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Hi, Inspired by this thread, I propose we test how AI can help a GM generating a short scenario for a single evening, for the case where you're asked to run a game in a hurry (maybe the regular GM is calling in sick or something...) This is not a thread to disparage AI but one to test if we can...

Hello, Is there a way to request deletion of content as well as removal of account? I see it's possible to edit one's post to a "." since apparently the edit functions requires a single character, but maybe there is some option this site's admins have at their disposal to automate the process...

This is a thread to discuss about the show, welcoming, in a nice and polite manner as befit any Internet board, opinions about the show, from any point of views, ranging from how it was if you discovered Middle Earth by watching it or how the show differed from Tolkien canon and how it is...

We are told that the GM only asks for a D20 test when the outcome is in doubt (ie, there is chance of success and a chance of failure). We are also told that a natural 1 is always a failure, and a natural 20 is always a success. So, under what situation would a nat 20 be a success without the...

Random musing... We've all seen over time some people saying "I'd really like mechanically to play race X, but I don't like the fluff/appearance of them so I don't. With the compatible rules, just say that you're the child of a human and race X, choose to inherit all the visuals of the humans...

Hi, So, since we're able to mix and match races from sources and the playtest, and by now it's actually possible to compare... Are the new races options overpowered or not? Let's poll. It is assumed that the ASIs will be taken from background, but as the option to keep those from race exist...

In this thread, one is invited to be sarcastically entertaining by venting about One (not the Xbox One one, One the other one). This is an odd + thread in which you're invited not to take the claim seriously or answer "this isn't true!". Only add "praises" toward your "favourite" One change...

A common solution to the perceived problem of Eberron having "too few people", with Sharn being very empty with 200,000 inhabitants for example, is to multiply the numbers by whatever fit your fancy (I've seen x10 often). The second most common solution is to reduce the distances (so countries...

Hi, Recently, @!DWolf made a very interesting post contrasting the first parts of Strixhaven and the Strength of Thousands Paizo adventure path. It convinced me to get the AP, as I was interested in running a wizarding academy adventure, with more grown-up heroes than Hogwarts, and both WotC...

Hi, I've been looking into a "magic school" adventure and I two current (is it the zeitgeist?) products emerging, Strixhaven and SoT, I am trying to get informations about them. My google-fu failed me... Is anyone playing it and having some hand-on experience with it (despite the last episode...

This question was inspired by @Enevhar Aldarion's post in another thread, which was much more general in scope. The OP was about importing tropes into fantasy settings, but sometimes it's not a choice, like in historical settings. I'd like to know how do you deal with the difference in values...

Hi, Maybe it's obvious but... the DMG disarm rule allows knocking a weapon or another item from a target's grasp with an contested ability check (Athletics or Acrobatics). Wizards are notoriously bad at Athletics and probably are not stellar at Acrobatics as well. Is this a valid technique to...

I've seen threads around about the average combat length, with greatly varying answers from one DM to another. I found myself at the lower end of the poll: anything lasting more than 3 rounds and it starts to be a drag (mostly because some of my players take a lot of time to determine their...

With bounded accuracy, low level opponents, in sufficient numbers, can still present a threat to even a high-level party, overwhelmed by the number of actions the crowd will have and not being nearly-immune to their attack. A high-level fighter can still be hit by a CR1 monster sometimes. With...

I have recently undertaken a derivative of the superb (to read, so far) Zeitgeist campaign. Given the strong following of this AP, I am pretty sure it will be a blast to play as well. I am blessed with players who will undoubtedly derail the campaign at some point, but it is expected: the...