Recent content by AnotherGuy

Kelemvor intercedes, ruins Halaster's fun.

With a ying and a yang and a yippity-do.

Setting lore matters when it can be used to further their characters' goals. I suspect in a longer campaign it may become easier for them to leverage as more and more lore becomes available. It's also useful for character creation...often enough players scour the setting lore to find something...

Neat ideas. Yes, I only had Orlekto join but turn on Hekaton when Mirran appeared. The amphitheater battle saw Hekaton + PCs (some in giant form) battling the gargoyles, Orlekto, Mirran and Stone Dragon Statue. Iymrith only revealed herself later...before using her lair to divide the party. I...

I get all you're saying...I just do not necessarily agree. Things play differently at people's tables and that's a good thing I'd say. From my perspective as DM it is interesting when players go "off-script" - I find it presents interesting challenges to me, and it is not always quickly apparent...

That is quite unusual given that for starters Zephyros has a tower not a castle like Lyn Armaal and the residents witnessed this; That his arrival and disposition would not be threatening but instead curious and helpful; and That his appearance (clothing and body) would not match the 4 cloud...

Like Tyranny of Dragons this AP can be a real gem with some work ofc. I integrated the two (along with other APs) as it made sense to do so and I'm angling towards a future Doomed Forgotten Realms storyline less any changes done by the PCs. Yes. Read through the Enhancing Storm Kings Thunder...

That's a nice way of putting it. Often it is my players who tend to drive the spectacle and if it passes the table's general sense of realism it is accepted into the story.

I think I understand your point better now. Sorry slow day. So the majority of us are like-minded at the table where the mechanics need to match what is being narrated in the fiction. If the mechanics need adjusting then we are not hesitant to make the necessary adjustments.

I have several games on my shelf and many more in electronic format which I have not made the effort to run or indeed do a decent read through. I purchased them because the intention was (and still is) to one day run them even as mini-campaigns or as a once-off. My table is now heavily involved...

I would say yes - certainly at our table. I will have to take your word re Gygax as it has been a while, but I do recall Coup De Grâce being a thing within 3e and/or 5e within the rule books. 5e has many many ways to run the example with the ogre and stationery non-defending PC Besides what I...

If a person declares they are standing stock still while an ogre is swinging a club at them then they are not actively attempting to avoid the blow. I may call to adjust their AC, I may deem a successful hit to be a critical hit, I may impose a condition with the successful hit with or without a...

I now have an urge to include wheat fields, pear tree farms and apiary meadows as part of a travel montage

I didn't even know that was a thing. In what liquid (if any) are they stored with within the can?

I'm a fan all around. It can take the game in interesting directions as it should. The table comes together to interpret the how Wild Magic result bests plays out in the fiction. It can provide story hooks for both players and DMs. It is fun mechanic that should be expanded upon by an...