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    D&D 5E (2014) Psionics in a sci-fi D&D

    There seems to be a difference in that "scientific" psionics describes both the mechanism and the effects with scientific terminology. Also, psionic abilities and effects can be created and amplified by technology: Alien experiments can imbue you with a particular psionic ability. An exotic...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Psionics in a sci-fi D&D

    I’d rather prefer that psionics not be a skinning of existing classes. For me, the use of pseudoscience and the psycho babble gave psionics a distinct feel. Those also tied psionics into different literary tropes. Different abilities result. I don’t mind much if a class chassis or spell...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Psionics in a sci-fi D&D

    I prefer the 1e pseudo-science and early 20th century psychbabble lingo feel. With spell points. I don’t mind if there is overlap with some magical abilities. The campaign is was in several years ago use the 3.5E psionics (updated) and we liked it a lot. TomB
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    D&D General Familiars and Spiritual weapon, Turrets and Tentacles, some have HP some do not, why?

    There is a simplicity in playing this way. Yet, I feel that this is the beginning of unmooring of role playing from the game. How much are players making decisions based on the imagined perceptions of their characters, and how much are they finding optimal choices in rules-space. Continuing...
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    D&D 5E (2014) How much should my party pay for a WereTiger Merc?

    The were tiger is stated as neutral, with slightly below average int and above average wisdom. Unless an unusual specimen, I would expect the weretiger to be neither greedy nor untrustworthy, but not especially loyal, either. You’ll need to work out a motivation and a personality for him. Why...
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    D&D General Familiars and Spiritual weapon, Turrets and Tentacles, some have HP some do not, why?

    Re: Targetting. What happens if, in a dimly lit area, a Fireball is shot at a location which is in a mirror? Note the differences between the 1e and 5e spell descriptions! TomB
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    D&D General Familiars and Spiritual weapon, Turrets and Tentacles, some have HP some do not, why?

    Is it that a spectral weapon cannot be attacked, or that attacks against one won’t do anything? Certainly, an arrow could be shot at one. Backing up a little, would a wall of force block the movement of a spiritual weapon? I can accept that the visible manifestation is akin to the dot from a...
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    D&D General Familiars and Spiritual weapon, Turrets and Tentacles, some have HP some do not, why?

    Reading the 5e description of spiritual weapon, nothing says that it cannot be attacked or grabbed. However, it has no hit points, harness, or AC, and is described as being spectral. Ghost touch, or the equivalent would be necessary to interact with it. I’d say that it takes on a physical...
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    D&D General Familiars and Spiritual weapon, Turrets and Tentacles, some have HP some do not, why?

    None of my cats ever had a clue. I’m pretty sure laser pointers strongly trigger a house cat‘s vision and motion detection — in an almost hard-wired way. TomB
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    Dammit! +ve covid test

    Morris, I’m sorry to hear. I hope your illness does not worsen and that your recovery is quick. Tom Bitonti
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    I'm not allowed to watch Star Trek any more

    Whoops, wrong thread. Transferring to the correct one. TomB
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    I'm not allowed to watch Star Trek any more

    Well, I’m ok with their non-phone uses. The current iPhone cameras are great. I just wish they were better phones. The ergonomics are terrible and the speaker and microphone placement are lousy. And the volume upper limit is quite low. And the phone UI can use improvements. And call...
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    I'm not allowed to watch Star Trek any more

    I’ve always found iphones to be decent devices … except they are terrible phones. TomB
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    D&D 5E (2014) Silvery Barbs, how would you fix it? Does it need fixing?

    Does this suffer from the bag o’ rats trick with cleave and attacks of opportunity from 3e? it seems to be easily convertible to an attack spell by a similar mechanic. Let out a bag of mostly harmless but angry critters and leach advantage from their attacks to power high level effects which...
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    Wand of Cu Light vs Wand of Vigor, Lesser

    Holy thread necromancy, Batman! TomB
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    D&D 5E (2014) Content Warning Labels? Yeah or Nay?

    I don’t care about labels on music or video games. In either case, I’ll get any warning that I need from reviews. I would appreciate a lot more warnings for movies and shows that have excessive violence or sexual content, especially if that content is gratuitous or simple “ugly”. I find that...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Content Warning Labels? Yeah or Nay?

    In which case, say that in the prefix. If the point of the entire book is to present the folklore in it's historical form, explain that, and include in the explanation a statement that the historical form includes a level of detail not typically present. Tell people the value of including the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Content Warning Labels? Yeah or Nay?

    The Glashtyn: A text consistency problem: Are the preferred targets “young beautiful”. “young lonely”, or simply “young” women? Each descriptions suggests different motivations: Targeting beauty because of jealousy. Targeting the lonely suggests an opportunistic but cowardly predator. The...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Content Warning Labels? Yeah or Nay?

    While (I presume) historically accurate, the gender specificity could be removed without destroying the essential creature. Then you could add a sidebar that provides a historical note. I think that would remove most of the problems with this writeup, while still providing historical accuracy...
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    D&D General Inherently Evil?

    So … we should be careful about a terminology shift to “malevolent“. That means “having or showing a wish to do evil to others”. As we are (essentially) having a discussion of the meaning of “evil”, we can’t use “malevolent“ as having a definite meaning. TomB
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