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I don't think there should be mental attributes, because they measure something against the player, rather than separate from the player like physical attributes. Those scores and the mechanisms they impact are fine, just call them something else and it won't be a problem anymore. No one should...

Just to use a singular example: Mutants and Masterminds showed folks very early just how versatile the d20 system could be. Games like Spycraft did similar, and even among the poorly chosen d20 adaptations of games like Deadlands, there were experiments with systems that made d20 more...

Right. It is possible another action could be more useful than dash in getting away, based on the specific circumstances. I think that could include using its action to avoid an obstacle that might damage it, since dying really slows one down.

I think it is okay to "break the 4th wall" at some point and pull everyone out of character in order to talk about things above board. "Hey guys, are you having analysis paralysis? Is there something i can do to help you make a decision?" That sort of thing. They may say, "Just tell us which...

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?

You are making a big leap based on negative information.

Truly a tragedy.

ALL accounts? That's bold.

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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...

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.

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.