Recent content by EzekielRaiden

Why would Bahamut be known as that specific name--"Bahamut"--to every culture which contains members of his flock? If gods are polydimensional, or trans-planar, or what-have-you, why would they limit their worship to creatures inhabiting only a single livable space (plane, planetary body...

Except it didn't...? Like what on earth are you talking about? Because the Forgotten Realms got a campaign guide two months after PHB1. Eberron got published less than a year after that. That's already three settings (PoL, FR, Eberron), and thus has broken your requirement of just one setting...

Not sure why you'd feel that way. That's how several real-world polytheistic religions worked. Ishtar (Mesopotamian) begat Astarte (Phoenician). Astarte begat Aphrodite (Greek). And then Aphrodite was syncretized with Venus (Roman). Likewise, Hermes is probably an offshoot from Pan (as in...

I mean, I certainly do aim for consensus in the abstract. Building up a common understanding is very helpful. But it's frankly hilarious for someone to say "Aren't we building consensus?" after having: Not read the thread First post admits this Explicitly says they hate a thing lots of people...

Because it worked so well for comics. That's why both Marvel and DC have had...uh...at least one "crisis" story every decade, and have begun to accelerate the pace? Yes, it can be an ask to have multiple settings. No, that is not profligate waste. "Elseworlds" is popular for a good reason...

But you refuse to read any part of the thread before saying so. No, I don't particularly see "I hate that thing!" as a cromulent bit of critique. Especially given the OP was specifically asking for advice on how to become more comfortable with modern players' tastes, making your "I just hate...

Well. That kind of makes posting in it a bit odd, doesn't it? Why participate in a conversation you have no interest in actually doing even the smallest effort to engage with? Just seems like a waste of your time (not to mention others').

Yep! The trick is primarily to pick the right spells for this. Non-Fey Warlocks (who can do this trick in the other direction, IIRC) would likely look to misty step, especially if they're a fragile Blade Pact user who needs to get away after smacking someone around. Hex is of course a reasonable...

But they don't have those slots. As said, I haven't watched the video. But that could be what he meant, even if he said it poorly or the like. Not having 6th-9th level slots is a significant way in which Warlocks are not the same as full casters. And yes, this does in fact matter...

It's been this way for at least 15 years, probably longer. AI, and before it the podcast boom, and before that the (first) YT boom, have just made it really obvious that the internet is full of false starts and misleading stuff. I actually did a report on a related topic back in 2010/2011--the...

Oof. That's...super unfortunate. I usually like Hat's takes on things but if he's made such egregious errors I'm...not sure I wanna watch this one. I will say, some of the things said here are crossed wires with 5.0 (e.g. the Agonizing/Repelling thing used to be tied to Eldritch Blast...

It's a very good show. I can't recommend the sequel series (Legend of Korra), but the original is genuinely great stuff. The first season does have some goofy episodes, but in fairness, it is a show targeted at like 10-14 year old children.

Is this what was meant by "player's guides"? Because I was expecting things like Player's Guide to Faerun (a 3.5e text) or Eberron Player's Guide (4e text), neither of which is particularly good for the kind of purpose you describe here. They're more like...the whole text? Like they describe...

Well-said. I would add a small extra though: Tell your prospective players, "Please don't start building a character until we meet up to do character creation together. I understand that folks are often drawn to character concepts very early, but it will be better for me, and I believe better...

The difference is, heroes can be in the wrong, some of the time, though they end up more right than wrong, or become so overall over time. Likewise, true unrepentant villains can be morally correct some of the time, about some things, but overall or ultimately they will end up more morally wrong...