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To me, "ancestry" seems the better term, as it can cover a lot of non-biological bases as well. For example, in a human-only setting it...

I don't think the system likes giving earlier access to a spell to specific classes, at least not as a prepared/known spell. Spell level...

The problem with that is that background is more used for things like "jobs" rather than culture. I like the way Level Up does it, where...

It also has one of the most badass lines ever said by a Ferengi. As far as badass lines said on a Star Trek show, that is up there with...

I'm pretty sure they all think that. A reality where magic works according to the whims of mages is far too dangerous for mortals, and...

Yes. There's been a lot of giant skellingtons going around: Sutekh, Bone Beasts, Omega. There's another interesting tidbit that I...

OAR12: Mordenkainen’s Hollywood Adventure!

Sure. My point is more that since there are no real psychic powers, anymore than there are real wizards or miracleworkers, there's no...

Ship combat is often one of the big problems with sci-fi games. 1e Star Wars D6 is probably the only one that's done it fairly well, and...

IRL, "psychic power" is a veneer of pseudoscience over magic woo. But in fiction, there's definitely a difference – particularly from...

I agree with the consensus that "arrived at" (or sometimes on or in) is correct, and not "arrived to". I would expect that "arrived to"...

Yeah. "Arrived in" for places (large places, within geopolitical boundaries), like cities and states. "Arrived on" for islands or...

You probably don't. Arkham Horror and (I guess) Candela Obscura are for people who like the Cthulhu Mythos concepts, but not the Call of...

It is a very small number of people seriously implying deviousness or complex motives. Most of us have simply come to the conclusion...

She can burn things with "cosmic fire", but for the most part the Phoenix's fiery aura is cosmetic. For example, I'm pretty sure we've...