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This speaks to one of the big complaints I have about the use of the Invisibility condition in the new rules. You have presented a consistent, common sense, workable way to apply the hiding rules and the Invisibility spell at the table. But even with all the benefits of common sense, the...

I think you've successfully identified what's causing friction in discussions about the hiding rules. I suspect some people who are pointing out the absurdity of the RAW are trying to make a similar point, albeit in a more circumspect manner. The new rules for hiding are trying to have their...

I'm convinced the Alien franchise takes place in a future where ubiquitous VR entertainment has desensitized the average human to any sort of danger or mystery. Everyone reacts to their environment as if it was a computer simulation with no long-term physical consequences. Giant alien corpse...

That's probably the excuse the movies uses, but it seems kind of silly to launch a survey drone and then not save the drone data to the computer you're lugging around alongside the survey drone. Those characters shouldn't need to rely on wifi to access a map file they created themselves. Then...

Did "Prometheus" ever explain how two characters got lost while wandering around underground... after their drone uploaded a 3d map of the entire tunnel system?

I don't know. Does Jaws count as a horror movie? That film can elicit a sense of heightened anxiety entirely unjustified by any factual information viewers know about sharks. Based on that, I'd say it's possible to make an effective horror movie about something that's scary like a tiger...

And Then There Are Mountains I’ve spent much of my free time this week adding details to the regional maps I'll be using in my book. Ideally, I’d add those details to a single, high-resolution globe of the world, which I would later break down into regional maps. Sadly, my ancient computer...

"Emanation" was a game term in 3e D&D. Pathfinder copied it directly from the SRD.

Incidentally, the Feywild is just a re-named Plane of Faerie, which was introduced in 3e.

Isn't that how the rules already work? I've heard rumors that the 2024 PHB makes a distinction between moving (which you do voluntarily) and being transported (which happens when someone else repositions you). If that's true, it sounds like dragging someone through Spike Stones just "transports"...

If I'm DMing and the PCs find some way to gain control of enough peasants, I would totally allow them to build a peasant railgun if they were so inclined... ...but, since the players are insisting on applying turn-based mechanics to an entire city's worth of NPCs, I would insist on putting...

I'm not asking to challenge your ruling, just to get clarification, because I'm genuinely curious: If a character successfully hides during combat and then comes out of hiding to make an attack, you would give them a surprise round in the middle of combat? Is that in place of their normal turn...

Feeblemind is now Befuddlement, but Crown of Madness is still Crown of Madness. When I heard they were changing one of them, I was sure they'd change both. Instead, they only half committed to it.

Not only that, but the Guide Background is the only wilderness-themed Background in the PHB. So by default, everyone who grows up in the wilderness learns spells. Apparently, the wilderness itself is now synonymous with spellcasting.

At tables I've played, changing languages so NPCs don't know what you're saying is 99% of the reason PCs learn niche languages. Overcoming language barriers is usually a non-issue, given the existence of Comprehend Languages.

Do it!

They're too busy writing novels, I suppose.

I like this better than what they went with in the new PHB.

"TL;DR" as a Design Principal In previous posts, I’ve mentioned the large amount of content I’m including in the sourcebook I'm writing. At the same time, I want the book to include something of value to players who don’t have the time or the inclination to do a deep dive into setting lore...

According to the 2e supplement Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark: Gracklstugh "begrudgingly" admits visitors, but visitors are restricted to the Darklake District. At least two businesses in the Darklake District (a tavern and an inn) specifically cater to surface worlders. Maps depict...