Recent content by James Gasik

Tales of the Valiant Players Guide 2

That would probably work, I mentioned something similar above when I thought about how better D&D would be if it had a "three actions" economy similar to Pathfinder 2e. Then again, this is contingent on bonus actions becoming more powerful over time. I have no reason to believe that won't...

I typed out a long rant, but decided to delete it. It's not really the place, and it's not like it matters what I think. I'd get some likes, some replies from people who will say "well, actually, you're completely wrong", and for what? Anyways, I think at this point I think I have my answers...

It's blasphemy, but I almost feel like something like Pathfinder 2e's "three action economy" would be a better fit for the game, though I'd implement it slightly differently than Paizo did, making it so that you can do up to three distinct things on your turn, but they have to be separate...

Ok, this could be problematic at least!

So I initially ignored 5e, not getting into it until I was talked into public play (this was right around the time the Sword Coast guide came out). By this point, everyone was using bonus actions, and if you asked for guidance about making a character, you were probably told that you should...

This is probably what I should have done, just allow it until it causes problems. That would have solved a lot of issues I have with other things, like the "no leveled spell if you use a bonus action spell rule", which, as near as I can tell, mostly seemed to exist to nerf Quickened Spell.

Given how overloaded some characters are with bonus actions anymore, it's crazy that they weren't intended to be ubiquitous.

Note: this applies to 2014 and Tales of the Valiant as well. For a long time, I've wondered as to the exact reasons why you cannot perform a Bonus Action ability as an Action. I've had players ask me about doing this from time to time, and I never could figure out a reason why not to allow it...

When I started to play 4e, my entry point was the public play program, D&D Encounters and later Living Forgotten Realms. Because of this, I continued to play 4e as written, which led to some...interesting arguments about some of the less well baked aspects of the system (I remember a player...

So I decided to take a look at my level 5 Oracle from PF 1e. I have the following notations on my sheet due to racial, feats, traits, class features, and magic items. *+2 AC vs. attacks from good subtype/alignment creatures (homebrew armor shield material). *+2 AC vs. critical hit confirmation...

He was the only one who hadn't read the script!

"Now, you Irish cops are perking up. That's two sound theories in one day, neither of which deal with abnormally sized men. Kind of makes me feel like Riverdancing." -FBI Agent Paul Smecker, The Boondock Saints. "Did they look like psychos? Is that what they looked like? They were vampires...

I suggest watching some Leverage, as they often perform scams where each member of the team has taken on a different role in a location, like "The Wedding Job".

Definitely more Phantasy Star. If I could find players, I'd have bought the new TTRPG, because I love the Swords & Lasguns setting.