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Seems RAW but not RAI. Not sure if RAF. Probably depends know how many spells they try to cast per turn.

I need a Component Pouch +1, please.

How... Cataclysmic! That would make for a great dark Lord. Just don't go Soth on me and let him be redeemed in the final act. :geek:

Dark Lords come in many flavors. Some are combat monsters, others emotionally impactful, some are there to make you feel spooked. Other factors radically alter effective DC, like fighting Strahd in his castle without doing a good job exploring the place first. Nobody likes Strahd when he's...

This... could be an issue. Does the Fighter have a way to pay the Wizard or Cleric to do things like open portals to the Elemental Plane of Earth, or request favors of genies?

If it's a battle, sure. It could easily be a social challenge or another exploration challenge. Often treasure is something you can miss and continue on with your day without major issue, but there are also times where missing the treasure can be directly detrimental to you. Like Curse of...

I wish Simics could be any animal. I mean, I can always fluff them that way, but all the good Simic art is sea-creature based.

Side note. This is absolutely true. So many times in game design you end up having to just make a choice, and live with the pros and cons.

I find it doesn't hold equally true. Exploration comes close, since you are usually going to succeed one way or another. But Exploration also tends to have a higher frequency of meaningful choice/consequence, like cave-ins blocking off treasure or cutting off retreat paths. The Social pillar is...

An often overlooked issue with Martials vs Casters is that the game expects you to win the majority of combats. Martial Characters help you "Combat Better", but do you really need to Combat Better when Combat Fairly Average is usually enough to succeed at the combat pillar? Certainly you lose...

Mostly, it's useful for getting OUT of places that are confusing. Like Ariadne's String in the maze. But it's really rare to know a place is confusing ahead of time, unless the DM outright mentions it.

Brennan Lee Mulligan is just about the fastest high quality improv I've ever seen out of a DM. And he's got the comedy writing chops to make the experience incredibly funny. Great Game Master also has some high quality material. I disagree with some of his advice, but he's pretty quick on the...

I am eagerly looking forward to the book, since I happily consume anything related to Ravenloft. P.S. Shakan Kain is an awesome character.

I can't figure out who Michael Scott is. AO is basically David Wallace. Mystra is Jim. Kelemvor is Pam. Cyric is Dwight. Shar is Jan. Torm is Andy. Finder is Ryan. Hrrrm. Who else?

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Electrum_dragon

My basketweaving elf can't get better at basketweaving without gaining levels! And if he COULD gain levels just from weaving baskets, he learns to throw around Meteor Swarms too!

Now if only we could decouple skill proficiency from level!

Brass always seemed to be Electrum, except that Electrum is not a classy name for a dragon.

I'm sad Battletech doesn't come up more often. It has some amazing and deep lore, and the games are really fun too! Same for Shadowrun. The game itself is a hot mess, but it has some of the most interesting lore I've read.

I will never let Lore restrain me from doing whatever is best for the Story, but I often find ways to tell great stories AND be true to the lore. Usually this is for my own personal satisfaction, but sometimes a player who is familiar with the lore gives me a big payout of surprise and delight...