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5e leans into persuasion, intimidation and deception for charisma. With those skills you can end encounters, get kings to move armies...
Dec 28, 2025
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Or do both at once. They drain slots unless the victim has no slots, then they find out that the reason magic works on everyone, is...
Dec 28, 2025
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Sort of. Its more the threat of a dead magic zone existing. Ive planned 2 encounters in dead magic, theres the threat of shadow storms...
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I really like the spell-draining idea. Yoink! :)
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Maxperson
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It was "may."
Dec 28, 2025
Maxperson
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Which is fine, and why rolling and point buy/array should be equally default rules. It's literally 1 in a million or very close to it...
Dec 28, 2025
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You literally did. This is you. "You can get more variety by creating a number of arrays from point buy and roll for which array you...
Dec 27, 2025
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I don't say that you should giver a fig about it. You asked what it gives other than gambling. I told you. There are enough of us...
Dec 27, 2025
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Poor choice of words on my part.
Dec 27, 2025
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You can't get more variety from point buy and arrays, since rolling can produce all of those plus more. I've seen athletes that were...
Dec 27, 2025
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I'd say the real answer is there is no useful compromise within a single play group. The desires are simply incompatible. Now within a...
Dec 27, 2025
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I think folks should have some capability in other pillars, but I do not think that they should be able to participate(let alone...
Dec 27, 2025
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So, yet again, it's the roller who has to compromise rather than the point-buyer. Got it.
Dec 27, 2025
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Increased realism. 1) You and I didn't have any control over our stat potential. 2) it's ludicrous to think that every PC in the world...
Dec 27, 2025
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Some would call that spotlight sharing: everyone gets their moments. Meh, if the players want to split the party I'm fine with that as...
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