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AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General Perception vs Investigation.I just disagree, in a game where spells are dependent on a stat, we need numbers. It's not about making decisions, nobody expects the...
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AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General Perception vs Investigation.We have to have stats to play the game so I don't see an issue with it. I also don't think we can accurately model intellect so this is...
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AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General Perception vs Investigation.Also, I don't have an issue with the split. Want an absent minded professor? That gal who is who is book smart but continues to make bad...
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AAlViking reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
The locals would have home-field advantage perhaps, in that as crossbow bolts can be all metal and some underground species are good at...
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AAlViking reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
Cool. I usually assume crossbows underground, since they have a flatter trajectory, but you'd have the same issues to overcome regarding...
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AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right.My version of the underdark is a bit different from most, but I've done a couple different things. Mushrooms have been bred to have a...
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AAlViking reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
In the DMG. Because Gygax was inspired by the literature, and the literature is full of magic swords (the vorpal sword is a sword...
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AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right.Do I though? Once again - it's just as much where to stop. My quick list sounds reasonable but it is by no means comprehensive. Of...
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AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right.My point is that it is and always has been up to the DM to decide what loot is handed out. I've had holy hammers, dwarven throwing...
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AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right.I'm not really concerned about 20th century versions of the game. In any case there was never anything stopping a DM from changing that...
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AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right.Counting ammunition, unless it's a very unusual situation is just one of the many, many things I just let slide. Like ... every time a...
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AAlViking reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
Yeah, this is the sort of thing I find annoying - people who want things for “authenticity” when they have no real idea what actually...
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AAlViking reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
I'm curious- did most of the goblins also not have their armor on or weapons at the ready? I've been bothered by tracking ammunition...
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AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right.It's a DM problem, not a D&D design problem. Admittedly it's also one of the many issues I have with modules, there should be more...