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Oh, hey. I'm not the one making the argument. That's @Maxperson who is insisting that the die roll ONLY represents skill. He just...

It is dumb, but then how much use (and-or how survivable) is a low-strength Fighter going to be during the time before a strength device...

True, but in this case where you're starting at high level, it seems a bit power gamey. Fine if you want to do that, but I think I'd...

Errr...stupid question, maybe, but why would it say anything like that in the PHB when only the DM can call for rolls? Or did that get...

I'm mildly amused that the site with the mocha mousse picture asked me to verify cookie settings. :P

I agree that part of what the d20 roll simulates is luck, and disgree (in part due to the previous clause!) that a d20 test rejects...

I'm fairly sure you weren't told that by me, though; as that's not my position. In fact, it's fairly close to the opposite; I see luck...

The bolded, all day long; and if the player's unhappy because of having gambled and lost, tough tooties.

This comes down to whether one is prioritizing the story of one's character or of the campaign as a whole. My own take is that a...

Switching characters can sometimes work, but often the characters become so entangled with the story of the campaign that it would be...

What this ignores, though, is the idea of there being external factors that ruined what otherwise would have been a perfect shot. An...

This tangent was taken from discussions of fail forward techniques. There's nothing wrong with those techniques (even if I don't really...

Have you ever played billiards? You know, hit the white ball with a cue trying to hit another ball into a pocket, called pool in the...

Problem with the runes example was not that it was made up on the spot. If the GM had decided on the spot before any roll was made what...

Generally years long, with lots of sessions that ranged from 3 to 8 hours. I can't really be more specific- each was different, and the...