Recent content by Chaosmancer

I completely agree. And I think one of the aspects that is driving me in this conversation is a particular player at a table I am at, who is very much trying to play a Crusader-styled warrior (he is an author who wrote a fantasy series based on the idea of the Crusades) and how some of his...

I wasn't sold on this one until I saw it as part of the set. That convinced me. Wish I could afford to get one of each, since these are an anniversary edition, but I'll have to content myself with 2 PHBs and one of the each of the others.

I was torn about it, the Mindflayer isn't the biggest draw for me and the style didn't seem the same. But you are correct, seen side-by-side, this is very good. Still getting a second PHB because that's just useful, but I'll go alternates on the others.

I disagree about the mechanics, because that is just asking for a mess. but I agree with how you propose forming a code. It very much should be less "these actions should not be taken" and more "this is what I believe in". But you also need to temper that with a consideration towards the rest...

Did you happen to look in the entry for Devils, the most LE of LE beings? Because sure, while the mortals CAN lie and break contracts, the very embodiment of LE CANNOT break their word. Otherwise, Devil Contracts would be utterly worthless, and Devils as a concept would have no reason to exist...

No, they may not be random, but that also does not mean they were pre-ordained. They in fact, could not have been pre-ordained, because they were randomized.

I prefer if the player gets to decide their own good and evil too. Problem is, they don't get to do that in DnD. Point of Fact, you keep quoting Gygax and his definitions of Good. Which would be fine if Gygax was a player, but he isn't. And he wasn't writing as a player. So, as you quote Gygax...

Sure, I won't deny any of that. But just because a majority of humanity is doing better than they used to, doesn't mean that an awful lot of them are not still in truly horrific situations. And were in potentially worse situations two, four, six, eight, ten and twelve decades ago. It isn't...

Looking down at my old 2014 MM... despite the fact that I generally prefer scaley and spikey beholders to fleshy ones... I like this new one better. It appears as more of an abomination, the glowing eyes give a sense of power, the lighting is better across the art, and the size is much more...

I mean, to be completely fair and balanced, every time period of human history is a fairly unending hellscape of horror. Some are less horrific than others, in certain parts of the world, but none of them are particularly nice for every person in them. So, just about the only works of...

Because the idea of Providence, which you have pointed to repeatedly, is the realm of the Gods. And the Player is not the person who determines what the Gods think or how they act. So they are not the ones who can declare whether or not the Gods favor someone. And this is still a LIE. The...

No, you've only said that they scorn the truth and would lie freely. I acknowledge I added the word "must". Rather minor point to get hung up on. I never said it was your example, it was my example with the orphans. But sure, you can loudly declare "I refuse to answer!" as well, and just...

Always good to know that, the moment I get excited about a cover, I can go into the discussion to have all that excitement washed away. Glad to know this community is one where all my excitement can get trashed, so I don't have to worry about enjoying anything. I mean, we literally have a hero...

I no more salivate over the thought of killing a dragon than I do an Archmage or a God. Sure, I like to picture the fight, because I enjoy the spectacle of the fight. I like the action, the drama, but I'd never want to go and kill a dragon just because they have a lot of gold. I literally can't...

This, incidentally, is what leads to Paladins who see their stating "I shall not lie" defaulting to "tell anyone who asks me anything the complete truth regardless of context" Because if we say that Lawful Evil must lie and scorn truth but they ALSO must keep their word and abide by...