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I'm not sure how the thread got on this tangent, but about AL, I will say, during my stint as a DM for AL, despite the fact that it's very clearly stated that: I received unbelievable pushback for daring to make adventures "harder" for the players. It was surreal, something I'd never...

I should have expected zombies, but I was not expecting zombies.

It's simple. He's a q not a Q.

Had a couple of instances like this crop up recently- we just started playing Tales of the Valiant, so there's a few new things. One was the Bard's ability to allow players to spend a healing surge with a bonus equal to their Cha. They were telling people that they could add their Con to this...

Not being able to choose which special trick you're going to use each turn (without weapon swapping) and being forced to use the same one over and over and over again is probably my biggest problem with the system. I want warriors to be doing more than "I swing", but weapon masteries aren't...

And from that, I assume you're fine with Str to hit for thrown weapons as well (harder to dodge?). Fair enough then, though I know a lot of people who think that it should be Dexterity to hit with everything. And of course, lots of people object to things like Wisdom to hit with bows because...

I can't recall the name of it, but when AL finally decided to have a higher level adventure for the first time, it apparently involved things that could destroy hard-earned magic items. The few players who went on it were decidedly annoyed. And of course, let's not forget the Tomb of...

So if a character doesn't wear armor, like say, a Monk, do you feel using Strength to hit them makes sense?

But it all starts with, as you say "if my PC knew about it". Often, you don't have that information to begin with. And even if you do have a hint, like, the guy leaves a trail of decapitated foes in his wake, do you have the time? And what would your character assume? Vorpal sword or guy who...

It comes down to "gotcha moments". Nobody really likes these. There's no fundamental difference between "oh the woman is a medusa/succcubus/vampire/doppleganger/polymorphed hag" and "oh didn't I mention? The BBEG has a Vorpal Sword" or "Yeah, of course that statue is a construct/that treasure...

I think part of the problem is that media has trained us to think of super geniuses as either absent minded autists or smarmy jackasses. The idea that a normal seeming guy could have an IQ of 170 becomes difficult to find believable. As for the anger part, I remember for a long time in the...

Nor did I, I simply pointed out that's why we didn't have damage on a miss in 2014. But again, Acid Arrow also ignores all those factors, dealing half damage on a miss, yet this is perfectly acceptable, yet give the ability to a trained warrior and people have objections. It really comes down...

Honestly, if I told my players that "the BBEG in the next adventure has a weapon that kills you at 0 hit points)" I wonder if they'd even go on said adventure! I actually had something similar in my last 5e game. They were fighting cultists (what can I say, it's been a theme with some...

I really liked Norton's Banner. But it has been said he's notorious to work with, despite being able to turn out some stellar performances (when he's not phoning it in because he hates the role, compare and contrast, say, Kingdom of Heaven vs. The Italian Job).

This is a consequence of the game over the decades changing how it describes combat. In a six-second combat round, you are actually doing a lot more than moving (maybe) and making a single attack. What's being glossed over is the maneuvering, parrying, feinting, and trying to find a good...

The Fighter: Weapon Master (the ToV Battle Master). Sword + Board. High AC, good hit points. Has an ability similar to protection fighting style (bonus action, select an enemy within 5', the first attack that enemy makes each turn against you or an ally within 5' of you has disadvantage so...

You're not wrong, and I've occasionally done this in the past, but in the moment, I don't always realize that this is when I should fudge a result. I also roll openly, so it's pretty obvious to my players if I were to fudge. Anyways, it's a learning moment. Slightly new system (ToV), slightly...

He won initiative and so was the first to act in the encounter, before the enemies. He had no way of knowing how dangerous the weretiger was (as there were other opponents). If he waits for his allies, then he's ceding the advantage initiative gives him, and in fact, if he hadn't rushed the...

I believe what he's talking about is the ability to increase ability scores to high values was much more of a thing in 3e. Just about any mid-level PC can afford a +4 Con item, and having a stat above 20 was perfectly cromulent. Also, Barbarians technically boosted their Con even more (though...