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Yes. I guess my point is that only one rule doesn’t mean there is only one realistic method. D&D is not and has never been a board game.

It does have a save in 2024. He has just missed out that part from the description for some reason.

What you are describing is one common circumstance where something can definitely be ridden RAW which then applies the rules for mounted combat in the PHB What it doesn’t say is that only a willing creatures that is are least one size larger can ever be ridden. It’s just that those...

Inflict Wounds has a saving throw that represents the defenders attempt to resist the effect. You’re missing that crucial detail in your description.

If mounting a creature had to be willing then no one would ever have ridden a horse. I’m not a cowboy but pretty sure that every wild horse at some point was unwilling to be ridden until it was broken in. Also pretty sure there is a whole rodeo entertainment industry that disproves the fact...

Really glad you’re enjoying reading. Boy have you got some treats in store for you in Towers and in Memory. So many moments of awesome given weight by the run up.

Because there are continuously great games coming out that surprise and delight. Many by studios owned by publishers. As a general rule I put little stock in doomsaying. There’s going to be a Baldurs gate 4. That’s great.

Yeah. Shouldn’t have bitten. Why don’t you learn Sword.

Funnily enough I used that map for my Age of Worms campaign which fit Daggerford pefectly. It’s a great shout to mention it, and exactly what I was thinking! Thanks.

I would love to have a Faerun map product of Mike’s quality but that could be expanded to give more detail on a specific area. In the same way google maps adds more detail the more you zoom in. So maybe a continent wide map just marks the Dalelands and maybe Shadowdale. A Dalelands wide map...

We should be able to laugh emoji and heart emoji a post!

Actually changed my mind. I’ll bite. You're clearly invested in this topic, but you're coming at my post like it's some kind of naïve shrug at causality, which it absolutely wasn't. When I said “it just happens,” I wasn’t suggesting the universe rolls dice and games magically fail. I was...

The 3e scenario where PCs would hack at a regenerating creature’s corpse repeatedly to keep it in negative hp and counter the regeneration was really silly and immersion breaking. I much prefer the fact that the tarrasque can be killed but then reawakens somewhere else. It fits the tarrasque as...

I think you’re forgetting that in 5e NPCs and Monsters don’t follow PC construction rules. There are foes that can cast multiple leveled spells in a round and that bypass restrictions that players have for balance reasons. Where there is space for interpretation the DM should absolutely be...

Honestly, your certainty doesn’t leave much room for discussion. I don’t need to approach conversation like a boxing match anymore. Enjoy

What I don’t share is the general sense of pessimism. Great games can come from small studios or large ones. I’ve seen a great franchise be wrecked by the same studio that made the first two installments. Larrian keeping it is no guarantee of success either. Game franchises come and go, some...

Drag and drop 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hang on there. This isn’t being used on a party member or an ally. The OP set the premise that this was the big boss fight of a campaign against a ghost possessed dragon. Hence in my opinion it being reasonable to expect an attack roll or a saving throw. No one I’ve seen thinks that you should...

Very good reviews of the two systems I’ve used extensively (Roll20 and Foundry). I won’t comment on the systems I’ve not used. I kinda feel that Roll20 is the way in if you play D&D and then Foundry is the system once you familiarize yourself with VTT. [Unless you play WFRP, in which case just...

Could the same argument not be said about BG1. Same with BG2. If this opinion carried the day then we would never have seen BG3. We don’t know what might come down the line. For me Bg4 doesn’t have to be better. It just has to be a good enjoyable game.