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Man. I posted about how I didn't come here to have a discussion of software methodology, and have returned 3 pages later to find it's still going on.

Mapper - I have a mapper if we're doing a big dungeon crawl. I usually draw on a battle mat to save me having to provide a detailed verbal description of what a mapper should be able to see visually. Then it's the mappers responsibility to record that on a paper map. Works well, especially for...

Man, I come to this forum to talk about D&D, not argue about software methodology and software quality in different market segments. Looking forward to giving this a try, as I don't think anyone's done a really good online combat tracker.

So by the usual standard of 'golden age', the 70s to early 80s were the golden age of RPGs when everything was new and innovative. Innovation today happens in social networks, not the rules themselves. What we have now is D&D regaining its status as a cultural phenomenon. Not unusual to happen...

Given how the 5e core books are still selling very well, there is little chance for a 6e any time soon. They also are being very careful not to oversaturate the rules space, so there is little need to 'fix' anything done so far. At most, I'd guess they'll do a 10th anniversary edition of 5e that...

I warn them if I think their characters would realize if it's not the best place to hole-up, for example while in the middle of clearing out enemies in a set of caves. Then let them decide. Then I'll decide how the enemy responds, generally it will go bad for the PCs if they have effectively...

I'd picture it as a barrier made of a clear solid, like plexiglass. If the spell would hit that, then it would hit wall of force.

Assassinate only works while the target hasn't taken an action yet in combat. After that, the target is assumed to be combat-ready and scanning for threats. So this is why assassinate doesn't work later in the combat - even though they may not know where the specific threat may come from, they...

One option that is not there that my last group used for 5 years was a rotating DM. You DMed until you were burned out, then someone else took up continuing the sandbox.

Well since free speech rules out any legal sanction, a financial one is really the only one available. This is no different than sponsors dropping an athlete after public poor behavior. People who did business with him no longer want to associate with his brand. If you feel he's been treated...

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ It's a societal thing, not an individual thing. No individual lives in a vacuum. Their behavior affects others, and we, as a society, don't want hate speech promoted because it can lead to behaviors we as a society feel are harmful. This is just like the time I had a discussion...

That's very cool. Psionics are even rare than Paladins. :unsure: I wonder if anyone ever had a psychic Paladin. ... gnome.

Yeah, I had planned to have him roll at the table, but hadn't told him before he showed up. And a second funny thing is one of the players who did roll in front of me roll 4 1s. I let him reroll this time. Once they get into roleplaying a bit more they'll understand the wonderful opportunity of...

So are you really saying that promoting anti-semitic views is not harmful? Incel speech is not harmful? Racist comments are not harmful? Are Jihadist speeches not harmful? The burden of proof is not on whether the speech is directly harmful or not. Speech that promotes hate of others can be...

As for the Assassin, I have no information. I do remember hearing the same thing that the Assassin came out of Arneson's campaign. There was probably one player who played it the one time. Sometime I dream of having players who invent new spells and classes. The current system has so much in it...

Funny thing is... I just added a player to my 10-year old son's group and he showed up with a Paladin. And suspiciously high stats for 4d6 drop lowest. Because he's 10 I'm going to let him have it this time. But know I now to watch him... :)

If you read some of the people who cut ties with him, they didn't do it just based on the posts. They contacted him about the posts and asked him to explain them. He doubled-down. So they cut ties and explained why in their blog. Then others did the same thing as well. It's not a knee-jerk...

Anyone who showed up at your table as a Paladin was a cheater. That is their original sin for which they must atone.

I was a young teen in the 80s when 'politically correct' became a thing, and I heard all the same arguments we hear today trying to justify using derogatory terms for minority groups and rights to free speech. The arguments failed then and then got revived on the internet because it's so much...

I remember reading about a study by information scientists that looked at how opinions propagate through a social trust network. They found that the status quo will dominate until 25% of the network holds a different opinion. That's the tipping point when the minority opinion then rapidly...