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As I am one of only two people who have voted for "Roll for Intent" so far, I feel almost obligated to respond. First, I'd like to say the reason I prefer what's referred to as "conflict resolution" (what you call "Roll for Intent") is that it results in finality, i.e. a state of having won or...

Is that what they're saying though? I'm not sure. 🤔

I don't think I understand these questions.

As others have pointed out, you don't have to do much of anything. It's the player's character, so you could let them make the patron as present or remote as they wish, as an expression of their character. The game doesn't put it on you to do that, and if it was my character, I'd prefer you didn't.

Terrin steps forward from behind the wagon and throws a javelin at the elven cult fanatic who had made his way under the portcullis. Terrin moves to AO-55. Javelin: 1D20+3 = [15]+3 = 18 Piercing damage: 1D6 + 1 = [5]+1 = 6 Having hit his mark, he ducks back behind the stack of crates, ready...

Moving the paladin from fighter to cavalier seemed like a retcon and didn't sit well with me.

Right, I would think that if the warlock's patron features in the story, it's because it's the warlock's story.

@EzekielRaiden, I see in this article that both Mark Chorvinsky and Nikolai Tolstoy have argued "that Merlin is based on a historical person, probably a 5th and/or 6th-century druid living in southern Scotland" or similar "based on the fact that early references to Merlin describe him as...

Channelers in The Wheel of Time is a great example. I've only seen some of the TV series.

"Lead on," says Terrin in reply.

Any examples of this depiction from fantasy fiction?

Yes, I was thinking of Geoffrey of Monmouth's cambion Merlin. By druid, I suppose you mean in the D&D sense, referring to his notable shapeshifting ability. Technically, Myrddin Wyllt was a bard. Again, I'm not widely read in the genre, but I suppose Harry Potter would be the primary example of...

Warlock is 8th-level. Sorcerer is 9th-level. And Wizard is 11th-level. :) Serious answer: wizards are Dying Earth wizards. Warlocks are Elric of Melniboné. I'm not that familiar with Sword and Sorcery and can't think of a character that fits the Sorcerer archetype, but Merlin comes to mind.

Terrin throws a javelin as he steps out from around the corner, beginning to round the wagon and attempting to deter the fanatic from standing near the portcullis. Javelin: 1D20+3 = [3]+3 = 6 As the javelin glances off the wall and clatters to the floor, Terrin travels between the stack of...

Yes, it sounds like you're imagining a grate that's smaller than the area they're standing on, whereas I was imagining it taking up the whole area. Thanks for the clarification. One more question, does the wagon provide cover?

I guess my question was more about whether they were standing on it. From the map and your prior description, I had assumed they were, and my question was meant to clarify that aspect of the fiction. Your response here, though, seems to call that into question as something that has not been...

Well, the NPC (DM) is strongly indicating the sewer is the way to go. @FitzTheRuke, do the oxen need to be moved to get access to the tunnel?

I like to randomize character creation, so I put this together about six years ago for my 5.0E games as an adaptation of the Secondary Skills table from the AD&D 1E DMG. The original table features a 15% roll twice result (which is replicated on my table), so my table also results in combination...

I like alignment as an ingredient in the kitchen-sink medievalistic modern fantasy that is D&D, like having Vancian wizards and Tolkienian orcs. In this case, it's cosmic factionalism from Three Hearts and Three Lions and the Elric Saga which feature Law versus Chaos. I think the expansion to...

FWIW, "The Provisional Glossary" over at The Forge has this definition: Railroading Control of a player-character's decisions, or opportunities for decisions, by another person (not the player of the character) in any way which breaks the Social Contract for that group, in the eyes of the...