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  1. Reynard

    D&D 5E (2024) Changes to the Command spell and its use at the table.

    Just reading over the 2024 definition of the Flee command: it does not indicate what sorts of actions the target must take. That means they are free to cast Plane shift if that is something they have. They can dash. What if they are a rogue -- can they disengage?
  2. Reynard

    D&D 5E (2024) Changes to the Command spell and its use at the table.

    You are making a big leap based on negative information.
  3. Reynard

    We All Won – The OGL Three Years Later

    ALL accounts? That's bold.
  4. Reynard

    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    I legit do not understand how the inclusion of the Deck is rairoading. No one has to draw.
  5. Reynard

    Why aren't megacorps as big a part of Steampunk as they are of Cyberpunk?

    None of this hits right with me. I think the core of the megacorp is that it is both a) international to the point of being beyond national laws, and b) owns hundreds (or more) of subsidiaries that control every aspect of customers' lives. Military is known for guns, but it also owns the gas...
  6. Reynard

    D&D 5E (2024) Changes to the Command spell and its use at the table.

    I mean, sure, but no one can prove their argument in that way. We are forced to look at the actual language of the spell, and try and parse it's specific intent. We don't need any of that, of course. We, as GMs, just decide how things work. But that is not only largely unsatisfying, it opens...
  7. Reynard

    D&D 5E (2024) Changes to the Command spell and its use at the table.

    You are obviously not reading the rules and judging by preference. The whole point of the thread is that D&D 2024 has specific mechanical requirements for each of the defined commands. You don't get to just decide.
  8. Reynard

    D&D 5E (2024) Changes to the Command spell and its use at the table.

    No. This is no implicit. This is you making a judgment unsupported by the text.
  9. Reynard

    The D&D 4th edition Rennaissaince: A look into the history of the edition, its flaws and its merits

    Since I never played it, I disqualify it from the running.
  10. Reynard

    D&D 5E (2024) Changes to the Command spell and its use at the table.

    Who cares? That isn't a requirement of the spell. Assume they represent the only options.
  11. Reynard

    D&D 5E (2024) Changes to the Command spell and its use at the table.

    Here is an example to chew on: A BBEG casts command on a PC and the PC fails the save. the command is Flee. The PC is in a big open room, with a lava pit 25 feet away, a bottomless pit 15 feet away, and a open exit door 35 feet away. Which way must the PC flee?
  12. Reynard

    D&D 5E (2024) Changes to the Command spell and its use at the table.

    The character or creature has to do the things, but they still have choice in how.
  13. Reynard

    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    For sure. I think at least some portion of GM railroading comes from insecurity: that is, being uncertain about being able to flow with out of the box player thinking. This can really only be mitigated by experience: the more you GM, the more confident you become improvising and following the...
  14. Reynard

    We All Won – The OGL Three Years Later

    Yeah, I love Legal Eagle, but that video was very obviously meant to capitalize on a niche concern and might not have bene the most throroughly reseached.
  15. Reynard

    D&D 5E (2024) Changes to the Command spell and its use at the table.

    The spell does not say anything about "panic." Creatures and characters affected should, IMO, be able to use their brains in choosing how to follow the rules of the spell. If the spell says you can't use any action other than move, though, that creates an issue.
  16. Reynard

    We All Won – The OGL Three Years Later

    Many folks -- Morris included, but I can't tag him because he has blocked me -- have made the argument that you can use the 5.1 and/or 5.2 SRD in CC to recreate pretty much anything in the 3.5 SRD via CC. I am not a lawyer and I don't pretend to understand copyright law, but it seems reasonable...
  17. Reynard

    So what's the deal with solo gaming?

    This is juest my personal take: As a writer, I would rather play a CRPG than play a solo game. I have tried a few and what it feels like is writing a novel outline with hekp. I am not interested in that. I can just write a novel if I want. If I want to play a game, I prefer the format of a...
  18. Reynard

    The D&D 4th edition Rennaissaince: A look into the history of the edition, its flaws and its merits

    I don't discount it, I just never had the issue. But Champions 4E is still the best 4th edition of any game that ever made it that far (yeah, GURPS, I'm calling you out).
  19. Reynard

    Why aren't megacorps as big a part of Steampunk as they are of Cyberpunk?

    This discussion raises an interesting question: what qualifies something as a mega corporation, particularly in cyberpunk?
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