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This is my recollection as well. It was received quite well, and made the bestseller list for several months. I mean, doing it multiple times is certain to make people grumpy, but once or twice should be fine. A 5.1 or 5.2 at most.

You're describing a mismatch of expectations at the gaming table. It definitely happens, and is one of the reasons why a Session 0 is incredibly important to have. But disruptive behavior (be upset, disengaged, etc) can happen with any type of player. From the method actor with main character...

What is this, I don't even? o_O

I know it doesn't answer your question, but I thought it fun to mention. Jorōgumo also got a specific entry in Oriental Adventures.

Hundreds of years ago. :cool:

That would certainly be nice! But it wouldn't be an update to the PHB. It would count as your +1 in AL, not be allowed by splat adverse DMs, and not tweaking the PHB will continue to make new players have the same concerns.

This. I understand they are extremely reluctant to update the PHB classes, but it's absolutely time to tweak a few. Sorcerer, Ranger, Pact of the Blade, etc. I never really had a problem with warlock spell slots being used for smites. It creates a few moments of awesomeness for the player...

No fight here. I can make a compelling narrative out of almost anything (probably because I DM most of the time). So what's left? Compelling mechanics! That's coincidentally a positive thing, since I'm a powergamer who love optimizing my characters for the sheer enjoyment of it. It's like...

Bear Totem Barbarian Bearfolk. Absolutely. OR Any other race cursed by a hag to become a bear. There are multiple myths of people turned into bears, so this has precedent.

I definitely agree that the DM should also be having fun. Of course, the reason why anyone is not having fun can have different impacts on everyone else. I've seen everything from "I don't know, it just feels off" to "it doesn't fit in my setting" to "she trivializes my encounters" to "he keeps...

Optimization is quite fun for many people. If my player is having fun, and not making things uncomfortable for anyone else, I'm going to let her do it. As a bonus prize, most optimization can make sense for the character.

Orcus can certainly be killed. The real question is how many adventurers, at what level, and what magic items would it take? Most parties could not pull it off.

Breaking news. Larian discovers players create very bland characters. Stay tuned for next update where we discover most players pick human fighter. 🤣

Historically, Larian does. In fact, they do both. Which hilariously rewards doing all the quests then killing everyone.

If you want to beef up her defenses slightly while staying "PCish", you could give her Gnome Cunning. Even putting aside her divinity, no part of her ancestry is human. :cool:

I'm actually surprised how well BG3 runs on a potato laptop. Not perfectly, but it's clear they made an effort to keep the game accessible to a wide variety of computers. As for the game, it actually looks really promising from what I've played. It's possible the game will have the same issues...

Definitely used it during the days of AD&D. Both murder and hobo would be pretty common things to attribute to adventurers, so it's probably independent discovery by many different people/groups.

Are there any short-rest abilities that do not refresh on a long-rest?

My favorite explanation for Barkskin was lazy fey spirits. They only work as hard as they need to reach 16AC, then slack off. I don't remember who first came up with the idea, but it's stuck with me ever since.

Of course. But it helps to have an IC rationalization for game balance mechanics.