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If Roko's Basilisk looks at you you need to make a CON save or turn into a Zizian. Not beating the "AI is mostly a way to get investors to pay attention to us" allegations, but ultimately this is probably a Fine approach. Don't force it, let folks use it how they want, and have humans be...

Easydamus has the definition I like: The idea is that Good (as a cosmic force) is as unnatural and unbalanced as any other alignment. Yeah, a Neutral character would do some great evil if it meant preserving the cosmic balance. The "middle way" is the only way actually compatible with life and...

Yes this is true. You can use any Light weapon for the attack that the Light property gives you. It doesn't need to have Nick on it. Like, I can wield a shortsword in one hand and a hand crossbow in the other and when I use the Attack action to attack with my shortsword, I can then fire my hand...

Hm...Nick just changes the action, though. The attack is granted through the Light property, not the Nick property. There's no requirement to use a Nick weapon for the granted attack (you could attack with a Scimitar and then use a Shortsword or a Hand Crossbow for your granted attack just fine...

I think it's mostly fine. Strong, but I wouldn't put it as a must-have. It's really wonderful if you want to build something control-y for a melee character (strong with unarmed fighting style, too). Grappling is strong, but it adds such a fun dimension to a fight when your positioning is...

I'm checking to see if there's an issue with my logic on the RAW/RAI interpretation here. Warlock with Pact of the Chain. Pact of the Chain reads... Wielding a weapon with Nick. Nick reads... And Light property is... Here's what that suggests to me: I'm a warlock with who can use weapon...

Yeah, if the critter is "made of ether," I can see it as an Elemental. There's a bunch of critters on the Ethereal Plane that would be other creature types, too. Oozes, Aberrations (ethereal marauders, ethereal filchers, xill, ethergaunts), Beasts (phase spiders), and others. Spirits would be...

I don't think the "fireball yourself" is even an option in '24, and that is likely specifically due to that particular result sometimes being a bummer. I think it's fine to not have subclasses that might accidentally kill the party (even if it is a real low chance to do that -- you'd have to...

I do not think it is a very niche taste. I have seen multiple wild sorcerers played in different groups without issue. Rather, I think randomness appeals to one of the reasons why people enjoy TTRPGs, and control and decision-making, both being mentally exhausting activities, are part of why...

Seems like they designed the randomness to not swing too dramatically in 5e, judging by the lack of people I've seen generally complaining about the modern wild mage (which is to say, maybe single digits, over the course of 10 years). You don't think so?

She's an amazing designer, her adventures are top-notch and Godsbreath is such a compelling setting (and I really dig the gothic horror vibe). Wins.

I'm digging the 3rd Party Era of D&D Beyond. Very cool.

When I play a wild mage, frustrating or anticlimactic results are part of the fun. If I wanted control, I'd write a novel (or, at least, NOT play an archetype that revels in lack of control).

I played a binder in 3e and really enjoyed it. Flavor is my cup of tea, and the character I played was a changeling who would shift form to resemble the various vestiges she was binding (her name was Rasa, as in "Tabula Rasa"). The fiction for the vestiges was very, very good. Great role playing...

Big 3 Likes: Actually thinking about game design. D&D was designed by vibes for a long time before anyone thought about the impact those mechanics would have in play. Starting at about 3e, the people at the helm started thinking more about how to actually use the rules at the table, and it's...