Recent content by Seramus

I honestly thought this was going to be about swapping initiative if there are no monsters between 2 or more characters!

What percentage of combat vs exploration vs social are you expecting?

I am firmly in the camp that believes alignment is determined by third party powers. It is dictated by their standards, and your culture/upbringing has little to do with how these powers judge you. To be fair, these third party powers are controlled by the DM, and thus tend to be the social...

I always enjoyed Belkar, from Order of the Stick, as a Chaotic Evil character. He definitely doesn't count as "smart", so he's disqualified from the discussion, but I like the concept of "Your Best Friend" - someone who is willing to do anything for their friends. They have a select few people...

For better or worse, the "expected" outcome becomes even more likely, reducing the chance for "unexpected" outcomes and the stories they generate. Sometimes those stories are silly/swingy and don't make much sense. Sometimes they are legendary.

Magic items are a great way to help martials with the exploration and social pillars. It's true that anyone can use utility items, but martials get so happy when they can contribute outside of combat.

A classic tactic dating back to as long as D&D has been a thing. Countless forum arguments have been waged around the idea that "martials are just as good as spellcasters because I give them more magic items."

While it's definitely possible to tell a serious and heartfelt story about Reincarnation (your dead loved one is now a dove, etc), it's mostly a source of pure unadulterated slapstick comedy. :ROFLMAO:

For better or worse, that would be the Militant Neutral we see from the likes of Mordenkainen.

That's pretty soundly evil. I agree with @DrJawaPhD that a single action doesn't define your character's overall morality (or how third party powers judge you), but it's an ongoing red mark on your ledger. But for a 3 shot adventure it shouldn't be an issue, as long as you're cooperative with...

I get it though. Who wouldn't want to put their dream homebrew in a video game? It's like asking a happy kid to ONLY color within the lines. You can practically feel the excitement coming off the devs.

I have exactly 0 expectations that I could order that burger from McDonalds and it would be anything close to what the CEO ate.

Oh, absolutely. Cthulhu itself is very low on the totem pole, almost hilariously so for all its publicity. Literally a mini-boss, not even a Darth Vader to the Emperor.

And here I am wanting 4E encounter powers and dailies for my martials. Anything to avoid auto-attacking!