Recent content by Warpiglet-7

Over the years we did some crazy stuff with party composition. But even with evil parties, it was mutual aid to win the day. In 1e we ran all one class a few times…or primarily one class with an add on… Our only real limit was generally compatible alignment…a paladin in a party of evil...

I realize I am stricter than average…I might handicap myself as player to an extent due to my anti cheese bias. But some online advice is utterly silly. Someone tortures the English language to sort of justify some combo that would not work at a majority of tables. Pet peeve of mine (but I am...

Exactly what I am talking about. “Don’t take this feat” often translates to a DPR discussion which is fine…if it’s a dpr question. And it’s said with certainty and without nuance…and a newb may well Just buy that and move on, limiting themselves needlessly. Compare and contrast pundits is...

All I know is my evil barbarian rolled 6 12s for hit points. The groans at the table were matched by my cheers. He could not hit things to save his life but soaked damage and became known as a “tree.” He was played until 1999 to level 7…and then 3e came out and he was left marauding...

Yes. And yet…

After some years of making 5e characters in particular, I am struck by the usefulness of ENWorld vis a vis dedicated blogs and sites regarding optimization and other matters. Where ENWorld has a usually robust discussion about choices, both pros and cons, I am amazed at the certainty of some...

First of all, I am very sorry to hear this. Several months ago I had a sick pet. The vet said he was sorry when we had him examined but he lasted longer than anticipated. Over weeks I watched the breathing and activity and personality change. And then he did pass away. I cried a lot...

This is a fact. We played lots of thieves and assassins in 1e, knowing they were at a disadvantage in many ways. But we could not resist it seemed… I think the issue now is most skill packages in 5e are transferable and can be gained in various ways. They aren’t essential…but people in my...

I think that is the culture now. But being old school in some ways, I go in knowing I could die. And that is fine. I want risk or it’s no fun for me. It seems a little? Less arbitrary…fewer one bad roll = death now. But I fondly remember falling into a pit of ghouls…and using magic and...

My friends and I are in our 50s. I r also play with our kids some. I love 5e. It took some getting used to but not a lot. When we want a tougher game we up the enemies, etc. And frankly if you start with 12 hit points it’s only 12 hit points…character at low levels can surely die in 5e...

We debate endlessly and participate in discussions and make comments. So it matters up to the point of motivating that much behavior at least. When every point ends with “think about the inclusion” this corporation is helping achieve or “you are blind to your biases” I do feel some urge to...

One big problem all people have is not having a realistic idea of intent and purpose when a business sends signals. I am not into mind reading with individuals, but companies are pretty transparent. The picture of the the blue guy sweeping the bearded guy off of his feet is not to me about...

nevermind. Beaten to the punch!

You are not wrong. But are there any pictures of male female romance in 5e? Or in ads? I don’t remember any. But maybe as you say it’s because I am blind to representations that are more common.

Life forced breaks upon me off and on over the years. I had a long boardgames run…then mostly Xbox. RPGs are labor intensive and hard to schedule. As a result, for my family and friends it often gets put off and delayed. I think part of my ongoing love for 5e is that I just have not played...