com) E Muscae is a fungus that infects flies and always kills them at sundown. The infected...

My version is a house rule and a completely separate declaration than the initial attempt. If the initial attempt fails by less than...

I disagree. There are several embarrassing events of my youngers years that never happened. :P

Not by RAW. By RAW you can do it in one action, which is 6 seconds. It takes that 6 seconds skilled, less skilled, or non-skilled...

(the bolded words seem very challenging to me, but I will answer my best) I guess the best way to put it, and answer your question...

That has been true my whole gaming life which started in the late seventies. I think if you offer a good experience that at least some...

To me this whole argument seems to be you telling folks that no matter what, the GM needs to accommodate the player's creative desire...

bad luck is fine for climbing, bad luck is fine for lockpicking too, however, the existence of a cook is not a consequence of bad luck...

I bolded the problem. Here the GM made a claim about the mechanics. I agree that claim is dubious at best. (It might go in a tangent...

So if the bard tries to seduce a dragon, the GM should always allow it?