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God Stalk, by PC Hodgell, is a trilogy (?) that has a destroyer god / Old One that eats planets along the Chain of Creation. Part of the story is that there is a strong culture of people living in a world for a thousand years, fighting a holding action, and retreating to the next world. While...

Third to 5th level. Being a team game, the party is highly invested in getting their mobile wall the best armor the party can afford.

For me, physical objects block spells, regardless of whether or not they are transparent. This does mean the object is affected by them. A target is safe from hold person. A target is technically safe from a fireball or lighting bolt, but the spell then affects the barrier. The wooden wall and...

There should have been three interesting wizard guilds that focused on more than a single spell school. Also, a "hedge witch" subclass for those who want to thumb their nose at Organized Magic and be without ties to a guild.

I disagree with this a bit. For my purposes, faith isn't faith in a god who may or may not exist. Faith is do you understand the god's wishes well enough that the sacrifices and vows you make to them sway the power to help or protect you when you need. This allows for disagreements in doctrine...

Thank you! It was an interesting challenge expressing dry mechanics narratively. I've found that I've become quite partial to the Sunaya. I need to find them a place in my world. Here is what I was attempting to convey: Thulian +2 Strength Powerful Build (Counts as large size in certain...

Well, a conquest paladin would be appropriate for the former. What they look like has already been stated, although I am being vague about that for reasons. Thulians have long had a tumultuous relationship with the land and sea. This has lead them to a conflict-based mindset, interactions with...

What more do you need for these two species? How could I expand the lore?

Yes, it is. Thanks for the benefit of the doubt. These orcs have talents in woodworking, seamanship, enhanced strength and are lucky. These halflings are resistant to fire, have metal cunning, and enhanced dexterity.

One are orcs and the other are halflings. One are humans and the other are gnomes. One are water genasi and the other are fire genasi. Both are humans. You tell me.

The Empire of Thule has been enjoying a calm after 30 years of hard battle and conquest. Through tactical excellence, strong esprit de corps, and strange good fortune, they have conquered the lands surrounding the Bolor Sea. Their emperor, Tavus the Blue Lion, is currently eyeing surrounding...

Tangent- A while ago there was a fun and fascinating thread on Twitter on how do you cardiovert a centaur? Do you put the pads on the human or horse chest? And, for bonus amusement, there are actually equine AEDs. Never realized that. So, yeah, anatomy matters in ways you don't expect...

If you can describe how they are different, and there being a situation where that difference matters, then yes. If not, then no.

Interesting! I'm a bit critical of increasing die sizes, but that's personal taste. One thing I want to experiment with is rolling best of x dice. So you roll 1 die at 1st level, best of two at 5th (say), three at 9th, what have you. I think statistically it is basically a result of 6 at four...

Umm... And? Is this news to anyone? We knew this 20 years ago. It feels like poking an old wound.

Sam developed an unusual form of cancer, that of the tonsils. While he's been gone in the short term because of his character loss, this is why he's been gone for more than an episode or two. Caught early, surgeries and therapy have been very successful. Expected to make a full recovery, but...

I want ... Starcraft, in a way. [Workshop] Xgp. Lets you make [Catagory]. Potions, scrolls, wands, swords, what have you. Base Material - Steel, lead, oak, cow's blood, glass vials with pure water, &c. The physical thing you hold or consume as well as common components. Trivial or easy to...

Indeed. One thing my players have gotten used to is one adventure per season, and finding a place to winter over. This gives them time to do their downtime activities and use their discoveries in the next adventure. Once they get to a certain power level they can adventure during the rainy /...

The more you have the bigger the boom. The reaction feeds on itself, the increasing heat setting off the next amount of powder. While you get into a situation where the explosion can be big enough that powder is flung out of the blast radius before it ignites, there are ways around that. So...

Maybe. First through is that it wouldn't unless the person became some kind of free willed undead. Then the soul is a "creature" of some stripe. Sending is 2nd level now, not 6th? Probably not unless there were some clever "magical hogwash" going on. Clever ideal, however!