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    D&D General Replacing 1d20 with 3d6 is nearly pointless

    As your table shows, every -2 penalty on 3d6 roughly doubles the difficulty of the task, not just at the extreme ends. If you think of a difficulty modifier, like trying to resist falling down while poisoned, as representing the fraction of universes where an average PC's chance of success turns...
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    D&D General Replacing 1d20 with 3d6 is nearly pointless

    Of course it's relevant. Multiplicative difficulty is intuitive: if dodging a bullet while crawling is twice as difficult as dodging a bullet while standing, and dodging a bullet while nauseating and vomiting is also twice as difficult as dodging a bullet normally, then it makes sense that...
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    D&D General Replacing 1d20 with 3d6 is nearly pointless

    Hmmm. Two thoughts: (1) Generally the complaints people have about d20 are precisely about those crit hit/miss zones, especially something that should require a crit success for a beginner but is straightforward for an expert, like navigating rapids or climbing a reverse-slope cliff. (2)...
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    What to run when you are done with D&D?

    I've fallen in love recently with DFRPG and can supply some specifics. GURPS is a system for designing games, and Dungeon Fantasy RPG is a game created using GURPS. It is more specific. There are a few differences in actual gametime rules--slam/shield rush damage is simplified, for example. And...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Which monster saves are weakest: Saving throw analyzer

    All of them except the Tortle Package, by default, although you can filter (screenshot below). My data mostly comes from .md files on github spliced with spreadsheets from Kobold Fight Club, with some manual data entry from me to fill in the gaps, mostly for Rising From the Last War. Also I...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Which monster saves are weakest: Saving throw analyzer

    In its current form it's for visualizing monster saves by CR. I have ambitions of enhancing it somewhat, but fundamentally it's just an interactive visualizer that can show you graphs like this one (hover over a point to see details): Fundamentally it's designed to help you spot patterns so...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Which monster saves are weakest: Saving throw analyzer

    I made a saving throw analyzer, hope you like it: Shining Sword: Saving throw analyzer P.S. Apologies, the Javascript file is extremely large (9 MB) so it might not work great on a phone. I suggest using it desktop/laptop only. Edit: it's an interactive visualizer to help you see patterns in...
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Promises to Make the Game More Queer

    Well, I generally find you pretty reasonable. At least, I think I do. I don't seem to have any negative associations with the name "Caliban". Sure, nobody's perfect. All you can do is your level best; and re-read Feynmann's talk on Cargo Cult Science every once in a while. Yep, probably...
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Promises to Make the Game More Queer

    IMO, the best people are that way. Any forum without that kind of people on it is a waste of time, again IMO.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Oath of Devotion

    Even more directly paradoxical: protecting the weak from the strong, and punishing those who threaten the weak, involves weakening those who are strong. If followed literally, that tenet would imply that the paladin has to continuously switch sides during a conflict to ensure that he is always...
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Promises to Make the Game More Queer

    It feels passive aggressive, because it's not written in "mod voice", but it's written with the tone of someone threatening moderator action if he's not pleased with the response. There's a reason why visually distinguishing moderator comments from regular discussion is a best practice on...
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Promises to Make the Game More Queer

    That's a valid viewpoint. Sure, sounds reasonable.
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Promises to Make the Game More Queer

    Sorry. I picked Christian partly because I am one, and I know some people find us offensive, and I didn't want to go easy on myself. I am not a lawyer but some of my best friends are. [He said, conscious of the irony.] Didn't mean to pick on you with a double whammy.
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Promises to Make the Game More Queer

    Going by this thread, it kind of seems like you're the one telling tombowings to go to the back of the bus. You're bringing moral suasion to bear (including peer pressure, invoking "we" and the weight of the crowd, and your implicit authority as the owner of the Enworld web site) to try to get...
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Promises to Make the Game More Queer

    :) That's pretty much what I meant by "except as drow." Including them where they enhance the game, instead of as propaganda for metagame reasons, is 100% okay.
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Promises to Make the Game More Queer

    Well, based on the article, it says that they have a legal status which is recognized by the local community as a form of marriage. That implies a high (and anachronous) level of acceptance. But if so, then normalization is present, and it constitutes propaganda. Do we agree on that?
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Promises to Make the Game More Queer

    Sure, but you're the one person on this thead who doesn't need to analogize to [something that makes me uncomfortable] to see what makes Crawford's propaganda what it is. :) The analogy is for everyone who keeps missing your point.
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