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I do the percentile roll when they first try to learn each individual spell (except for those given by training), rather than go through...

The domain game that AD&D was supposed to transition to at higher levels would provide plenty of opportunities for PCs to spend their...

Portent is in UA I think. And yes, the whole point of the Deck is that nothing can tell you what you're about to draw. Even deities...

An inexperienced DM is ony bad if they don't or won't learn from mistakes made.

So anything less than "average" is bad. Which is why I think the poll was meaningless.

It has to be, otherwise Augury or even Portent would completely break it, never mind Commune. Yeah, here I'd have simply pointed out...

How does the GM feel about this Eberron idea some of their players want? Are any of them willing to GM?

IME it doesn't ignore the question at all. The DM hosts, and in the rare occasions where that's not true the game's either at a neutral...

I'm ok with all of that.

It feels kinda dumb going from "almost death" to "almost uninjured" several times during combat. On the other hand, if you don't have...

Writing something codifies something. Codification makes the activity feel different, even if they actually do not deviate from what you...

TGIF, everyone!! Hope you have a splendiferous day. We're blessed to have the luxury to gather here and discuss games, merriment and...

Not at all. It's a DM who abuses his authority. He railroads. He drops dragons when irritated. And so on. It's not when you are...

Unscientific polls don't account for anything either. They don't adjust for errors, time of day, time of year, manipulation or literally...

They get to try. And I get to tell them to take off.