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My homebrew psion version has this element (which explains why I want it included). The idea is to replicate the psionic Superhero trope of being able to go all in when you really need to, but risking that you'll do harm to yourself (and potentially others) that is meaningful and lasting, but...

Are you looking for things that are essentially a 'signal degradation' of reality? Things that seem like they're twisted off the real world and warped (glitched)? I have a few versions of that in my game, but the one that is closest to the idea you seem to be referencing, to me, violates one...

In D&D, psionic characters should cover the following concepts if they want to fill all the voids in my game: Telepath (Professor X) Telekinetic (Jean Grey) Clairsentience (discovering information by reading auras, seeing through time, etc...) Metacreativity (Astral Constructs and other...

Practice. :-) While these DMs were very talented, they were also skilled through practice. Some of those skills were developed within the RPG world, but a lot of them came from their professional fields. The terms were just provided as a starting reference point. The efforts to provide a...

The oddball thing here is that people are so hung up on definitions that they ignore the underlying question. Using whatever terminology you'd like: I wanted to tease out how we construct our sandboxes. I'd like to hear your experiences running or playing in Sandbox games, with a focus on how...

My natural impulse is to agree as my orderly mind likes the structure and the belief that only through proper planning can I construct the genius edifice that is my next adventure (joking), but I played with DMs that were master storytellers with minds for detail and creativity that put my...

It isn't hard to use linear ... but your Urban Dictionary definition does not specifically indicate that it is derogatory. The illustrative example they use it in is not a very positive one, but it is not defined as derogatory. And, as mentioned, it has been used for many years to describe...

What do the colors mean? Green - I would buy a refined version of this approach, yellow I might buy it, red I would not buy it? Or is this just about liking it? Or something else?

The idea of them working more like comic characters isn't intended to be a reference to melee versus magic, but instead to suggest how their powers should work. After all, Prof X is not exactly a physical force. In the end, the Human Torch is not besting you with physical force, either. So...

I apologize for the confusion, but these are not the only definitions that have been used for Railroad over the years, and they certainly are not the ones I intended. It has been used before as broadly as 'anything on tracks', which would include any adventure where the final resolution is...

My desire for psionics is: It feels different than magic. It should have different mechanics than magic, and should not feel like a reskinned or augmented wizard or sorcerer. It should evoke the tropes of Super Heroes and Force Users. I want the class to feel like Professor X, Nightcrawler...

Can you clarify how? Here are my references: What was derogatory and offensive about that description, and/or using the terms in that fashion? I am not seeing what you think might be derogatory.

I would rather see something distinctly different than a spell-slot spellcaster. A class should fill a separate niche than other classes, and I feel like this one could be significantly more distinct from the wizard and sorcerer. In my homebrew (spelled out here: D&D 5E - 5e...

Again, this is a just a framework for discussion. However, I'd clarify the second to say that you start with improvisation and then build ahead of the directions your players head. If they head into a dungeon that you tossed in front of them when it had no real details in mind and then you...

This is an interesting take. On the one hand, it is a bit like a sorcerer that just gets to use Intelligence instead of Charisma ... but they add onto that framework substantially. That makes it a bit like a pretty standard cake with some really awesome frosting. It goes against some of my...

Over the past few weeks there have been a few discussions about play styles that have made reference to Sandbox style campaigns. During the conversations I noted that people approached the idea of a sandbox a bit differently. I wanted to tease out some of those differences for discussion - and...

The first time I play with a new group I give them a choice: Pregen or my Homebrew. If they select a Pregen, they're free to break from it and do something else, but I plan for them to follow the general railroaded course laid out and they generally do. If they select Homebrew I run my...

There is an underlying question here: Do they want to play a realistic blind monk, or do they want to play Daredevil? If the former, the advice to pull way back makes sense. If this is an attempt to explore what it might be like to really be blind and try to go through what an adventurer...

It depends upon how you define "fighting", "skill", and "spell" - but to an extent, yes. However, this is not guaranteed to be an efficient way to deliver class concept. Right now, the gish (fighting-spell) concept (where spellcasting and weapon/melee fighting are expected to be used in combat...

Then why not take it a step further and go the old GURPS route: no classes, just a point buy method to build your PC by buying abilities? The answer to my question is convenience. You don't have to spend time building if you've preassembled the outline in advance for commonly desired...