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Some might depend on the DM and if a fireball will light things on fire or if it is handwaved. Also depends on how much fighting the PCs do compared to other pillars of the game. There also might be some factors such as using a grid and size/placement of the spell, such as a lightning bolt...

Anyone else find themselves reading this in their "Gimli" voice- What are we waiting for!

Could this be a basic/advanced system based on levels as well? Levels 1-7 are basic with classes and systems, levels 8-13 would blend basic and advanced, and level 13+ is more advanced. Not sure if I like it more or less. I might like the core 4 classes to be more basic and be able to advance...

One of my players tends to always play a human fighter, so we just default to there being light from a torch or weapon illumination or a light spell in the area. We do not track where it is in the area or if someone drops it. It would be like fighting with a backpack on and moving slower...

And I'm thinking the opposite with 75% less magic classes and spells. This is why the designers should not take polls that rigidly. I would bring back attacking the saves like Reflex and Fortitude instead of having the DM roll saves. Players like to roll dice. I would chop feats and junk...

You just need to be powerful enough, and not all-powerful. This way 90% of the commonfolk will still fear you and repeat the big lies as it true. They could all be just 8-12th level and be fine. You can still have Elminster seducing the dragon if you wish since he is old and favored, but more...

For those thinking to themselves, who the heck was Taboo.

It seems that you can move the cube into someone's space. I would still think it is a line of sight to put it on a space. I also think part of the issue is using a grid and having it land on one square or allowing it to land on 4 squares.

Fear is always a great motivator. The peasants fear both the monsters and the PCs ever since the farmer's uncle Jim went off and never came back. Must have been trolls that ate his bones and him poor ma never got over it. Oh look, here are some mean men with big swords that just killed that...

Is there a difference with real world explorers and fantasy adventurers? Sponsoring an expedition to explore the unknown to find the source of the Nile or find a shorter route to India and discover the Americas might be a different thing than adventuring. I'm guessing that there are angles and...

I might allow the peasants to love the PCs and the nobles to not like them after they saved the town from whatever. The locals want the prosperity and safety, but the nobles see them as a threat to the power balance.

I was thinking that inspiration was the easiest to give as a bonus, but needs to be used in this encounter. You can just give it and not upset things if used in another encounter as well. You can give out other bonuses to the group that anyone can use besides inspiration. Bumping a die roll...

The spell is a 5ft cube, so I was thinking it does not matter much since it would only hit one bad guy. To do that, you need line of sight. Then I thought some people have a 5ft cube land on the intersection of the grid and hit a 10ft cube instead. I would then think you need to see part of...

Has things been telegraphed that there is stall a lot going on and it is dangerous? Are there less wandering monsters or sounds of bad guys moving about. Are there less patrols or changing off in distant corridors? Do the players have the right information? Sometimes I am not sure if I have...

How fast is this technology advancing and changing. What will it be in 1 year or 5. I see it as both good and bad. I have not tried anything as far as using it to do anything besides give me a few ideas for further development or for me to create an adventure, but it is coming.