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Remember to the familiar has its own initiative which might not match up with what the owner intends to do in combat. My players mostly use the familiar for scouting, guarding and spying. In most fantasy taverns a dog lying around would attract attention but the wizard upstairs can see through...

Yes. The key is “no progress” so if there is no downside then just keep trying. What’s funny at the table is groups will forget that they can keep trying a check unless then DM says they can’t, but will keep trying knowledge checks where it’s either you know something or you do not. Even a...

Ovinomancer I get what you are saying. However what happens if a PC is just engaging in a conversation can they just pick up deceptions without actively trying? Do they have to keep trying? What if the enemy is being controlled but is telling truthful information, can you tell they are...

About what PMing does, level - 2. It depends on what role you are replacing. A wizard at -2 levels is still ok, you can hang back and be relevant and relatively safe. If you are the tank though, it’s a different story. The goal is to not PC too far behind, after all they just lost a PC...

Actually zero. I like contribution to the thread. What was it again?

And whoever said whirled peas, I dont know what they are. I do know mushy peas, and they are great, but cant get them really outside of England.

I didn't, and in no way was your response proof that I did. It wasn't really even a cogent argument (look that up.) I also sent you a PM with a few thoughts, then stated you would run here since you have no response. You did. Stop derailing the thread. BTW the thread started 70+ pages...

Its also entirely possible he could just be busy. It also could be the situation as it stands just happens to align with what Odin wants anyway. You could actually have Odin subvert the PC to act as planted agent in The Fiends organization. Or have the PC do it all to get free, like Gabriel...

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The biggest DM problem in a general sense is Omniscience. If some being is omniscient then in a sense the DM is always metagaming the players, which probably isn't good for the table. It also rules out even a god-like being every being able to get one over on that god. In the instant case...

more then you will ever have. Dont derail the thread further. Have the balls to PM me. BYE

I wish people who are not attorneys stop using the phrase "assuming facts not in evidence" if you are not an attorney. It is a term of art, its a name of specific objection, not a general catchall phrase. Here is a list of objections for people who wish to know and the proper place and time to...

Correct, I said this many times in various ways and was told I was wrong and called disingenuous. What some players want to say is its my PC so it has to be this way. BTW I would clearly accommodate almost anything as long it wasn't completely unfair. Off the wall is fine though.

Now you are insulting me and questioning my integrity and calling me out. He presented those things as his CORE PARADIGM, as absolute statements of fact in the campaign. Yes you modified your answer to delete those statements about Odin that I was %100 correct on and then claimed that you...

If you TRY to get them killed then that's not a neutral statement, its a statement of intent. That's why. The DM shouldn't be neutral, ever. Saying that you are being neutral means you view it as a competition, it isn't. "Playing D&D is an exercise in collaborative creation." "...

Correct Your preference for Characters to have Character is to be applauded and rewarded at the table. In your posts you always have an RP idea first, then build from there. IMO this is the best way. Others think different.

Really? This was said "* we know that The Fiend is capable of granting 9th level spells * we know that arcane/divine are not rules terms in 5e * we know that some fiends, like Lolth for example, are both fiend AND god * Odin doesn't know about this fiend messing with this paladin; gods...

Ok, but does it take 3 hours to walk down one hallway into one room and have an encounter?

So you are the win at all costs type, this type: Gamesmanship is the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win or gain a serious advantage in a game or sport. It has been described as "Pushing the rules to the limit without getting caught, using whatever dubious methods...