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There are definitely gradations of what counts as magical mind control, so let’s lay out a few examples and my thoughts. Improving your... -
Autumnal reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with
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To be fair, most folks can’t tell their Victorian from their Edwardian from their turn of the century American, etc. It’s all just... -
As a semi-tangent; There should be steam engines. I mean, summon a fire elemental (even a minor one) bind it into a furnace, add water.
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The thread has probably progressed, however... Lying lets them decide (granted there can be influences on their decision). Mind...
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Autumnal replied to the thread Morality of mind control….For me, at least, mind control is part of a distinct realm of experience people normally never enter, and I prefer that using it bring...
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Autumnal reacted to SkidAce's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
Emphasis mine... Consider the "Firestarter" sorcerer. The fluff between their spontaneous manifestation of uncontrollable fire (at...
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Autumnal reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
It always amuses me that bunches of players for some reason keep wanting to condense the game rules down into like three or four small...
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Autumnal reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
"Need" is irrelevant. Necessity is never a reasonable standard, because we are talking about a leisure-time activity. Nothing in D&D is...
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Autumnal reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
There are four pathways to power. Earned power: you studied, you labored, you put in the time. Inherited power: your physiology, or...
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I started reading Triplanetary, the first Lensman book, by E. E. “Doc” Smith. Almost immediately stopped and read the wiki only to...
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Autumnal reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
It's more about being a guardian of the land than a preserver, isn't it? So the issue is not so much that it's a druid restoring an...
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Autumnal reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
We don't know the fiction. We are making guesses based on what we THINK the fiction is based on older editions and a short blurb. It's...
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Autumnal replied to the thread Morality of mind control….I prefer to lean away from anything that feels like making mind control okay, and fill up the opened space with resources for changing...
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Yep. There's a pretty easy tell. How would you react if this were used against you or someone you love? Most of the excuses and...
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I think the jedi mind trick is an artifact of Star Wars being in the 1970s, rather than mind control being OK if it's a jedi doing it...