Recent content by GMMichael

and the DM can make opponents run away. Make them subdue. Make them friends. Even adjust hit points as needed (why would opponents always be at max HP?). The DM always knows how much danger is involved, because the DM controls danger. I think you're looking at a different chapter than I was.

I'm pretty sure it's the game's general focus on combat that does this, not just the encounter balance. Yeah, that sounds illegal. And would make it hard to roll a d20. The last DMG I bought, printed in 2000, uses a good deal of words discussing topics outside combat. That being said, the...

"Do I make you horny, baby? Do I?"

I do what my character would do. That's role-playing. If I'm a PC, I'll at least play a character who's interesting to me, even if we don't agree on everything. Wait a minute. I think you just cleared up SO many things for me here... If you wrap the racism and sexism together, you have...

Go to forum Get Parsely Turns Classic Adventure Games Into Fun For Everyone Read Parsely Turns Classic Adventure Games Into Fun For Everyone Ready wallet Say "could I really spend an hour and a half talking like this?"

What about Adam realizing there's only one woman on Earth? Modos 2 makes it easy to ignore a character's physical presence: just use the Mental and/or Metaphysical attributes instead. Each attribute has its own pool for hit points too, so a character can be tougher or more fragile in the dream...

To me, "as simple as it gets" is just one position, Churn. Then, if the scenario permits, the GM allows a Rear Support position for allies and/or enemies. To wander even further from "simple," a flanking character can get behind Rear Support, into Rear Flanking position. If all three...

Another (recent?) obstacle to PCs trying things: action lists. On your turn, you can Attack, Dodge, Move, Aid, Dash, or Cast a Spell. Then, Cast a Spell becomes a list of cool things to do in its own chapter. Where's the list of cool things that non-casters can do? It's just one of the brain...

This. Sure, you can tell players, "you can attempt to do nearly anything." But if you tell them later, "when you do something, you have a base 50% chance, and if you roll too low, your effort FAILS!" And, "by the way, unless it's your highest ability score, you're not going to do very well,"...

K, folks. @UngainlyTitan isn't the only one whose point is being missed. When @Reynard says "we could all die at any time, and all we'll leave behind is our space junk," I have to think, "why leave anything behind? If there's no future, why spend money on it?" In the present, we can all use...

If they're like the old people I know, they don't even want to play a CRPG. But everyone likes watching . . . so maybe find a longplay on Youtube?

So, does the casting location in the mine have its own sigil sequence? Can Zora teleport back to the mine after dropping off the gold? Yes, every point in the universe has a sigil sequence. Can she teleport back to it with Teleportation Circle? No, because that circle/sequence isn't...

Thanks for saving me 20 minutes. I'm glad that the races have become species. The cross-breeding was getting out of control. Now if they'd follow suit and make the Classes into Archetypes (warrior, wizard, rogue), the evolution from 3e would be complete. :rolleyes:

Indeed. But I'd rather be able to drink affordable coffee in the next 10 years than have a space probe that suggests a human-like life form once resembled me to an apathetic alien. That's a small percentage. But a large amount of money. GDP falls into the category of things in which Carl...

What if, instead of reminding the Void of us, that space exploration money were spent on sustainable living and agriculture? Or mental health support for those with "fervent . . . hatred?" WWCSD?