Recent content by Dannyalcatraz

In my DMing history, I’ve only taken away a Wizard’s traveling spellbook away once, and it was unavoidable: the entire party had been captured and were released- naked- on an island as prey for a royal “canned hunt”, sort of like the punishment given to the protagonist in The Naked Prey or...

My first real inkling of this were the countless RAW vs RAI discussions, which echo lawyers debating over textual originalism vs legislative intent. The key difference is that, while both analyses start with plain-text readings, it’s generally a lot harder to discern what the actual rationale...

@Snarf Zagyg Since getting my JD, my perspective on RPG rules has changed quite a bit. My current take is that game designers have gotten into the bad habit of drafting rules in a wonderland-esque mirror to legalese…and rules discussions have followed an analogous path. But without the...

That could be a very Arthur C. Clarkian/Stargate/Star Trek type campaign.

In the longest running campaign setting I’ve ever been part of, characters played ranged from L1 newbies to PCs over L20, starting in AD&D, getting converted to 2Ed, and eventually 3.5Ed. The 3 core players rotated DMing duties. And yes, all of the PCs saw actual play. FYI, those PCs...

Another oldie but goodie is Acquire. I’ve played older, simpler versions and the newer ones with additional play options. Both are good.

Anyone ever use the aging rules…during character generation? I did. Back in the late 1980s, I was creating a Gray Elf F/MU/T with a strong court jester vibe. A bard without being a bard, IOW. Core to the idea was someone who could talk their way into and out of trouble. So charismatic and...

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True story.😉

I’m surprised at Vanara getting bonuses to Str, Int & Wis. They get bonuses to Balance, Jump, Hide and Move Silently. I’d think Dex would be a proper star for getting a bonus over one of those mental stats.

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