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I agree, but then you are left with the general "line of sight" restriction for spells, which would disallow you to move it to a place...

Per the teleportation keyword description: "If the destination space of your teleportation is occupied by another creature or blocked by...

I believe line of sight is the intended limitation. A reading of the rules could allow teleportation to unseen spaces, but I wouldn't...

Alas, players are indeed the weak link in many a great game. GM: You guys can go anywhere and do anything you want! Players: Uh, okay...

I always make my own settings, but the published ones that I've responded most to are (in no particular order): 1. Primeval Thule 2...

No, but the GM that says, 'only Tortlemen' certainly is. They would have my undying respect.

Ehh, the GM gets to say what the world is. Full stop. They might decide to collaborate or negotiate on details, but they remain the...

If you as a player aren't willing to adhere to a few small house rules like following a curated list of species you're probably not a...

I am much more familiar with Moldvay Basic than Mentzer Basic, but my first gaming experience was with the dungeon in back of the...

Offense leads to a win condition. Defense does not. Thus, in the player mindset offense > defense. Sure, there are outliers and...

We play over VTT (Roll20) exclusively and I use art assets as backdrops instead of battlemaps a lot of the time. I'll have tokens or...

Presumably, in the situation of a Strength check to open a door, the consequences of the individual forcing the first check is that the...

I have a large collection or pulp games but I don't think I've played any of them. I'm more likely to crib pulp material for other...

I haven't played in game stores and don't spend much time there, but my impression from looking at schedule boards that it's almost all...

I think any of the changes above would work. You just need numbers that aren't too high or aren't too low. It doesn't much matter how...