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There is a Fans of Greyhawk gathering at Gary Con this year. I will be there!

It doesn't contradict SA since they don't mention bonus action casting in their response. They tend to do that alot. Give very curt answers that raise more questions rather than explain the ruling. It is an edge case but does pop up on occasion. It can even be used to a characters, or NPCs...

Correct. That is why I was so precise in my language on my original post. It is a fairly rare circumstance, as I outlined above.

From PHB: Casting Time: Bonus Action: A spell cast with a bonus action is especially swift. You must use a bonus action on your turn to cast the spell, provided that you haven't already taken a bonus action this turn. You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip...

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EDIT: Just for clarity. You can normally cast reaction to counterspell a counterspell on your turn, but there is a strange interaction if you have cast a bonus action spell on your turn, outlined below. Keep in mind if you cast a spell using a bonus action, the only other spell you can cast on...

It may be from many people misinterpreting the hiding mechanic. Some DM's would frequently deny advantage if a PC ducked behind a large barrel, for example, stating that the monster 'knew' they were there. This is not how the hiding mechanic was intended and 'unseen' is a more appropriate word...

The James Bond 007 RPG had a seduction sequence. If memory serves me correctly it was: The Look, Opening Line, Witty Conversation, Beginning Intimacies, When and Where. Players had to roll to succeed at each step. Describing failures was the best part and led to many laughs.

Same song, different day. We heard the exact same arguments with the rise of television. I am pretty sure when the first caveman invented the wheel, the caveman next door boycotted it since the increased mobility would lead to an erosion of cave community. The real question of one of...

Huh? Neither of those is true in the vast majority of campaigns. Any campaign that it is true, would be considered an outlier IMHO. I agree that gameplay needs to change as characters grow in power to keep things interesting. That is true in every RPG. Sometimes players aren't interested in...

Often campaign self-destruct before players reach high levels, but for those that do make it that far, lack of high level play may have more to do with the DM than the players. Players seems always willing to take down the next baddie and tend to enjoy increasing in power, even to god-like...

Ironically, Maher is a comedian. I would ask him, "Why should we waste time listening to someone be funny when there are serious problems in the world?" The answer is the same for him as it is for Stan Lee and comics, because it can provide insight into those problems (through a slightly...

"You can argue that giving statistics to such creatures is respectful" Did you mean 'disrespectful'? Thanks again for this review, I enjoy reading them.

D&D Beyond has tags at the bottom of each spell telling you who can cast it. One of the advantages of digital content is they can keep it current with new releases, unlike the hardcovers. I generally like to have the book in hand when I game, but D&D Beyond has many features that make it more...

Two articles so far, and I am still not sure what this is about. I really want to understand, maybe I am missing something. AFAIK, Zines were fan created content in the form of newsletters that had sign up lists and were distributed through the mail. Pre-internet, it was one of the few ways...

Yup. They have staggered registration and silver badge registration opens 2/2/19

To me, that is great news! One of the strengths of organized play is the ability to bring newer gamers into the fold more quickly. They often drift out of organized play once they are established and make local connections. I tend to not buy into the "Us versus Them" mentality of the thread I...

I don't follow the forums, but I doubt AL/PFS could 'take over' Gary Con lol. IMHO, AL has been the weakest part of Gary Con in terms of GM quality. That being said, expectations in an organized play setting should be different than a home game or stand alone outside of organized play. They...

I try to play a lot of different game systems at Gary Con, the very reason being the high GM quality. I played Traveller and Battletech last year, and the GM's involved knew their stuff inside and out. Makes sense really, if you are running Traveller at a convention in 2018, you are super into...

First year I went, Mike Carr stopped by during my Fight in the Skies session, just to see how things were going. One of the fellow players in that session was Skip Williams. Last year I sat in on Dave Megarry's Dungeon! session, it didn't require any upgraded badge. It is much smaller than...