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Is it cool that way? Do the players like it? Then why does it matter? And has it perhaps occurred to you that the entire reason people want Psionics to work different than other magic is that they think the game could use something similar to magic which works differently? Longinus, the game...

There's not even a competition. Illithid Mindflayers and their whole society (Elder Brains, Alhoons, all that sweet goodness) have captured my imagination as a player and DM since before my uncle began freaking out about Y2K, lol. They never got old. They're weird, like super weird. They're...

Give me crunch that makes me feel like I have options and my choices matter more. Empower the DM and the players. Give me more races, classes, options when lvling, fun new alchemy and crafting tables, new kinds of lair options, heck give me whatever spicy meatballs look good for next week. But...

Thank you, I hope the options are more appropriate in scope and satisfying now.

Please let me know how you might word your response to the poll, then, if you don't mind. Having just made the poll I am of course seeking to give people options that feel right.

Unnecessary complexity is fairly party dependent too. When I experience sections of a session that are a slog for everyone, or they are struggling to understand what's going on with something even if it's happened before and a precedent is set, well that means that something is a candidate for...

Given that, would you say that you think it doesn't make sense for an evil PC to not have an "expiration date" for their cooperation?

Having read all of the responses and thought about them over the last couple of days, I'm curious to know how people respond to this kind of question: About half of people answered that they're okay with their players choosing any alignment, and around half of people answered that they don't...

Yes, all of that perfectly illustrates why a character such as the Punisher would make for an interesting and fun dynamic with a good party.

PVP. Maybe the scariest acronym in tabletop roleplay. Is it too much hassle and stress to try? Will it, without fail, compromise the party? I enjoy PVP, but only in its time and place. And many campaigns and RPGs just aren't made for it. So what do you think about PVP in the main TTRPG...

The Punisher has interesting history and motivations, and he's kind of a perfect example of a fan favorite who is fun to watch AND unambiguously evil sometimes. Maybe some people think that's weird or a problem playing that kind of character 😶 but he's very stylish and interesting and fun. It's...

Someone became a vampire... oops?

I so badly wanted to get into TTRPG streams, because my ex gf, sister in law, and others were watching critical role among others. So I tried it. The RP is fun and all, but there's really only so much I can watch strangers socialize, go into social side tangents mid game, etc. I don't know...

If this is your long winded kind of comment then keep it up, man. Full of interesting points. You know when I read all of that I couldn't help but think about why D&D has this charm that you don't always find. D&D is a REALLY good product, but it's never been a polished product. And I mean...

Don't mind me, just amused this was a topic, lol.

But they DID have to make a skill check. It just wasn't a ridiculous DC. It's not like the game mechanics were avoided.

See that's where I'm wondering something I've already asked before: let's say you went with the core rules. How hard is it to avoid combat? I mean how often are players having to pass a mind numbingly high DC just to persuade someone not to fight? I can't remember exactly what was said about my...

Lol that's my point though, you're reinforcing it. You keep saying there was no applicability without acknowledging that you missed the forest for the trees. Yes, the INTERACTIONS weren't done by the rules. People have latched onto that one little aspect of a post that mostly said "hey, look...

Do the core rules really make it so hard to avoid combat?

Look, I'm not someone who can't concede a point and I can see and understand that you two are right about the MM and DMG being core rules. I also can see what you meant about my handling of the creatures and the social interactions, how the way those interactions went was us playing with...