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Right, so what is your take on the comment upthread about you cannot be a fan and a neutral arbiter?

Lanefan and Max, you can honestly say you are not a fan of any of the PCs at the table in which you run games? Do you not find ways to include PC background in setting story? Do you not find ways to be supportive to associated NPCs including animal companions, familiars, constructs, intelligent...

Ah okay (in any given 15 minutes). Thanks!

So around 2,000 users out of 20 million? Let us assume 50% are dead accounts, so 2,000 out of 10 million - that is minute. EDIT: I'm not surprised. Given the advancements in techniques and rules with so many non-D&D games over the last 10-15 years you would have expected them to push forward...

I really really like Dalton (he was the Daniel Craig before Daniel Craig); Pierce is smooth, smoother than Roger Moore who was ridiculous; and And Connery is just iconic!

Can a referee be a fan of a sportsman and still be a neutral arbiter? Can a father be a fan of their kid and still discipline their child when need be?

These were excellent! This is what I was trying to get us to explore way upthread (thread moves so fast for me) instead of the discussion of Fail Foward getting stuck on a lockpick/cook scenario for a 1,000 pages.

Okay we agree on the longer than 5e's 6-second rounds! ;) I'd likely double the time each time for each additional attempt, thus allowing the roll but the wasted time would heighten the frustration of repeating the action which would either result in a terrible failure (i.e. lockpick bust...

Ah, you may be on to something, maybe it is a browser thing - let me check real quick! EDIT: Hmmm well I've tested Edge, Firefox and Shift and all don't give me the pop-up box anymore.

Just checking - as I may have missed it, the new policy is we can only Thumbs Up (y) right (as a reaction to a post)? As I was trying to put a :confused: in the Remembrance thread, felt weird reacting with a (y)

This is Disney Sir. At this point one can only conclude this was purposeful. Apparently so.

I actually didn't know that. I would not allow that at my table. I wonder if @Lanefan rules that one's best attempt is done within 6 seconds - he doesn't play 5e. Yeah I'm not adopting any of that and I think it was @AlViking that had like 2d10 minutes for his games which he extrapolated from...

Dude attempts to pick lock and fails. How much time did that attempt take? Do you inform the player beforehand how much time it is going to take for their best attempt? I do not think I'm understanding you here. A hockey player has as many attempts to take a shot as he is given in a game. Each...

Personally I'm not a fan of no re-tries unless the fiction informs the no-retry. I'd argue the no-retries principle is gamist not sim, but that it has been adopted by the sim-crowd.

Good grief @el-remmen your first quote by @NN is from page 167 :ROFLMAO:

This is a good question, reminds me of the discussion around solving a mystery. I'm not @pemerton but he has often mentioned intent when discussing BW. You make an attack roll with the intent to kill the orc, you have no idea if you will, but the intention is there. You make an investigation...

I'd echo the boardgame alternative. We have this option where one of the core (when it's their turn) gets to invite an outsider to the boardgame session. That way the group networks and expands by meeting friends of friends and there is always a fresh face present. And when you're playing those...

If I'd ever go back I'd use e6 or e8, essentially cap at that level and PCs gain Feats every other level or so, and with greater level spells requiring either one of the below or combination thereof: multiple casters; be rituals (i.e. 10 minutes or longer); or granted as rewards in the form of...

You are talking about strangers or acquaintances and ghosting which isn't at all applicable to the OP.

Understood. Your Prince Valiant game describes how I see my current game progressing or perhaps where I am intentionally nudging the table (the players) towards. This example was also great. The conflict is immediate between the PCs and has room to escalate, bring about new questions and...