Recent content by Distracted DM

Trying to decide between using the Foundry or Codex VTT implementations... does anyone have experience with them?

Not OP, but I've often considered limiting them, or rather saying "You get 2/3 short rests per long." By placing a limit on SRs, you make them more valuable, and something to manage. On average, it's probably 3-4 per long rest.. but I make LRs typically take 2 uninterrupted days.

I assume you mean roll stats down the line? Yeah that's one way of doing it. On the other hand, if a group communicates and works out what everyone's playing, then they can avoid being short in such cases... but I know many players come to the table already planning to play a certain character.

For better or worse, caring about time can be a learned behavior for players. I had a table that didn't care about time. Then, for probably 10 sessions, time was very important and they got super serious about it. Then, even after that period of time was over, they stayed super serious about...

Generally yes (unless at some point in future it's found that it isn't). I think they had a lending program that was shut down.

Is the point of the question to say "players are the primary target for WotC's design"?

I go so far as to make thieves tools able to disarm magical traps, using intelligence. Ofc the disarmer doesn't know what they're actually disarming, they're just breaking the runes/inscriptions/wards without setting them off.. knowing what they do is for Arcane (or possibly religion for divine...

@mearls We've identified the problem- is there a recommended fix for this?

This seems like a troll post? Yeah it definitely feels like a troll post referencing something I'm unaware of.

My creepiest was probably when I (trigger warning for child harm) stole the idea of Neb from Baldur's Gate 1/2 and combined it with the Skinner Murderer from BG2. I was personally horrified and uncomfortable as I described his lair. Not only that, I made his goal to sacrifice this stuff he'd...

Naming something makes it known- on the other hand if you'd printed out that OD&D art for the troll and put it on a binder clip as a "miniature," I think your players mightve been MORE horrified. But yes, I often get lazy and name a creature which makes it less scary. But if you just stick to...

It's pretty common to take multiclass dips to get features that'll combo for much stronger results than a single-class could. But I guess not everyone has to deal with paladin-warlock super-smiter short rest-rechargers 😆 Or a wizard that take a first level dip as artificer so they can have...

I used to go for medium rare, but then my wife picked up some cooking tips from a Gordon Ramsay video and now she makes it rare, with garlic and butter, and it's so good. But she also buys grass fed high quality, it's not a common meal since it's pricey. If we get steak at a restaurant now ill...

It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. Someone's gonna have a problem, cuz you can't please everyone. Either you design for you, the designer(s), as you think it should be, or you listen/bend to player opinions on how they think the game should work. Personally, I like more...

They hated the idea of changing it. They want to keep things as they are. Their individual d20+dex rolls. As the GM I just see all the flaws in the system, and look at how it could be done better :'D