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Most people I know lock their front door even though someone could still break in fairly easily. A locksmith can open your door in a...

The idea of just saying "Yes, you succeed" without a roll is to save the rolls for when you really want it - such as when there's an...

Locks, especially ones you'd expect in an era with less than modern technology aren't a barrier, they're a deterrent at best. If...

If it's within their ability (DC isn't too high to achieve) and there's no cost of failure (plenty of time, no wandering monsters, etc)...

I don't really get the idea that trying again removes any real challenge. It just changes the terms a bit. Using your example above, if...

Lol, it might! I try to make my combats more dynamic- for awhile I used Lair Actions a lot when they encountered enemies in, well, your...

No, because all the Rogue has to do is attack a creature adjacent to an ally and they can Sneak Attack. Or give themselves advantage...

And that's the biggest problem. D&D's action economy works in that large combats can function only if each individual unit is limited...

Well, except for this line in the spell description: Nothing can physically pass through the wall. You can argue that magic missiles...

Thinking about this, I think the problem is, not every class can become a minionmancer (or maybe they could, see below). The sheer...

Well, yeah. If there's no consequences, there shouldn't be a roll. A locked door doesn't really impose a barrier to a party of PC's...

PC's move in your combats? In mine they just belly up to enemies and keep swinging until they die, lol. I have to actually force them...

All this talk about a blob of undead makes me think of Symphony of the Night. Granfaloon

I'm not sure I understand why there's a difference. I mean, I get that you feel that there's a difference, and that you're not alone in...

It's interesting that in the game, attacking an enemy and missing, but being allowed to attack again, even though the circumstances...