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The artwork is of course excellent, as with basically all 5e books. I can't speak for the content as I don't have the book, but I also share the feeling that the book is not much more than it's own index. Of course the book cannot contain a multiverse, and I actually appreciate that they...

I can't stop thinking that this IS really about not wanting disabilities with equal opportunities in the game. Had a DM said "you walk into the dwarfen stronghold and see a coffee machine", most people would have considered it comic relief (which obviously is inappropriate on matters of...

I am glad I kept all my 3.0 books. Well in honesty, that was because I didn't switch to 3.5 so didn't buy anything from the 3.5 era (except Unearthed Arcana because it was a semi-editition-agnostic collection of variants). I played 3.5 for about a year using only the SRD, mainly because I was...

Ambushers from above, lone fighters down the alley, and now mysterious hooded figures... so many sides already in this scuffle and who knows how many more ahead, Grim tries to take a moment to catch her breath and reflect on the situation, focusing on the sole thing of value at the moment...

Sorry but if you first sort alphabetically... how do you even apply additional levels of sorting afterwards?

No worries! In the meantime I stupidly check for thread notifications every day, without noticicing that there was a call for checks I had missed... thought everyone was waiting for me to roll.

Still some issues with the number of fingers :) wondering why that is so hard for AI to manage...

Quite a shock... I played with Dall-E less than a year ago and the results were abysmal compared to these! I remember it seemed good mostly at abstract art or anything that purposefully avoided realistic human figures (e.g. when I told it "Picasso style" results were amazing, when I didn't...

Grim's Wisdom Save: 15 Grim's Perception Check: 24

You're not wrong, originally classes were defined by  role (note: general adventuring role, NOT just combat role which is a subset). Through history, classes were added more because of narrative concepts. At the same time, we wanted to be able to freely combine narrative with origin with combat...

I already do. I always make sure to know the PCs and give them chances to use their abilities. If you choose to make a Fighter with cooking skills, I will find ways for cooking to be useful. If necessary, I can use this especially to help a player who seems to be getting less spotlight than...

Well you can split until you have 100 classes and then you wouldn't be finished anyway. But other people see more value in one option that can be bent to different flavors without having to rewrite multiple times. It depends on how strong you like the ties between concepts and mechanics. Just...

Never played or seen another do. I also have to say, I don't even use them often as monsters.

I'd say the problem is rather about the social contract while playing the game, and about the perception people have even before the play. You explained what you enjoy. I enjoy something different: I like RPGs when they make me think AND choose, including at character build and level-up. And...

Yeah and that's why I won't make the switch to 5.5e just like I did not adopt Tasha's book. It's not the way I like to approach the game.

I can only explain my preference. Changing characters abilities during a long rest potentially (a) breaks suspension of disbelief, (b) devalues strategic character design, (c) dilutes diversity and (d) complicates DM's adventures design. (a) breaks suspension of disbelief One day Bob the...

If I ever had this problem, I would look into some less popular remedies such as: - enforce material components directly: not allow a pouch or focus to cover for any components but instead require the caster to purchase, carry and properly handle them in details (does the Bane spell says one...

Grim sees that the lock is finally giving in and whispers as if talking to her mage hand "About time... another failure and you'd have been back to toilet cleaning chores". Then, seeing Izek darting into the dark room, she quickly takes a look around to plan the safest route to follow her...

It is possible that the DM has already determined the task is impossible but doesn't want the players to know. So the DM can ask for a roll even if will fail on a natural 20. Unless the player rolls 20, they won't know they are wasting time on an impossible task. If they really roll a natural...

The initiative looks good, but I would want to know if "teaching how to play D&D" is written by someone who is really savvy and sensible, or is it offering only trite advice. It is not easy even for competent DMs to avoid falling into the trap of either teaching your "true way" of playing or...