Recent content by Ancalagon

Isn't the default array 15, 14, 13, 12, 10 8? (the difference is that the 14 is now a 17)

One thing I've been seeing is that some GMs like starting a game a bit higher level (say 5) and tell the players "star with X" items, letting them choose. I am in a game with such a GM, and he was quite generous with the item selection (2 rares, 2 uncommons!) AND the Dungeon Dude stat array (17...

It's a 2014 subclass, but the Rune Knight is a very solid defensive fighter, who can use their rune powers for control and protection.

I wrote about how one episode of The Mandelorean is essentially 7 Samurai, which was itself turned into a western: https://slugsandsilver.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-mandalorian-7-samurai-and-gaming-as.html There is the making of a classic D&D adventure in there! In fact, it's almost a "basic...

You want an OSR D&D game that isn't just rehashing b/x? are you familiar with the GLOG?

... can you get away with doing a little skit where you're sitting in the potential jury bench, get up, ask yourself a silly question, sit down, answer a silly reply, get up and say "your honor, this jury is clearly an idiot, I don't want him in this trial!". :D :D :D

See, this is a serious error in thinking. Our today is based on the decisions of yesterday. To understand racism, sexism and other evils, we have to understand their roots, their outlook, their expression. Because otherwise it is easy to miss the impact the decisions of yesterday are having...

See that's the thing - 25 years ago, we made a big show of fixing things and then... we fixed about 20, 30% of it. It's better sure, but oh boy is there a ways to go! I too for a while bought into the idea that the problem had been solved. But the older I get, the more sexism I see - not...

it has no mastery property, so no not quite

I am going to take the skeleton (so both pact of the chain and pact of the blade) because the old PF1e character had the "defending bone" spell (it gives you some degree of damage reduction). The floating skull he called "Mr Magoo", and is the actual skull of an old groundskeeper (Mr Magoo) at...

I did not mention this in my OP (I didn't want to get too specific, I find details can distract more than they contribute), but for this campaign this is not an issue (It's a PF1 campaign being converted to 5.5e, I'm a level 11 magus with the bladebound archetype, so I will start with a potent...

a pole arm is not two weapon fighting style.

this material is not 5.5 compatible

the other familiars are immensely useful out of combat, and make excellent scouts. The skeleton lacks a lot of that utility :(

So I've been thinking about making a bladelock - a campaign I used to be in is being restarted, and I have to convert my level 11 bladebbound magus to 5.5e. The bladelock seemed like a good way to go about it, although with a 1 level dip in fighter, as it is rather fragile and that one level...