Recent content by Rocker26a

It's been mentioned before; I don't think anyone is seriously advocating for modern firearms in D&D. Those that like firearms for D&D, it's your Arquebus, Teppo, Matchlocks, Wheellocks, Flintlocks, Caplocks etc. I think the cut-off point for most is cartridge revolvers and their contemporaries...

Heck, it's not even the first time in history it's happened! Look at the advent of the Crossbow!

There's a potential sociopolitical angle there that also pleases me. I'd say magic in a D&D setting is often (though not always of course) a privilege of the privileged. Literal ivory tower mages and those they elevate, deities and their high priests doing the same, even queue jumpers like...

For sure! I was thinking earlier that nobody's mentioned ideological aversion to the use of magic as a possible thematic backing for all this. Particularly as it relates to combat, war n' so on.

It's not an assumption! Not everyone in Cornfield Village is a Wizard, because not everyone in Cornfield Village can be a Wizard! For a variety of potential reasons!

I'd actually argue the opposite is true at the baseline; it's been pointed out earlier in this thread, magic isn't typically equally available and equally distributed across a given setting's population. Not everyone is a Wizard, even though being a Wizard is generally useful. So those without...

That's just BG3, you're describing BG3.

Or Brimstone!

Y'know what was pretty decent, as far as implementations of firearms into D&D go? That Runeterra tie-in that offered the Renegade Fighter. Doesn't impose much on the flavour side, and it's got a nice bit of customization. I'd say I generally prefer firearms to be standard (if notably rare or...

You could give it a bonus to hit and damage rather than a die bump. +1 at 5th, +2 at 11th, +3 at 17th. That's something we adopted for Shillelagh, actually.

Somewhat amusing to specify the Christian Bale version. I mean I get it, but. I feel like we can do better for this format!

I guess another factor is table size, and so build diversity. Like, "It's tolerable that I have (whichever) ability score low, because (other player character) has that as their primary stat".

I think a lot of my problems with Point Buy is how it can impose on a given character from a roleplay perspective. It means you've either got to play into it where you might not want to otherwise, or ignore it as far as you're able to and create a bit of a chafing point. Course this can be the...

I was trying to think if Intimidation could be relitigated to be a bit less rigid, like "Presence" or something like that. Y'know, "Fear is not what you owe me. You owe me awe!" etc. I don't know if that'd be more trouble than it'd be worth, though.

I think that'd be a decent way round it, yeah. It might be helpful in the sense of, offering a loose structure with which to have such a discussion or similar. Present some example cases maybe, stuff like that. Might act as a thin end of the wedge, sell the idea as a palatable alternative for...