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Mannahnin reacted to Cap'n Kobold's post in the thread D&D General D&D weapons vs reality with
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# Knights generally only wore full harness to actual battles. Even if the knights are on foot, you can't just run away from them until... -
I once had a DM insist that it was "impossible" to climb a ladder with a shield equipped. It got to the point in our argument, that I...
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It always frustrates me when TTRPGs (and D&D in particular) will always let magic do virtually anything, but "mundane" skill usually...
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I understand. The Lion King made us all feel ways we didn’t fully understand. Disney in general really seemed to want to make my...
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Mannahnin reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General D&D weapons vs reality with Like.
Slings also. It may use momentum primarily, but your strength still plays a role in final velocity. Maybe add half your strength mod or...
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Mannahnin reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General D&D weapons vs reality with Like.
Small correction; He is fracking gorgeous. Lol But seriously, I just watched this yesterday and loved the video. He’s always...
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Bows might since a full draw puts more energy into the arrow than a partial draw.
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Mannahnin reacted to Willie the Duck's post in the thread D&D General D&D weapons vs reality with Like.
1. I said I would add it to the stack of things to watch. 2. You cut my quote around the fact that I said, in effect, 'yes, I'm sure it...
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Mannahnin reacted to Willie the Duck's post in the thread D&D General D&D weapons vs reality with Like.
Okay. Good. I will add it to the stack. Glad to see it isn't 'I've practiced Martial Art X for 5 years/heard the word HEMA three...
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Mannahnin reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General Why do we color-code Dragons? with Like.
In world the explanation is often The Chromatic Dragon Tiamat as mother of evil dragons.
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Mannahnin reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General Why do we color-code Dragons? with Like.
I've also discovered some '70s era books on mythological creatures that seem to indicate Gary might have drawn the colored dragons from...
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Mannahnin reacted to Doug McCrae's post in the thread D&D General Why do we color-code Dragons? with Like.
They go back to a series of articles Gary Gygax published in a Diplomacy fanzine called Thangorodrim in 1969 and 1970. Gygax seems to...
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Mannahnin reacted to kermit4karate's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
Have you tried Shadowdark? P.S. I think it's a masterpiece, BTW.
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I feel you! I really do. If I ever get the chance to run Curse of Strahd again, I intend to either ban all races with darkvision or make...
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Mannahnin reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
I suspect those things are either there because of legacy (they're a part of DnD's identity, even if it's become vestigial like...
