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Problem: The players in my groups almost never use their potions. They stockpile healing potions, potions of flight, poisons, etc. No matter the stakes of a combat, potions are rarely, if ever, brought out and used. Even changing consuming potions to a bonus action has not increased their use...

Honestly if I were you I'd just keep my peace and focus on having fun. Rather than playing a class you don't enjoy, play one you do enjoy! If the DM isn't consistent on the rules, then focus on the roleplay! The more fun you're having, the more fun the group will have. Give the DM time to learn...

Great idea! D&D Combat D&D Exploration D&D Town

It feels like to me that the people most qualified to do quality control would be the people who are actually qualified to do the work that the AI is purporting to replace! "We've fired you as a teacher, but we would like you to go through these lesson plans and make sure they will be effective...

Like you, I find that music only really works in-person. I spent a while trying to set it up online and it was more distracting or repetitive than helpful in setting up the mood. I still love to make playlists for in-person play though!

Unlike shares, stakes can be used to kill Strahd.

It's probably a marketing ploy for the new Superman film. 😅

As a former art teacher and amateur artist myself, I greatly enjoyed this write-up! Process has always been such a focus to me that it's strange to see everyone focusing on the "product" side of art with AI.

Is the Running Man and the Long Walk in a shared perambulationverse? Coming soon: The Jog The Quick Sprint The Treadmill Guy And then it all comes together in Footvengers: Endgame.

On the topic, if a skill can be tried over and over again until the PC succeeds, then I usually switch up the success parameters. I might have the check represent how much time it takes to succeed, or how quietly or skillfully they complete the task at. So if a thief is trying to pick a lock...

It's okay, there's nothing in the rulebook that says you can't retry a skill 11 years later!

"Very Young Frankenstein" is a very dumb, very funny title.

Would you all mind spoiler tagging Andor spoilers? I would love to keep discussing DS9 but I have not finished Andor Season 2.

Pay people when you use their work? It's not like companies like Meta are hurting for cash, they're just choosing to create their tools through theft.

Honestly there are a lot of ways to communicate that it could be fun to explore in a fantasy setting: changing color, pheromones, flashing light, dancing / movement...