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You have to think outside of just the game because it's a game, and you do this whenever you actually write up anything for the game. But you still wrote those "nasty crit rules" into existence. AD&D doesn't have anything like that, just things like double damage or a second attack. You...

Who said force? They come up naturally in my experience. Or just go on in, knowing that between their own creativity and the GM not being antagonistic, it will likely be interesting and fun. I don't see a huge problem. To a level 1 party, an ogre is a terrible threat. To a level 15 party, that...

"Not that type of game" in that the players and GM are building the story together and are aware that being cinematic may take precedence over counting out the exact numbers. Of course, that assumes that the PCs have those abilities, which is not a guarantee. Or that a living pirate will tell...

So all those times you've said "but I've been told, lots of times by lots of people, that you can't do this!" is actually you... what? Not getting that it's pointless and counterproductive trying to pigeonhole gamers and games into just a few types? Because if you got that, then why on earth...

That's up to the GM and players to decide. Maybe they were hiding below decks the whole time. Maybe a second boat appears out of the fog--far range is anywhere from 30-100 feet away, but you can always say they come from Very Far or Off The Battlefield, as DH puts it. That would just give likely...

Except... Did the players make an effort to determine how many thugs were in this location ahead of time? Because those five extra thugs aren't going to suddenly and mysteriously materialize (well, I suppose they could if there's magic or teleportation or whatnot). they were in another nearby...

But that's not really what @Hussar is saying. He's saying "You do X? But I've been told by everyone that you can't do X!" No matter what it is you're talking about--if one or two people on the thread say that they do or don't do something, or that GMs do or don't do something, then that seems to...

Each one brainwashed; they're all individually built. And any that don't pass muster (for any reason) are disassembled and their parts recycled.

I know I already answered, but it occurred to me that Draw Steel does have another example: their Always Evil/Kill On Sight baddies, the War Dogs. They're brainwashed flesh constructs who wear explosive loyalty collars. So they have no inherent culture and are literally made to be loyal to their...

I'm not entirely sure how intrinsically unfair being a GM is, but it probably is at least a somewhat. I suppose one thing to do is to question how and why you're making an opponent in a certain way. Another part of the GM unfairness is that we want to build opponents (at least major ones) to...

Yeah, I'm not thrilled with the idea either. If it were up to me, I'd redesign the races with more impressive traits--but that would also mean redesigning the system in some way. 5e isn't built to accommodate "+10 bonus to Feats Of Strength" types of abilities.

Level Up doesn't do racial stats, and while each heritage has a couple of traits, they also each have a selection of traits they can choose from (heritage gifts) and when they reach tenth level, they can choose from a selection of paragon gifts. This means that while all elves will be similar...

To add: back in TOS, don't forget Klingons had the proverb "a running man can slit a thousand throats in a single night," because back then they were sneaky, devious soviets. Nowadays, that running man is WITHOUT HONOR!!1! (And back in 1e, half-orcs had no level limits as an assassin...

Late to the discussion, so I dunno if this has been brought up yet. One of the problems here is that the difference between the half-giant and the halfling is that the -2 stat penalty boils down to the half-giant gets a +1 bonus to Strength rolls and the halfling gets a -1 bonus. And logically...

Perhaps its because the GM is both supposed to be either neutral towards or a fan of the players (depending on system and preferences) and running NPCs who want to kill the PCs. It's hard to find a balance there.

You really gotta stop assuming that because a couple of people say "do not add setting details" that they speak for everyone. Some GMs are fine with adding details. Some refuse to do it at all. Some are OK with adding details in some places and not in others. You will never get every GM to...

I guess there are just so many ways to spend it, at least in encounter situations, that they didn't think it should happen that often.

But strangely, you don't like having rules telling you how to GM. There you want guidelines--meaning you have to make up the GM role on the spot.