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You can target it, though, assuming it's not hidden. Invisibility does not hide your location by default, it just allows you to hide anywhere. Whether you find it to be realistic or not, mechanically, it's no different than any other form of being heavily obscured...

I agree that the message of inclusiveness in D&D, in general, has been a common theme and that their designers' views represent the company by proxy. My point was that there had not been a specific, public facing LGBT marketing agenda from WotC, but I may be mistaken. The interviewer has a...

My apologies. My intent wasn't to offend. It was a genuine question, though your retort sounds acutely political (e.g. "your side"). I'd still be curious to hear a more nuanced explanation. If not, I'll drop the conversation since we seem to be at an impasse. EDIT: Though here is another...

So his formerly secret desire for inclusiveness and representation is now "offensive" regardless of the successful tact and subtlety utilized in the products' execution because of a perceived agenda? Ultimately, I'm not sure I understand why you're offended without wrapping around to my...

It wasn't a marketing campaign or a corporate statement. It was a single interview with a designer who noted a small thread of commonality in some published works over the last few years. Perhaps I'm oblivious, but I don't recall a public outcry about a gay agenda or ideological propaganda in...

As opposed to saying "the dearth of your representation is so unimportant that we won't go out of our way to work you into it"...? Of course, as is the case with anything, context and nuance are important. Regardless, if one is actively looking to take offense as to make their own statement...

I believe mellored is correct in this case. For example, invisible creatures (full concealment) can be targeted if they are not hidden per RAW. For the sake of discussion, though, and given that not every group plays with minis on a grid, how do you propose the guess-the-space mechanic be...

November 2016 according to Amazon.

Sort of? "Initiative Score" (aka static creature initiative) is an official variant in the DMG. Not much of a hack. Additionally, I find the player side of the initiative is what takes up much more time. Rolling only for monsters is more of a time saver if you're willing to keep a relatively...

Any idea when the error was corrected on Kobold Fight Club?

I've leaned toward simply awarding less-than-standard XP for encounters in "short" adventuring days and bonus XP for pushing beyond the suggested range.

Twitch is polarizing? I'm not crazy about Twitch, but it makes sense since they're planning on integrating streaming features. I'm just glad it doesn't require a Facebook account.

Most humanoids (monstrous or otherwise) don't pose much of a threat to a skilled drow raiding party. The drow raiders themselves are often "slaves" to the desires of their superiors so their lives aren't necessarily worth much.

I wouldn't say it's ignoring realism as much as not agreeing upon a real world analog, particularly as it relates to unskilled labor. The slave resources in a typical fantasy world are much broader, and the value of unskilled human labor would not be as great in all markets. For a society...

A PC/adventurer slave carries a lot of risk with ownership. Unskilled commoners and most skilled labor pose very little threat and are easily subdued, but a small group of "elite" slaves are always a flight risk and have the potential to cause huge financial losses when they do attempt to...

That's a bit of an understatement as it pertains to class archetypes, spells, or monsters. It's a handy tool as a basic rules reference, but it's sorely lacking as a comprehensive core manual.

Instead of trying to rebalance the direct breath weapon damage with ongoing damage, you could allow the dragon to instantly spend Legendary actions to add a lingering damage effect just before it breathes. In essence, you'd just be shifting its action economy to the breath weapon given...

Assuming "direct hit" means a failed Dex save, 18d6 fire damage from an Adult Red Dragon is a pretty serious consequence for most PCs.

I'm fairly certain max HP at 1st level was part of the 3e core rules.

Change of heart: I've done a 180 on rolling simple "gotcha" trap DC's versus passive scores (complex traps are a different story), though I prefer Investigation over Perception. It's not a complete stand alone solution that suddenly makes traps good/fun encounters for the players, but as a...