Recent content by Maxperson

That's no longer true. 13 of the first 20 pieces of art in Tasha's had females in them, 12 were solo female artwork. 7 of the first 10 that had humanoids in Xanathar's had females in them. I didn't go further than those 30 pieces of art. For decades now WotC has included tons and tons of...

Like this whole thread, "It's a trap!"

I 100% believe Elmore when he says that he drew a male fighter. I also never once thought the warrior was female, but then I haven't really looked at the boxed set since I was in my early 20's when 99% of the hobby was male. Looking now I can absolutely see how people could look at the picture...

This is what I mean. The percentages look big, but it's still only a few points. 20 instead of 23. 29 instead of 32. 1 single point of damage. It's trivial and much ado about nothing. Forget the 15.4% reduction. It's deceptive. It's still only 1 freaking point of damage against multiple big...

I don't see Mystra being unaware or unable to get rid of this. This is how I would probably do it. While this would absolutely work, I don't see Shar being foolish enough to allow magic powerful enough to kill her to be used. She popped in as a greater goddess and has too much awareness for...

That's still homebrew unless WotC brings it into their books. Sure, but no one(except perhaps a god) can interface with it outside of one of the two weaves. Unless of course you create a karsite weave as a third weave for your game.

Ao would be even less likely, being only concerned with the lower gods doing their jobs right. As for his spirit being judged, that's not stated as far as I can remember. It would be your call on whether it happened or not.

That's his campaign. Spellfire comes from Mystra and there's no Karsus weave. There is the weave, and there is the dark weave.

No. He's 100 million percent dead in my campaign. If there is any spirit the gods(especially magic and death) would conspire to keep from being raised, it's his. It would take a greater god to bring him back in my game, and none would do it.

I find this thinking to be odd. It has nothing to do with buying everything or not buying everything, and has everything to do with sales and profits. That's how corporations work. Nobody is going to sit down at a corporation and say, "Well, since most people don't buy everything, we're...

I actually find those times to be among the best times. I love it when the players find clever ways to get around or invalidate something. Keeps me on my toes! :)

He even says in that article linked there that there were plenty of times where his hard work went to waste because of decisions the players made.

The Disneyland park janitor is also a "cast member."

Hmm. To me the PCs are just another ingredient added to the mix. A dash of lava in a cave here, a pinch of red dragon there, toss in some PCs and viola!

But those logical details ARE part of the play experience. When the PCs approach the region with the dragon's lair, they will see the impact it is having on the region and that impact affects the play experience. The local ecology and economy are going to be present in play, and to me at...