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The 2024 version of the marilith's art isn't really working for me (I keep seeing the scaly skin like fur so it keeps reminding me of James P. Sullivan crossed with a monster muppet), but I think that's just the way art works in general. Some depictions are aesthetically appealing for you, some...

Feeling oddly kind of good about myself today.

I suppose it's an increasingly moot issue now that monsters aren't really using spellslots in the new DMG. But, the point of the initial caster losing the spell slot was to keep them from just trying to cast the same high level spell again their next turn. If you've burst into the BBEG's secret...

You can, in fact, still search for a banned user's posts, which may give you some insight into what they did that got themselves banned (and, hopefully, understand what behavior to avoid). Under search, spell out their name in the Member field. You won't be able to select a particular poster to...

If you normally roll out in the open, then simply ignoring the crit result probably won't fly as well as it would if you just rolled behind a screen. But... 'forgetting' to add a modifier or leaving off dice (if rolling multiples) can blunt the harshness of the damage.

Word on Bluesky is that Rodger MacGowan, artist for many wargames, has died. Unfortunately this comes right on the heels of the MacGowan home and studio being destroyed in the Palisades fire. There is a gofundme for them at Donate to Support Rodger, Mae and Steven post-Palisades Fire, organized...

I think our only real rule is dice have to stay on the table. If it falls off, it’s a reroll. Etiquette also says use a tray or mat on someone’s good dining room table to avoid leaving dings in it.

Yeah, that conditional on the orc's relentless endurance is the key to indicating relentless endurance is not as powerful as death ward. It'll save you from having your hit points whittled away but not the massive damage rule, disintegrate, or a mind flayer's brain slurp.

I'd enjoy (or at least think I'd enjoy) more classic literature adaptations done with Muppets.

2e AD&D with none of the Player's Option stuff.

Possessed, sure, but it sounds like it was more along the lines of eugenics through mind control than anything else. In fact, it's really kind of creepy how much the Prophets had been farting around with Sisko just to get him to encounter them and become the Emissary.

Maybe the DS9 team was inspired to make Sisko a figure in Bajoran religion because of the Bab5 information - but it is true he was implemented in a very different way. Sisko is a person who had direct contact with entities revered as gods by the Bajorans. That makes him akin to a prophet or...

I agree that it's about tier 2 - give or take a level. I've felt that since 1e, pretty much.

I've only started using it relatively recently. I think it generally handles rules pretty well. But the big thing I'm using it for now is prepping my 5e game. I usually take monster stat blocks and stick them in my word processor for the upcoming encounters so I can edit them as needed, print...

Yes, and our posts are pretty clearly expounding or amplifying what you're saying.

On the other hand, think of up-casting it by a level or two for more missiles... to only roll a 1.

Well, yeah. That's what Star Trek has always been. And the open-minded Federation represents, in part, the viewer as various problems of human existence are explored and we ask the questions, "how can we all get along?" and "How can we deal with this?" War and violence, political and religious...

I generally agree. There is a level of teamwork that's fairly casual - the rogue gets sneak attack if attacking someone his teammate is attacking so the teammate wades into the fight, everyone benefits on attacks if the monk stuns the target, cleric hits his combat teammates up with bless, the...

Yeah, execution does matter. I don't think they work very well as races (x successes before y failures) compared to situations that take x checks to accomplish, each failure injecting some consequence or degrading the level of success.

Maybe she needs a course in Colm Meaney appreciation. I recommend having her watch The Commitments, The Van, and The Snapper.