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I wonder if....perhaps I still don’t understand. Is the Meta-aesthetic we are referring to self referencing aesthetic or post hoc rule creation that unintentionally or intentionally creates an implied rule? What I mean is...does the difference between weapon attack, melee weapon attack...

When I think of horror as a genre it is about trappings and tropes. D&D does this fine. When I think of horror as a feeling. That is created in the minds of the players. It is from the interplay between the people. To me there is a difference between terror and horror. Terror being an external...

No, and problem isn’t necessarily the bard here. The problem might be the idea of a support character in 5e. All of the characters in 5e are so strong that support is redundant. The things bards used to do aren’t needed anymore. On average a first level fighter can hit any monster in the MM...

That sounds about right. IIRC it was after the release of 3e and for years edition wars raged.

I would say 3e saves Are classic. AD&D saves are vintage.

Give the mundanes strange power. I mean you don’t get.... Bitten by a werewolf Charmed by a succubus Breathed on by a dragon Diseased by a mummy Bled on by a demon Burned on by an ooze Swallowed by a worm Polymorphed by a wizard Healed by a cleric Paralyzed by a ghoul Sickened by a troglodyte...

Magic needs a nerf...Or mundanes need a rather stupendous buff. Level 20 fighter should be like Doom Slayer dismembering fiends with his bare hands and healing from it.

@MwaO In other, other words Derek Jeter was metagaming.

The types of entertainment they consume would be helpful. They may have no interest in planar stuff.

Very good session last Saturday. My three players made characters in record time. A crime themed D&D campaign. Set in Eberron played like Shadowrun/GTA V. Players had a blast. I did too.

Step one: Wait and see. Your friend’s paladin might not have a problem with your stuff. If they do not have a problem you can stop here. If they do go to... Step two: One of you must relent (or repent) logically this should be you. Paladins are a zealous lot. Pushing at this point by you is...

Sarevok is my favorite. It looks quite good. I would probably change the sword of chaos though. Sarevok is probably attacking 3 times a round. Making saves for each one feels like a bit too much upkeep for the damage/debuff it does.

I have made two characters in PF 2. I found the process....awful. PF 2 in play is good. The character creation process is just not my cup of tea. I would rather a randomly generated character than go through that IRS audit again. FWIW I used a computer program to get it done if I had been asked...

I hate to say it, but I think I am a Factotum. It’s not very glamorous. Fun fact: there are phobias of Beggars and Clowns but not one of Fighting-men.

We used them. I haven’t looked at them in years though. Maybe I will this weekend.

I thought the rule was to avoid criticizing or making value statements about modern religions. Proselytizing is also a big no-no.

It’s like you read my mind. Not kidding at all. I just watched Errementari but I was at the same time thinking more broadly Aztec and the word Vedic was specifically in my thoughts. Great minds I guess.

So more like Michael Douglas in The Ghost and the Darkness?

Not my character but a Cleric/Barbarian named Brock was killed by ghouls. After that I carried Brock’s magical axe naming it Brock’s Last Stand. Until it was destroyed in a fight with a remorhaz. His bad luck didn’t end with his death.

Interesting, I find the opposite to be true. All too often the new classes do x,y or z just slightly differently than existing ones. In some cases they mechanically have the same outcome and impact. The ONLY difference is some meta-explanation like Power Source e.g Arcane, Primal, Divine...