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Ooh very interesting that cooperative casting appears to negate concentration. I like it.

Yes. That’s the next part of my quote that you didn’t post. It has nothing to do with theft though. You have to look at these things on a case by case basis. Not all borrowing from other cultures is negative and whether it is bad will depend on many factors.

I’m ok with that. No Zeus but a big Zeus sized space at the dinner table in Olympus. As a big fan of the show Kaos I can dig it.

Wow, I haven’t got my book to hand but your conviction convinced me. I think it was all the religious locations Thebestus, Elysian, Hades, Olympus etc that befuddled me.

Pretty sure they’re featured extensively in Planescape right at the end of 2023.

That’s only half the definition of stealing/theft. You missed out the other half which consists of intending to deprive the owner of the property. Taking the Benin Bronzes was theft. Putting jollof rice in your cookbook isn’t. What you’re actually talking about is disrespect. It’s disrespectful...

Saltmarsh was excellent. Thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you @GuyBoy for running.

It’s worth saying I also think the shares/profits element is highway to nothing. It can all be abstracted. Work out how much net cash you want the PCs to gain after a fixed period of piracy and if they are successful at the down time activity just let them get that sum of money and assume it...

The reality is, the factions matter as little or much as you want them to. Our party wizard has a strong affinity for the amethyst academy but the party also completed a quest for the Knights returning an artifact for them, despite their hatred of wizards. It was a distasteful experience for the...

Eberron’s action points were a 1d6 bonus rather than a reroll/mulligan.

Absolutely not. It’s a tightly defined campaign setting with about a dozen very well detailed mini-dungeons or adventure sites. With between 3-10 locations at each. That effectively form mini adventures. Reached by exploration, rumours or missions from the factions. Couldn’t be further from a...

So many great products in that last. Sea of Fallen Stars was my introduction to pirate RPG. Anyone else remember the island with the crashed Neogi Spelljammer. That is some serious horror vibes going on there.

5e? Dungeons of Drakkenheim… without a doubt hands down. Gated Sandbox Strong narrative Character driven Well designed encounters Classic D&D Plays to 5es strengths and mitigates its weaknesses Presents tactical challenge Particularly knowing the kinds of things you said you liked this is a...

It’s something I noticed in 4e WFRP as well that wasn’t really present in earlier editions either. Definitely feels modern to me, though some indie games no doubt used the mechanic earlier.

Almost certainly yes! You trend setter! I’m trying to cast my mind back but I’m pretty sure that d20 re-rolls were extremely rare in 3e and before. Not sure if they came in during 4e.

As I mentioned before I’m pretty convinced the route forward for fun 5e Pirate Ship operation is to abstract-the-shiz out of it. Kinda further to what @bedir than just said. We don’t track barrels of ale if the PCs but a tavern so why do it for an enterprise like this. I’m sure a subset of the...

Very late to this party but if it hasn’t been mentioned so far… the re-roll.

No problem. I mean I get it. I personally would have loved a detailed Master and Commander style campaign where each ship is a mobile settlement. The problem is every other PC would have to want this too, which is highly unlikely with most groups. I have come to terms with the fact that Skull...

It’s possible for a fantasy game to borrow from multiple sources and carry the flavour of a genre without being constrained by historical accuracy. Otherwise every fantasy city in RPG would starve from the lack of food and water and be bankrupted/collapse under the prohibitive cost and...

The best pirate setting I have seen is Razor Coast by Nicholas Logue - a veteran of Dungeon Magazine and many of the best Paizo adventure paths. It’s written for Pathfinder but easily adaptable for 5e.