Recent content by GMMichael

Oh. Also not something he should be doing, with a fanny pack containing Pampers. A REAL motorcycle guy leaves mom and baby two states behind and steals gasoline, if we're getting picky about it.

Captain Dad-Bod? It's pretty hard to be a biker-rebel (cough cough) with a bike named "Triumph" when you have to change diapers and buy groceries.

Me neither. But if the reason is really interesting or fun, I'd be okay with it. I guess there's a compromise: if the GM says in session zero that there's "always a chance" that the whole party dies, that would be fair warning without ruining a surprise. This is fun: rewards for TPK. The...

I'm not privy to that info. Maybe it's just the timing, but to me it looks like Captain America performed his own immaculate conception. Immaculate birthing too, given how pristine that scene is.

"I could have made a better trailer."

I've been reading the thread about avoiding encounters that are too easy or that result in a Total Party Kill (TPK), and I just gave some XP for a poster pointing out that horror games are supposed to end in TPK. So now I'm wondering about the middle ground: when a TPK is expected to happen in...

I was shocked at the actual number of books reviewed!

Krampus. /thread In a weird twist, an actual Christmas movie featured a German character explaining how Die Hard is actually a horror movie, and Hans Gruber was a Robin Hood-type character, terrorized by John McClane.

In a profit-oriented D&D production, this is a lovely idea. In your home game with Steve doing every munchkin thing possible, it amounts to right now being the most narratively satisfying moment to do it. And I'm not sure I'd want to tell the players they can level up whenever they want...

OP has updated spoiler sections. Here's the new magic example. It deserves a dedicated example, given that magic is where all five modules come together, making it the most complicated module to use.

Almost got Green Ronin's a Song of Ice and Fire from Half Price Books. I didn't because it wasn't half MSRP. Oh, and I bought a $7 pain au chocolat while at a pre-session. The pain was horrible!

I think Matt Mercer's part rolled from one side of his head to the other when you said you'd steal from Daggerheart to add to D&D. But yeah, death moves are a good idea. I've been using them for years now.

Edition Resistance: check this stat to see if any of your other stats are affected by WotC money- or IP-grabs. Alright alright alright . . . D&D really needs a Defense Proficiency, which is what you add to your roll to parry/avoid an attack.

Uh, yeah. It's called capitalism. Well, more specifically, the big-corporate-ownership part. Besides, it was a way for them to stay away from rule changes while still making a new edition. Tough call. I can't seem to think of any other games based on 5e/6e, off the top of my head . . .