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This house rule doesn't add more scrolls to the game, it just changes who is able to use them. Whatever is currently stopping the players from doing the things you describe will still be in place with this house rule.

I think it needs to return to its roots: we could use a larger variety of fantasy wargames. In my opinion, we have plenty of adventures and rules systems and campaign settings for tabletop RPGs, but the number of tabletop wargames is disproportionately small. To clarify: I'm not saying none...

"But IT'S THE FUTURE, we might as well get used to it."

Yeah, exploits will always be a problem with my gaming group. I have started making a list of potential spells that could be problematic for my table but honestly? The problem isn't that anyone can use scrolls...the problem is letting the party have as many scrolls as they want, for any spell...

My spouse said something similar. They suggested making the DC equal to (10 + double the spell level), because of the way that upcasting works in 5E. That way, a scroll containing a 1st level magic missile would be DC 12, and a scroll containing a 9th level magic missile would be DC 28...

That's good advice, @Dannyalcatraz. I've already identified a few handrails that need tightening/replacing; might as well add a few others.

That was the main reason we wanted the roof replaced. Hundred-year old cedar roofing is a tinderbox, and fires get closer and more intense with each passing year. I tried to get steel roofing, but it was prohibitively expensive on short notice...composite will have to do for a few more years.

I got the remastered version of Oblivion for my birthday, so if my past experience with an Elder Scrolls game is any indication? I'm pretty much playing that for the next 10 years.

Re: ADUs One thing I've learned from this long and convoluted process is that if adding an ADU is part of your plan, be sure to mention that to your realtor. Mention it early, and mention it often, because it can (will?) make things difficult. Not every piece of property is zoned for multiple...

A three-zone heat pump is on the To-Do List for next year. (We will get an energy credit for that too, but we decided to wait until next year since we are almost at the tax credit limit.)

I just want to chime in and say that this isn't a problem (unless you don't trust your DM to make these decisions fairly, and that's not really a "rules" problem). Not only that, the DM is both allowed and encouraged to make such decisions, per the rules in the DMG. Folks here in this thread...

Regarding the selling of magic items: I'm going to tweak the game economy a bit, to more closely match some of the CRPGs I'm playing. In my next campaign, characters will be able to buy magic items at certain shops in the world, for the prices listed in the popular "Sane Prices for Magic...

Buying a house is a TRIP, y'all. (My weekly house update.) Recap: my mother-in-law has health and mobility issues, and can't live on her own. We looked at options, and decided the option that made the most sense in our current political/financial climate was to buy a house large enough for...

Apparently.

For me, the worst part of the internet debates here on EN World is the assumption that if I disagree with certain people, it's because I didn't understand the topic or what they were saying. So they keep repeating themselves, and getting more and more frustrated when I still disagree. No my...

I agree, but only if someone in the party decides to play a Thief (it's not a popular choice in our gaming group, but there's a first time for everything.) I'd probably give them Advantage, as you mentioned, in the case of someone choosing Thief.