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I ask because I'm genuinely curious about the debate over the word shaman: Is calling religious practitioners all over the world "shamans" more or less problematic than calling religious practitioners all over the world "priests"? Is it the existence of an umbrella term that people find...

Speaking of which, am I the only one who sees a mounted mini and doesn't immediately assume the mounted figure is able to walk unassisted? I've played in so many games where PCs have had to haul around a dead/paralyzed/petrified/unconscious party member, I just sort of assumed seasoned...

At first, I thought the Bastion system was completely unrealistic because no amount of gold can buy a Bastion. But your observation made me realize the Bastion system is just modeling the U.S. housing market.

Yep, something along those lines was what I was thinking. The idea (in general, not specific to anyone's implementation) is a bit kludgey because Species and Ability Score Increases aren't designed around those assumptions, but it works in a pinch. Maybe add that a character who ends up with at...

If you want a quick and dirty way to combine two Species, there's also the old Gestalt rules option: you get all traits from both of your Species. If you have only one Species, you get some extra Ability Score Improvements. Reduce or remove the Ability Score Improvements from Backgrounds as...

Multispecies hybrids in the real world can have traits not seen in either parent species. Crops and livestock are routinely crossbred on farms in order to develop desirable traits not found in non-hybrids. Edit: I can't seem to add a link, but you can read more if you search for "heterosis" on...

The rules declare "special facilities" can't be bought for gold, and player characters can't add a "Stable" (with a capital S) to their Bastion prior to 9th level. The problem is ultimately one of terminology. A "Stable" (with a capital S) is a rules object that has properties a stable (with a...

Working towards things offscreen prior to getting higher-level Bastion abilities is nowhere near as cool as getting small, incremental Bastion abilities onscreen prior to getting higher-level Bastion abilities.

Is Netflix claiming EGG violated an NDA clause by displaying material approved for the GAMA trade show while attending the GAMA trade show? Or is Netflix claiming EGG violated an NDA clause by displaying material approved for the GAMA trade show somewhere else after leaving the GAMA trade show?

This goes back to an older conversation which isn't currently relevant, but since you were curious: I was responding to a series of posts which seemed to be discussing historical precedents for proposed game rules in older editions. In that specific context, the newest rule covering the same...

Tier-based design would definitely make Bastions more interesting and flexible. It would also go a long way if the names of the facilities in the Bastions rules were more evocative of their uniqueness. There's no Rare magic item called a Longsword. There shouldn't be a 13th-level facility...

I'm not intentionally ignoring anyone. I just happen to be at work right now, so my ability to follow and respond to every conversation in this thread is limited at the moment. But, yes, thank you for pointing out the rules in the 2014 DMG. I'm glad those rules are there, and I hope we see them...

It would be bad form for me to start a thread on a playtest forum that wasn't dedicated to discussing the relative merits of content being play tested. I'm happy to hear other poster's thoughts on the Bastion mechanics - in fact, I'm learning some useful context for them - so I won't be telling...

This is what the BECMI edition Expert Rules from 1983 say about fighters building castles: "A fighter with enough money may build a castle regardless of level. When a fighter reaches Name level, the character is eligible for selection as a Baron (or Baroness)." But neither my example nor yours...

I don't own Xanthar's. Looks like I'll have to check it out.

My concern would be that the Bastion rules get all the designer attention at the expense of the other downtime rules, yes. Do I know for sure that will happen? No. That being said, I have no evidence that the existing downtime rules are being expanded, and I have documented written evidence that...

It's entirely possible I won't see options I like in the final product. All I can do is express my preferences in WotC's surveys, encourage others to do the same, and hope for the best. I do hope D&D 2024 has rules I enjoy, because that would make it easier to find a gaming group. But I know...

Your observation speaks to my problem with the Bastion rules. Where are the rules for the run-of-the-mill pub? Will those be making the cut in 2024, or will the Bastion rules eat up all of the page count in the new DMG? I really hope these Bastion rules don't end up consuming the entire...

There are rules for running businesses in the 2014 DMG. I certainly hope the Bastion rules aren't intended to replace those existing rules in the 2024 DMG.

This one sentence from the new Bastion rules guarantees those rules will never see use in my game: "Unlike basic facilities, special facilities can’t be bought; a character gains them through level advancement." Note that "special facilities" include Stables (minimum character level 9th) and...