Recent content by Oofta

Am I evil if I enjoy the groans when the player see me rolling a 20? Oh ... wait ... of course I'm evil. I'm the DM! ;)

Ah, the sweet smell of thread necromancy in the morning. Bonus points for dredging up the OGL idiocy once again.

Even with a guard, it can be hazardous depending on the spells the enemy has available and the setup.

Taking a long rest when the enemy knows you're there and has the ability to counter is a pretty bad idea in my game as well and doesn't have much to do with Tiny Hut. I do let people know that D&D is not a video game, there's very little going on in my games that wait on the PCs showing up as a...

Just combined it with persuasion perhaps?

Now if I could only convince some of my players to try a different game/setting. :(

What kind of bow, what kind of firearm? A composite longbow vs a flintlock pistol (or even most firearms before rifling became common)? Not so sure. How much recoil (kick) does the firearm have when fired? I think you overestimate how many hits there would be with either. It also doesn't really...

It is true that it's easier to learn to use firearms than bows. It's one of the many reasons armies started using firearms. Also, despite what D&D says to use a traditional longbow it takes a significant amount of strength which also requires training. I guess I can't really compare firearms...

It take a decent amount of practice to hit a stationary target at any significant distance with any ranged weapon. Add in doing so while in the middle of combat. The minimum amount of time militaries spend training soldiers to use weapons is measured in weeks just for basic competency. Guns...

I'm talking about variations of the phrase along the lines of "I'd rather buy games from people who are passionate about what they do." I have no problem with the statement "I prefer [insert game or style of game]." Bring "passion" into the argument and it's a meaningless phrase meant to...

Then we have a different definition of passionate. Enjoying something, being interested in something, finding something rewarding on a regular basis does not mean passionate to me. In any case this is philosophical ... it seems to me that people make allusions to games they like being made by...

I think there's this myth that your vocation, what you do to make a living, should be this miraculously fulfilling and dream job where you follow your bliss. It can be a corrosive attitude when people wake up one day and realize that they're fine with their job, even enjoy it most of the time...

If you feel I've misunderstood or conflated other positions with yours, perhaps it would be helpful to succinctly state your position instead of just saying "you're wrong". EDIT: This particular tangent started with me replying to the statement where you stated "A goal can be 'make a living...

I disagree. You can be passionate about creating garbage, committed and producing the best results possible without being "passionate".

There's nothing I can do about it, nothing I can or need to prepare for it, it may never come to happen, we don't know what he's really thinking or if it's just hype. I have way too many things to worry about other than the possible monster under the bed that could possibly maybe show up.