Some folks want to help others learn how to play the game as it is. Others want to complain about the game in nearly every post.
I choose the former.
Wait a sec? Am I the complainer??!! I like to think I strike a healthy balance
Some folks want to help others learn how to play the game as it is. Others want to complain about the game in nearly every post.
I choose the former.
Wait a sec? Am I the complainer??!! I like to think I strike a healthy balance![]()
I quickly scanned the original post, but failed to understand what the problem is that motivated such a long and complex treatise of something that simple and natural.
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Simple and natural is often a result of experience.
For some changing the oil in car is simple and natural. It is after all the most basic of car maintenance. Someone with experience can just walk up to the car, pop the hood, find the cap, find the filter, and start draining the oil pan.
But for those who have never done it would it be simple and natural? They might have to find the owner's manual (or even discover the existence of an owners manual), or google videos or a write up on their particular Year/make/Model of vehicle. Even with those aids they are likely to mess up, spill some oil, forget to put the cap on, or forget to put the drain plug back on the oll pan before adding the new oil, or forget to replace the filter at all.
This thread is one of the best write ups on the changing the oil for new D&D grease-monkeys that I've read.
Go in and create multiple folders for different types of threads (maybe by rule system, maybe by topic, etc), set your notifications to no, and then subscribe to the thread and put it in the folder you want.
How is this? I am usually a player but feel more capable of DMing after reading this. I think that is about the highest compliment I could give a thread of this nature.
Maybe I am stupid. I dunno. I have played a long time. And frankly, the idea of checks in 1st AD&D were not as systematized as they are now. Which is OK--to pioneer D&D was brilliant regardless of shortcomings. Nevertheless, I felt inspired reading this. I do not know that I would run things in exactly the same way but really appreciate the review of group checks as well as passive checks.
How is this? I am usually a player but feel more capable of DMing after reading this. I think that is about the highest compliment I could give a thread of this nature.
Even with those aids they are likely to mess up, spill some oil, forget to put the cap on, or forget to put the drain plug back on the oil pan before adding the new oil, or forget to replace the filter at all.
Or over-tighten it, thereby increasing the DC of your next oil change.![]()
@Harzel & [MENTION=6802553]BookBarbarian[/MENTION], Can't you just add some oil to loosen the threads?
Hi iserith!
I started getting into D&D just this year, though I've been trying to get started with it for a long time. Never really had the time or group of friends for it. Plenty has happened in a short time and I'm set to DM my first home-brew campaign soon! I've had many, many questions - not about adjudicating checks per se... but how to make it better! How to make checks engaging.
All I wanted to say is: five years down the line your post is still massively helpful to someone and really inspiring! Thanks a ton for this!
All the best,
Johnny
Haha that's very understandable! As it is in life so often, the small things tend to fall under the table. Also, I still think it's very relevant and the material has "aged" really well, if you will.Thank you, glad this could help! I keep saying I want to get around to revising this, but never do. One day...