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No, not at all. The PCs can interact with anyone. If it's something the GM hasn't fleshed out explicitly, ideally there are random...

I've already posted examples in reply to you, twice. Here's a third go:

Not complex. Flyer Carrying and lifting rules exist in the PHB along with the effect on movement. Passenger - Attacking If the PC is...

It depends entirely on the individual table's preferences, and and that's all I have to say on the subject.

What some trad DMs, to eliminate their own bias, is assign odds and then roll a die to see if the cook is in the kitchen or wherever...

I mentioned this way back earlier in the thread, but my personal opinion is that "detection" and "perception" abilities work against the...

I'm shocked that citing the authority of academic sources wasn't able to solve a division in what "appeal to authority" means. :)

Agreed. I never said single point of failure equals death, nor that I'm not open to different methods of adjudicating the scenario. I...

There have been improvements IMO on some major save-or-die affects over the course of the years. We have 3 death saves when one reaches...

@clearstream But also for others, I very much like your perspective on the contrast between scenarios and what is gameful in each...

Fail Forward isn't one consistent thing. Different games have different implementations and often different conceptions of it in their...

Just included both comments that relate to each other in the above quote. You're 100% correct - reaching the summoning in time is not...

Yes, that is a real play example of my "Situation D": players are guaranteed to reach the summoning in time, so reaching the summoning...

So, here's the basics of the Deep Ethereal Plane and traveling. Some of this has already been brought up. 1) Traditionally, the Deep...

Maybe X-Files style? Where I start off with a strong premise and the promise of unraveling a mystery only for everyone to realize a few...