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I will note that the suggestion spell in the OP didn't impact the dragon, just his associate. I mean...its that where we want the save...
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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I don't know what you're getting at here. I don't see why I'm obliged to run a game about screaming cooks to satisfy you and other...
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The game incentive for checking if anyone is awake in the house is the same as the game incentive for declaring any other action - which...
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When talking about fiction-first games the fiction refers to the shared/established fictional situation the table has agreed upon. It...
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There's probably a discussion to be had about that, sure, but the scenario I described above? Makes sense in a kind of comedic...
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No, we can let him die and ressurrect him later. Your words.
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It is illustrating fail forward. Failed attempt at kidnap => word on the street of a knife-wielding assailant. Failed Sing to try and...
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I don't know, you tell me? The games that I play have momentum, events in motion, trajectories of threat and promise. I've posted many...
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Are you an expert on satellite imaging? Or do you rely on authorities to assure you that Google street view is an accurate representation?
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Who says it often doesn't happen? Have you been on many overland expeditions? I haven't. My experience with them, such as it is, comes...
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Sure, but that doesn't make consulting an expert, or accepting the opinions of one on a matter in their field, as a fallacy, or foolish...
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That seems a bit odd to me. Like, an SC could be a 500 mile overland trek, or it could be haggling with a dragon. Like, granted larger...
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Why don't you or someone else run that scenario in the system of your choice and tell us how it goes.
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There are two things here: (1) If someone has failed, generally the GM is going to make what in AW parlance would be called a hard...
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I've already posted examples in reply to you, twice. Here's a third go:
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