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"Emanation" was a game term in 3e D&D. Pathfinder copied it directly from the SRD.

Incidentally, the Feywild is just a re-named Plane of Faerie, which was introduced in 3e.

Isn't that how the rules already work? I've heard rumors that the 2024 PHB makes a distinction between moving (which you do voluntarily) and being transported (which happens when someone else repositions you). If that's true, it sounds like dragging someone through Spike Stones just "transports"...

If I'm DMing and the PCs find some way to gain control of enough peasants, I would totally allow them to build a peasant railgun if they were so inclined... ...but, since the players are insisting on applying turn-based mechanics to an entire city's worth of NPCs, I would insist on putting...

I'm not asking to challenge your ruling, just to get clarification, because I'm genuinely curious: If a character successfully hides during combat and then comes out of hiding to make an attack, you would give them a surprise round in the middle of combat? Is that in place of their normal turn...

Feeblemind is now Befuddlement, but Crown of Madness is still Crown of Madness. When I heard they were changing one of them, I was sure they'd change both. Instead, they only half committed to it.

Not only that, but the Guide Background is the only wilderness-themed Background in the PHB. So by default, everyone who grows up in the wilderness learns spells. Apparently, the wilderness itself is now synonymous with spellcasting.

At tables I've played, changing languages so NPCs don't know what you're saying is 99% of the reason PCs learn niche languages. Overcoming language barriers is usually a non-issue, given the existence of Comprehend Languages.

Do it!

They're too busy writing novels, I suppose.

I like this better than what they went with in the new PHB.

"TL;DR" as a Design Principal In previous posts, I’ve mentioned the large amount of content I’m including in the sourcebook I'm writing. At the same time, I want the book to include something of value to players who don’t have the time or the inclination to do a deep dive into setting lore...

According to the 2e supplement Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark: Gracklstugh "begrudgingly" admits visitors, but visitors are restricted to the Darklake District. At least two businesses in the Darklake District (a tavern and an inn) specifically cater to surface worlders. Maps depict...

I honestly can't tell anymore. That's how confused I'm getting by this slow trickle of information about the rules.

Do we know for sure the Invisible condition grants (natural language) concealment? I shouldn't have to ask a question as ridiculous as what I'm about to type, yet here it is: Does "Concealed" (capitalized) mean the same as "concealed" (not capitalized)? The Invisible condition mentions a...

I worried this would be the case as soon as we discovered that the Wayfarer Background is defined as something completely unrelated to being a traveler. The designers seem to be redefining a fair number of English-language words to mean whatever vaguely-related things they want them to mean...

Agreed. These grapple rules seem needlessly convoluted. On a related note: @DavyGreenwind What's the wording for the goliath's Powerful Build feature?

Slight tangent: I don't think Shove requires you to push the target directly away from you. So it sounds like you could use your Reaction to Shove an ally who leaves your space 5 feet straight up (in addition to any other vertical distance they get if they're jumping at the time). Under the...

Agreed. I just wish these rules were written in such a way that the door wasn't even left open to the nonsensical outcomes I'm seeing mentioned in this thread. There's such as thing as being too concise when describing a rule, and I think that's what's happened here.

Well, that's definitely one way to find the NPC. But there are posters in this thread arguing the rules imply you can also find the hidden NPC simply by establishing line of sight to them, so some clarification in the player-facing rules would have been nice.