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  1. Hriston

    D&D 5E (2014) Spells, Targetting, and Glass Windows

    What discussion is that, though? The tweet you posted is a straight up rules-clarification question. Crawford's response says nothing about intent. He just gets the rules (according to me) wrong. I also listened to the discussion you posted about having a clear path to the target. The part at...
  2. Hriston

    D&D 5E (2014) Spells, Targetting, and Glass Windows

    I misinterpreted you then because, while I understood that you agreed a transparent pane of glass does not conceal a target, you also seemed to be saying it was "clear" from context that concealment is not required for total cover according to the rules, which of course is false. It wasn't clear...
  3. Hriston

    D&D 5E (2014) Spells, Targetting, and Glass Windows

    I appreciated the tweets he made early on to clarify RAI when the published rules fell short of that, but once the errata were published, he switched to giving RAW interpretations only which I have found lacking to say the least.
  4. Hriston

    D&D 5E (2014) Spells, Targetting, and Glass Windows

    With all due respect to Jeremy Crawford, his rulings aren't the greatest. A pane of glass won't stop an arrow or a sword blow, so it is neither an "obstacle" on the order of the examples given (i.e. walls, trees, creatures) in the rules for cover, nor does it offer concealment.
  5. Hriston

    D&D 5E (2014) Spells, Targetting, and Glass Windows

    Or maybe the use of the word concealed was intentional which would explain why no erratum has been issued to change the text according to your preference, which could have easily been accomplished by substituting a word with a different meaning.
  6. Hriston

    D&D 5E (2014) Spells, Targetting, and Glass Windows

    I agree about misty step, but disagree that a transparent window constitutes total cover. Yes, bold text added: Total Cover A target with total cover can't be targeted directly by an attack or a spell, although some spells can reach such a target by including it in an area of effect. A target...
  7. Hriston

    "My Character Would Know That"

    I’m not familiar with sheet play as a term. From context, I would assume it means something like the oft-cited "pushing buttons on a character sheet", but could someone maybe define the term or confirm if my intuition is correct? I don't get the difference. Who is doing the assuming here if...
  8. Hriston

    D&D General Race Has No Mechanics. What do you play?

    No, it would not be a turn off for me, and I would pick the same fantasy race for my character as is my usual practice when playing D&D, which is whichever one results from rolling on this table (as long as the race is an available option in the game in which I'm playing): d100 Race 01...
  9. Hriston

    IN REMEMBRANCE--2024 AD

    Jane McAlevey, longtime labor organizer and scholar, has died at the age of 59 of multiple myeloma.
  10. Hriston

    (IC) Against the Giants PBP Group 1

    Bible takes another swing with Waythe at the staggering giant. Waythe: 1D20+10 = [5]+10 = 15 "Hold still, will ya?" she admonishes the giant in frustration as her blade deflects from its armor.
  11. Hriston

    D&D General the elemental planes are trash

    It's also the farthest point on the tetrahedron away from the Plane of Fire.
  12. Hriston

    D&D General the elemental planes are trash

    Here's a sketched map to illustrate the concept: . I'm imagining this is on the inside of the tetrahedron.
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  14. Hriston

    NOSFERATU

    From this trailer, it has a lot of the look of one of my favorite movies, Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), up to the color pallet and the actor playing the victim pictured at the beginning of the trailer strongly resembling Isabelle Adjani, but with a modern horror movie feel.
  15. Hriston

    (IC) Against the Giants PBP Group 1

    @FitzTheRuke, I think you missed Bible's movement last round to AP-29. Bible steps up to the giant between Valda and Cordit and lunges forward with Waythe. Bible moves to AO-28. Waythe: 1D20+10 = [12]+10 = 22 Slashing damage: 4D6+6 = [5, 4, 3, 5]+6 = 23 The giant must make a DC 15 Strength...
  16. Hriston

    Why does the BBEG always delegate?

    The this in my statement, that I'm saying the OSR eschews, is a focus on progressive fair challenge, not "not having the BBEG attack the PCs at low level". It's a very strange thing to imagine I'm saying the OSR supports.
  17. Hriston

    Why does the BBEG always delegate?

    It's a legacy of the progressive "fair" challenge focus of "Classic" play culture. You can see proponents of OSR eschew this in favor of more variable challenge in statements about players learning when to run from a fight and the like.
  18. Hriston

    D&D 5E (2014) Does anyone play 5e Perception rules as written?

    Yes, I use the above rules when characters with darkvision are trying to see something in the dark. It works out fine.
  19. Hriston

    D&D General Build the "Definitive Pantheon"

    These are the portfolios I'd generally expect to be part of a pantheon in one of my games: Air, sky, wind, poetry/song (usually having a "king of the gods" role) ~ Odin or Zeus Light, stars/planets ~ Selûne Water, oceans, rivers, music ~ Deep Sashelas Growing, living things, plants, animals ~...
  20. Hriston

    D&D 5E (2014) Is trafficking in soul coins ostensibly evil?

    It's an evil act but a minor one if not done to further the cause of Evil, so it doesn't make your character LE right away. But after, say, three to five times, I'd say you're headed for LE territory.
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