Recent content by Mistwell

Yes I agree a lot of people say they kind of ignore background abilities because they're kind of minor and easily forgotten. Not sure I mark that down as a "problem" though. Have you seen anyone argue the Criminal background is somehow overpowered and broken, or forces DMs to change the fiction...

An awful lot of people like the mechanics. I know it's a major reason I love the game.

You guys have been debating the Criminal background for 150 pages now with one side being "broken as written" and the other being "not used like that unless you're a jerk". What I don't get is, after a decade, has anyone ever complained about this background, or any of the PHB backgrounds...

I find you almost always entertaining, and you usually include some comedic note, somewhere. I didn't think those positives outweigh the negatives but fair enough. I think Snarf is open to criticism, and would understand the humor in my saying "TLDR" with a smiley face concerning a thread...

That's fair.

I'm sorry I irritated you. OK, I'd take issue with that. I like some of what Snarf posts here, and not others. This is an example of one I didn't like due to lack of editing, though I agree with his premise. Snarf didn't get to his thesis statement for literally 7 paragraphs and a video not...

TLDR. Do we need to run a GoFundMe to pay for you to have a professional editor? :)

The accusations that Tyler used AI to make this cover art are infuriating. I wish Tyler would pick one of the worst ones and sue them for slander.

I am a Greyhawk fan and I want new stuff for it.

Ah naw, i am with you on that. Someone will be irritated by something WOTC does, any time WOTC does anything or even nothing. It's become a law without exceptions.

I hope so. But they might not.

Come on man, it's not zero chance. And what purpose does exaggeration serve?

This announcement makes me unbelievably happy!

You're replying to a post from last year. Since that post they came out with a revised monk, and it's widely popular. You should check it out. But warning, it's more complicated that it looks on first read. Many found the didn't really see the ramifications of this version until they actually...

Sounds like it.