Little Known Rules of D&D

[Goldmoon]

That's understand, not speak... and you're overgeneralising.

The Lemure, for example, is mindless and cannot communicate.

-Hyp.

You are correct of course. I meant to say understand.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Here's a little known rule:

Dwarves have darkvision.
















What?

 

[Chu Li]

Ride skill, spurring: THE way to monster annihilation!

odd...

ChuLi

 

[Dice4Hire]

ah...claims without evidence.

It's like teaching undergraduate college writing all over again.

Don't remind me, I get to do this with kids who are not even native English speakers. Let me tell you that adds a whole new level

A whole new level.......

 

[Whimsical]

When directing your mount to jump, your Ride check and the mount's Jump check must make the Jump DC. (SRD citation)

To get an animal to do one of its tricks it knows, you must make a DC 10 Handle Animal check. Normally not an issue, except in combat when players forget about this.
Although Handle Animal is a Trained Only skill, you can use it untrained for handling or pushing (DC 25) an animal. (SRD citation)

Are you mounted? Would you like +4 to your AC for doing nothing? Sure, we all do. Make a DC 15 check and you can use your mount as cover. No Action Required!. You can have it any time you are not attacking. Like, right after you attack. (SRD citation)

If you are running or charging across uneven flagstone, hewn stone floor, a sloped or angled floor, or a narrow surface (12" or less), you must make a Balance check of DC 10. (SRD citation)

Mr. Tank: "But my Balance score is -8"
Mr. DM: "Sucks to be you. Roll it!"

Since we are on the subject, when is the last time that you have seen uneven flagstone, hewn stone floor, a sloped or angled floor, or a narrow surface in a game that you have played or DM'd? C'mon. Throw some in the next game you run. Especially in front of the big nasty monster that is 40"+ away from the players.

 

[Goblyn]

Abjurations in close proximity for a day or more glow, becoming easier to find.

PHB p. 81 (in the Search skill description)



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gnfnrf

Now that I didn't know about at all.

 

[mvincent]

1) Detect evil can detect non-evil undead (like lawful good ghosts).
2) The terms Extradimensional and nondimensional space mean the same thing in D&D (both are used to describe a portable hole).
3) Bulette's refuse to eat elves

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

As do Otyughs!

I based an entire non-combat encounter around that piece of trivia

-Hyp.

Yes, but they only know one word: poop.

 

[Hypersmurf]

3) Bulette's refuse to eat elves

But the 1E version loved burrowing for halflings

-Hyp.

 

[rgard]

But the 1E version loved burrowing for halflings

-Hyp.

Bulettes are obviously very eco-friendly.