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Additional text omitted. Bravo! TomB

Upon reading the first paragraph I was ironically drawn to thinking about a recent review, by the good folks at shutupandsitdown of Frosthaven, the successor to Gloomhaven. A point that I was drawn to was that Gloomhaven has a lot of rules holes. Enough that in a typical game some player...

That's a hold-over from 1E. Magic missile has a skein of specific considerations: Shield explicitly blocks magic missile. The missiles always hit, in contrast with other spells such as Scorching Ray. As a force effect, magic missiles ignore damage reduction and hardness. Allowing magic...

Is Roll20 accurate? A perusal of a few common spells seems to indicate that the requirement that the target be seen will be explicitly stated when it applies. I'm in doubt of the general PHB text based on this perusal. Sunbeam and Lightning Bolt don't seem to need the targets to be seen...

Except, there are many exceptions: Should a sunbeam type spell work through glass (I'd say yes). Should a sound based effect work through a closed wooden door? (I'd say it depends on whether the sound reaches through the obstacle). Many damaging effects which can overcome the hardness and hit...

Ah, ok. But then: Bringing concealment into the discussion just seems to confuse the discussion. A wall of force is an obstacle which does not provide concealment and which provides total cover to physical attacks. Then, a better question seems to be: What types of obstacles are barriers to...

Yeah .. but, from your second post: According to this, "complete concealment" provides "total cover". A sufficiently leafy branch can easily provide complete concealment. I really think "concealment", "cover", and "obstacle" are too slippery of terms to be useful in this discussion. TomB

To say ... I'm finding the use of the word "cover" to be part of the confusion in this discussion. Similarly, "obstacle". There are to many meanings, imprecise meanings, to gain much traction. A leafy branch can provide total cover, but that would hardly stop most attacks. And maybe should...

Does it have any weight? If it doesn't, how does it exert pressure? Is it pinned in space, in the sense of an immovable rod (but very weakly pinned: more than 20 lbs force should move it!) If weightless, is it nevertheless subject to gravity -- as if it had weight? Is its motion limited by...

Note: The England and earth’s surface calculations are 5,280 times too low. One square mile has 5,280 x 5,280 square feet, not 5,280. Covering England to 100’ would take a bit more than 10 million years. Covering the Earth to 1’ would take about 250 million years. TomB

In the posted videos, the rope is relatively stiff (and thick). Doing the same climbs with a flexible, freely dangling rope is a lot harder. Getting ones feet/legs around the rope is a lot harder if the rope is moving around -- because you have grabbed it with your hands. And getting your...

Eh, this gets a lot harder if the rope is hanging loose, or is against a surface, or is slippery, or is thin. Bonus question: how does the answer change if the person starts 10’ under water? TomB

Agreeing to much of the rest, but this probably would have been a bad idea. There is no infringement here. A dispute over possession of the cards is not a copyright issue. No cause to take down the video. Claiming that there was a copyright violation where there was none seems quite wrong. (I...

That would work better, at least to me. That’s a positive assertion of what happened. It’s direct and unambiguous. It’s also falsifiable. WoTC has more reputation on the line in making such a statement. TomB

Agreed. I do think the response was unfriendly (at the least). I lay fault on both parties. TomB

Eh, poor resolution reproductions are probably not infringing. In comparison, if he had other cards past embargo that he owned, he could legitimately post images of them if he were selling them as singles. TomB

Not being "stolen property" does not mean that he is entitled to keep the cards. He doesn't have to send the cards back. The friendly thing to do is call the sender and tell them of the incorrect delivery. The sender has the burden of retrieving the cards. My (unsure) understanding is that...

Eh, this is not a copyright issue. A review is an allowed “fair” use. Also, a physical product carries certain rights. If he had digitized an image in full resolution and put that out that would be infringing. I thought he received the wrong product? In such a case it seems he is not...

I dunno. I can’t speak to the veracity of what was stated to have happened, but if Mr. cannon’s wife requested that they leave, and if they physically prevented the door from closing (which means they did not leave), and they did so while armed, I’d say they ratcheted up the threat to criminal...

Ah, I see. The Beyond version seems to be a ship killer. What happens if a 10’ wide trench is created across a ship? What if the ship is more than 10’ wide? TomB