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So when a gargantuan creature casts Globe of invulnerability, the Globe is wholly inside the creature? Both that spell, and Spirit Guardians expressly state they create a 10' (or 15' for SG) radius 'around you'. To me that implies (in fact it expressly states) that you measure the radius...

@Bill Zebub From where I sit, you're a terrible roleplayer, and a metagamer for refusing to play your PC as if they were scared/ or intimidated or compliant if an NPC succeeds in an Intimidate check against them. From where the players sit, I'm a terrible DM if I refuse to play my NPCs the...

And then when I set the DC, and you succeed, I'll just ignore your roll and do what the NPCs were going to do anyway, because 'whats good for the goose is good for the gander'. Nah. The DM sets the DC for skill checks. Not the player. The players trust the DM to do so fairly.

So social skills on monsters in the PHB dont actually do anything? Would your position be different if the Intimidate skill expressly granted the Frightened condition on a DC 15, instead of requiring the PC to simply act scared? Would you allow it to be used vs the PC then? If so, what is the...

Fine, then my NPCs are also not required to react appropriately to PC Social skill checks either. Or both parties can trust each other to actually roleplay the damn game. If an NPC rolls high on a Persuasion check vs your PC, I trust you to play your PC as if they reacted favorably to that...

No, see my reply above. There is nothing 'adversarial DM' about it. I trust my players to play their character accordingly, and to not metagame. I'm not forcing them to act in a certain way, just informing them that their PC finds the statement by the NPC to be (very Persuasive, Truthful, or...

I agree. And the Player is required to roleplay that Character, and also not to act on Player knowledge (or else that is metagaming). If my NPC (Intimidate +10) attempts to Intimidate a PC, with a DC set at 15 (total roll 25) is that PC obliged to roleplay his PC being intimidated (fearful...

No, they cant. I mean they could, but that's poor roleplaying, in addition to being metagaming, and has no place at my table. If your PC fails his Insight vs a Deception, the PC believes the lie to be true, and the Player should roleplay the character accordingly. If my NPC fails my Insight...

No, the Player plays the character that believes the lie. Just like the DM plays the NPC that believes the lie (on a successful Deception check from a player). The Player failed his insight check on behalf of his Character and plays the character accordingly (disregarding what the Player...

The player can suspect it all he wants. His character cant; that's what Insight is for (and he failed his insight roll vs the Voices deception). Playing his character otherwise, is metagaming, and I dont allow that at my table.

And if the Voice on the radio (in reaction to Hans failed Deception check) instead said: Voice: Roger. We'll hold off until you get that leak sorted. Good luck down there! (Secretly dispatches a Stormtrooper squad to the Detention level) Han only gets to react with a Plan B if he succeeds on...

Well yeah, it's generally obvious when you fail a Deception check due to the reaction of the NPC (and when it's not, that's what Insight is for). Han: Uh, everything's under control. Situation normal. Voice: What happened? Han: Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's...

Asking the players to stop metagaming is 'Bad DMing' now? Lol.

Your PC doesnt 'think' anything based on the roll. Although he's perfectly entitled to think something based on the (in game) consequences of that roll. If the Guard reacts in a certain way, sure. Rolling a 3 on a Die? No way. You Seach a room, and roll a 3 on your Investigation check to...

Which is metagaming. Be a better player than that.

Isn't that just Project image, with the ability to cast a spell while so projecting? Maybe it's a unique 9th level spell, or an ability he gained via a Demonic pact or whatever. The PHB isnt the source of all things in the world. He's just -that- good, he can cast a spell while projecting.

Feedback from DMs dealing with whining spellcaster players who want access to Strixhaven background (which gives a feat and access to Silvery Barbs). It makes it more clear that 'DMs permission, and Dragonlance only unless he or she says otherwise' is an express thing. Less whining that way...

Impose disadvantage on the save if the PC Bard says something truly witty.

As already mentioned, it should have been twice as deadly as you made it. The party should be copping 6 x attacks at +5, doing 16-17 damage each. It's highly unlikely they had magical weapons so the critters effectively had 66HP each also. At 3rd level, that's a lot to deal with. They're...

Im OK with it, I'd just like an option for a Ranger without them. And yeah, you can simply play a Scout/ Fighter and call yourself a Ranger I guess, but its not quite the same.