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I'm not sure I understand. If you're just going to spill oil over the grate after it's closed, there's no roll, you can just do it (with...

I sold my 5e books in 2020 and did not play the game since then. I bought 5e 2024 (alternate covers) and played a level 1 to 5 solo...

Grumble.

I would also note that for the most part D&D combat doesn't resemble armies at war, it models small skirmishes. Most characters are not...

I once had a player explain to me that a human being couldn't run a certain distance under a certain amount of time. We exited the...

That depended on the quality of the armor and the bow. I've seen demos where an arrow from a longbow could penetrate but not by enough...

A lot of these arguments make a few common mistakes (often both sides of the argument). For example: Just because powerful bows aimed...

Yep. That’s how I do it. You make a defense skill check when subject to a hazard or attack. Yep. Absolutely. Yeah the idea that you...

# Knights generally only wore full harness to actual battles. Even if the knights are on foot, you can't just run away from them until...

Shamal's Hold Person is the first action of the fight, yes, but it was pretty close to inevitable. Your ruse wouldn't hold up to much...

TEAM CAVES Encounter: Dig-Site Time: ~17:35 on 4 Tarsakh 1483DR Begin Round One

Team Caves Shamal approached the mercenary guard, and something seemed to come over him. The Symbol of Bhaal on his forehead glowed...

A rating system without a basis for comparison makes zero sense to me. Sorry.

At one point I was trying to avoid work and rated 500-sonething movies on IMDB and my scale was something like: 10 - All time top few...