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Yes, there is: FATE. The character generation, in particular. See also Dead of Winter. It's a boardgame, not an RPG. But it delivers what you're going for, all in a nice 1-2 hour package. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG-iUxJcoXc

Again, the goal isn't a free society. "A free society" isn't the ideal. Society needs rules. A society without rules is a mob. We can. We have (American Civil Rights act, Americans with Disabilities Act, etc.). We must.

Well, that's the thing. That lady should be fined and sued. The goal isn't a "truly free society" / anarchy. The goal is a civil society, where people are compelled by law to not be jerks. We punish people who exhibit behavior that's undesirable or damaging. Jaywalk? Get a ticket. Drive drunk...

That's a good story, Rabbitbait. My son is a little over 1 year old and I'm very much looking forward to his first game. He already has a full set of (giant, non-choking-hazard) dice. Don't fret too much about that first character death. I was brought into D&D at the tender age of 6 by my...

I buy game books I have no expectation of playing. And I've bought game books I've no intention of playing. Sometimes I buy such books because I'd like to peruse the rules. They're ammo/ingredients for future homebrew systems, or bits that can be plugged into my existing campaigns. I've...

What rankles me about the Hobby Lobby case (well, one of the sources of rank) is that it is based on the notion of a corporation having closely-held religious views. Which is absurd on the face of it. Unless you're playing Shadowrun, where the notion of a corporation having a soul is totally...

Yep, Uller, I linked the bill in my first post on this thread--it appears on the second page. The bill essentially says that a person's exercise of religion trumps government, by default. The bill allows the government to "burden" a person's exercise of religion, but only if the government...

I spent many middle school and high school summers 1:1 gaming, primarily in AD&D 2nd Edition. And more than a few sessions recently, in 5E. As a player, and as a DM. As others have stated: utilize henchmen and hirelings. This is the classic "Jason and the Argonauts" model. Go watch Clash of the...

Regarding "religion & politics" on ENWorld, my opinion is that this has been a good discussion. It's civil, it's timely, and it's relevant: GenCon is, functionally, the oldest and highest-profile community of tabletop gamers--how the stewards of that community act has an impact on this...

The problem with that notion is that there's no historical evidence. In fact, that evidence disagrees. Before the Americans with Disabilities Act, how many businesses provided wheelchair-accessible access to their goods and services? Ramps and elevators are expensive to install and maintain...

I've seen a couple call-outs to the utopia of the free market. The problem with that is that "the market" is never truly free. In the example, the business decides to refuse service to the "transexual or whatever." You posit that the market will see that unmet need (a transexual in need of...

Please read the links I posted. These aren't demands by any one user here at ENWorld--they're Federal laws, enacted by elected representatives. Check out this link. It gives a pretty comprehensive overview of when "I just don't like you" is okay, and when it's illegal...

Nope. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990 Here's the text for SB 101: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/101#document-92bab197 Gencon is not free to provide (or not provide) their service...

Demonstrating proper rules is not at all a priority of Acq Inc. The whole point of this production is to show (not tell) the product, "Dungeons & Dragons." Not 4e Dungeons & Dragons. Not 5e Dungeons & Dragons. Dungeons & Dragons.. That is: a group of friends gathered around a table, roleplaying...

I think what's missing is the "smoking gun": the email exchange where: 1) the customer asks for the order to not ship until the product is revised with the new cards. 2) the company acknowledges and agrees to that request. My outrage is withheld unless both conditions are met. If those...

Thanks for the replies, folks. Particularly GX.Sigma, who neatly summarized my own post-comment conclusions. One unforeseen rule learning from this thread: the fact that Surprise does not last the entire round, but rather is limited to the end of each Surprised creature's turn. Fascinating! And...

P 146, under Weapons. The bold is from the PHB. The sentence is explaining melee weapons and ranged weapons. It's not explaining melee attacks and ranged attacks. In other words, that sentence does not say: "A weapon used to attack a target within 5 feet is a melee weapon. A weapon used to...

The too long; didn't read version is: do Doppelgangers get Surprise when they attack?

One of the great things about 5E is the whole "rulings not rules" philosophy. So I'd like to query my fellow DMs' ruling on a vague rule: surprise. The rules text is on page 189. My key takeaways from the above are: 1. DM determines. 2. In order for there to be Surprise, at least one side...

By the way, the Weapon chart is also why you can't TWF with a shield. The rules for TWF require weapons (p195, light melee weapons; p165, one-handed melee weapons). A shield does not appear on the Weapons chart; a shield is not a weapon (light, one-handed, or otherwise). A shield used as an...