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i'd like to see an attempt at a spell point mechanic where, rather than progression happening by you getting a bigger pool of spell...

In a genre where people regularly jump onto dragons and stab them with daggers, you think the heroic swashbuckler will be afraid to do...

It's kind of amusing that this argument that games need character death to be fun is in the D&D group, famously a system where death is...

Only true if its all about that one character and nothing else.

True, but Bilbo also wore a waistcoat which was invented in the 1800s. So. Y'know. Wheee "Historical Accuracy" in Fantasy!

To be fair, this might tell more about the quality of construction rather than the power of the weapon. This was an American house...

Because then you can do things that aren't about survival, but instead about achieving other goals. That's...literally what makes...

That's true. But they don't seem to suggest people doing the opposite are playing lesser games for the most part, and I see plenty of...

Only if there's no consequence to the combat outside the situation of the PCs. That doesn't fit most combats in any game I've ever been...

it was never decided it was a weapon for fighting dragons, it was decided as a weapon for 'humans' to fight each other and then they...

Plate armor didn't exist until after the first hand cannons hit the battlefield. It's what plate armor was designed to protect you...

I mean, it's pretty on brand for the permanent Renaissance-era trappings of the Forgotten Realms it feels pretty well at home. Maybe...

With all the ridiculousness in D&D, I am fascinated that rapiers are where OP draws the line. But I guess each of us has our bridge too far.

This thread is a good reminder that serious simulation is a terrible idea for D&D fantasy. You'll die.

Oh, entirely did not notice that under the robes.