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There are times I think that 3e had the better approach to having two different skills that have this particular conceptual overlap. Spot was for being aware enough of your surroundings to spot lurking and probably imminent threats while Search was for a focused effort to examine things to find...

Recheck the description of the Poisoned Needle. The check to disarm, once found, is listed. That said, the traps section of the DMG is fairly lame in the sense that the traps are very limited. I think the descriptions of how to disarm them is feeding into the idea of declaring an action that a...

Well, considering I started with D&D, I can't downplay the quasi-Satanic rituals. After all, once your soul has been shackled to the Prince of Dorkness, it's kind of hard to shrug that off.

The first time I had ever seen a D&D rulebook include lodging fees was Oriental Adventures. There's a section on Services, Common in the basic equipment and supplies list. 2e's PH also has a Daily Food and Lodging section. I'd lift from that one if you've got it.

"How did that happen?" someone asks. And I realize that I hadn't even noticed it happening.

Based on the interview, we know he DOES often have some prepped encounters and terrain builds that don't make it into the game because the game heads in a different direction. That said, I'm sure some game sessions are more predictable than others and can support more reliable prep and that...

And if there are some of those moments, I think it's fine because that's what the rest of us are dealing with as well in our shift to 5e.2024. It's OK for them to model how tables can gracefully handle these things when they come up.

That's how we all started. Keep at it and you'll start to feel more comfortable at it.

If it works for you to do so, consider not making the plot line you're designing so heavy that you can't also work in interludes of other, smaller adventures - people to help with short quests, smaller ruins to explore, monsters to chase away from vulnerable populations, etc. Those will be...

I actually tote that in my game bag for the FR game I'm running now. I'm running 5e, but everything's compatible enough. It's a fun and evocative little supplement, particularly for the food.

Some groups like the style role playing out major shopping events - mainly magic items and other unique stuff - others don't. But my experience is also that shopping role play is very different with 3-4 players compared to a table with 6-8 players. I think role playing out shopping has come in...

I aspire to be more than a Cautionary Tale.

Every once in a while, I am reminded of exactly why I made the decision to ignore someone on these boards. Thank you, Past Me, for looking out for Present Me... on this topic anyway. We'll discuss my health later.

I got an instance of it happening today and, after mentioning it in the other related thread, I'm posting the broken URL here in case it helps...

Both the 5e.2014 and 5e.2024 define getting something out of the bag of holding as an action (Utilize action is specified in 2024). The handy haversack also takes an action in 2014, but in 2024 it can be done as a Utilize action or a bonus action (player's choice).

Nah, still happening to me - multiple times today. Happening mainly on my older iMac with an out of date version of the OS and Safari, so that's probably one reason it's leaking through any potential security.

I definitely have questions about how things were with Orion around the table BEFORE the show. Did the show, and the potential to ham it up for a valuable audience, bring out these play issues or make them worse? Were they already there but took on a toxic dimension in a public forum?

Well, Force sensitivity does seem to be potentially heritable. But that doesn't seem to be the only factor involved - at least not officially. It just seems like heredity is the major factor because people keep writing the stories about the Skywalker and Palpatine families rather than everyone else.

JHC, not that stupid viewpoint again! Yes, I said it. That viewpoint IS stupid and people who hold it should be ashamed.

I think there's a pretty good argument to be made that the casuals understand one very important thing about Star Wars that the hardcore fans don't: the movies are an entertaining way to spend a couple hours at a time and aren't really anything more than that.