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Majed Abu Maraheel, the first Palestinian athlete to ever participate in the Olympics, died last week in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp after he was unable to receive medical care for kidney failure.

I’m not sure if it’s been mentioned in this thread, but I think the Six Cultures of Play article could help this discussion. As presented in the article, there are at least five play cultures that have emerged besides the Classic (and proto-) play culture which I would identify with the "Old...

Since it’s a story, I like to give it a three act structure, so I’ll generally write three or four paragraphs, although it could be as short as three sentences. Paragraph one (and two, if there are four) describes the PC’s hometown, early relationships, and circumstances of their birth and...

Yup, that's what I follow. So, to put it in terms of the OP's question, now that what was meant by "skill check" has been clarified (which at first I wasn't sure about), I think the following tasks would qualify as "DC 20".* Deception: misleading or lying to a hostile NPC to get them to help...

I think about it a little differently. I think the NPC's attitude towards what you are blatantly and obviously dressed and geared up to do is relevant in setting a DC. In my example, if the NPCs were indifferent to the PCs' goal of acquiring treasure then the DC to convince them to allow the...

Okay, what did you think about the example I provided?

And it also makes sense in terms of what you're asking the player to roll. Why would someone ask a player to roll a skill in which they're not proficient? What they need to know is which ability! You wouldn't begrudge me a little pedantry now, would you?

All this, plus it's possible the character has no relevant proficiency or that one doesn't exist. It's still an ability check. IMO, it makes a lot more sense to ask a player whose character is not proficient in Deception, Intimidation, Performance, or Persuasion for a Charisma check rather than...

5E doesn't have skill checks. It has ability checks. Sometimes, an ability check might reflect a task associated with a particular skill. The existence of an ability check presupposes a player makes a valid action declaration the outcome of which is in doubt. I also like to require there to be...

Spotting the young ogre to her left as she bursts through the door and into the courtyard, Bible charges towards it and slashes at it with the cloud giant's greatsword. Bible moves to AU32. Waythe: 1D20+10 = [2]+10 = 12 Slashing damage: 4D6+6 = [1, 5, 2, 6]+6 = 20 Waythe: 1D20+10 = [20]+10 =...

Christophe Deloire, journalist and the head of Reporters Without Borders for the last 12 years, has died at the age of 53 from complications of brain cancer.

Am I correct to assume Bible's turn starts from the position on the map, rather than from the doorway? Also, because she's using Waythe, she's wearing her shield on her back, making her AC two points lower: Bible AC 18 HP 94/94 HD 10/10 PP16 2W 1/1 AS 1/1 Ind 1/1.

"Then let's you and me be quick," Bible says as she kicks open the door and barrels across the courtyard toward the nearest giant. Bible takes the Dash action.

"Thisk might end up bein' useful for somethin'," Bible says as she takes the whip down from the peg and attaches it to a loop on her belt. "Now, that reminds me," she says as she takes a moment to remove a few torches from her backpack to offset the added weight, "we oughta tell the Prinsk...

Saulos Chilima, vice president of Malawi, and nine members of his entourage have been confirmed dead after their plane crashed in a mountainous region of the southern African nation.

Bible face-palms when she hears Cordit talking about turning into a giant ape but decides to hold her tongue. Taking an interest in the houndsman’s whip, she tries to assess if it’s in good condition and whether it could be wielded by someone of her stature.

Reverend James Lawson, a godfather of the civil rights movement whom Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once called the “the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world", has died at the age of 95.

“Ah, me swee’ Cordit,” Bible exclaims, hearing the halfling’s voice behind her, “decided to come along now, di’ja? Even though it's where you were imprisinked? Well, stay close and keep safe. We can’t have you gettin’ kill’t by gianks now, can we? What kind of mother would I be if I let you get...

"Wha'ja think?" Bible whispers to the rest of the group, gripping Waythe in both hands. "Sneak past 'em, or take 'em out now, quietly, so they can't come an' help their chief? We might could get over the fensk an' through the door on the right without them noticin', but maybe we should jus'...

While at the lookout, Bible takes some time to handle and examine the giant's sword, hoping to learn something of its magical properties, after which she joins the party's approach to the steading.