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Zaranthan wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 23, 2021 2:01 pm

Also, I'm renaming Sanity to Childlike Wonder.

I was thinking "Holiday Spirit", a renewable yet fickle resource.

Aryxbez wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 22, 2021 10:45 am

Other than that, I don't really know what there is for PC's to do in the Dragonlance setting.

Planeshift, Gate, or hop through some long-lost portal to Faerun, of course.

Welp.

I'm "on defense" with this relatively Frank-lite interrogation, but I'll use the Pokemon comparison as others have earlier. But consider; rather than supplying a single PC with the capability of just Rock or R/P, give them all three. In Pokemon this is called a "sweeper", somethi...

The opposite to a "cycle" is a Gygaxian arms race, blown out of proportion in Tome, where Unstoppable Force meets Immovable Object, but at X level Y character class gets Z ability that reads "Defeats Invincible Defense" and we hit a dead-end. For 50 years the only elemental inter...

"Beefswelling" needs to be a stat

Well, I was intending on twisting the Gandalf trope of "looks like a humble old person" and when the big shots aren't looking they whip out the magic powers. Like some kind of Masquerade of the Dwarves. Those random sticks and rocks strewn around their habitats? All enchanted. Wands, vario...

For the last week I've been reading other forum discussions and analyzing non-D&D games that do mental stats better, and decided that not only do I want to revamp my heartbreaker to be classless, but statless as well, with the d20 equivalent of "a 14 in every stat" to start, then certa...

Rejakor wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 20, 2021 12:43 pm

in my game mental attributes are

vim
rhetoric
cheerfulness
rhythm
chutzpah
and a certain je ne sais quoi

Reminiscent of Frank's TNE concepts.

Reminds me of the episodes of Konosuba when the group goes to a hot spring town filled with worshippers of Eris, and everyone is shoving pamphlets in their faces.

Thank you, Kaelik.

Nice koboldpost. I apologize for derailing into goblins and political theory, this is high fantasy were talking about.

I'll agree with Nockermensch's counterpoint about biology. Hivemind, or species with "flocking" or "herd" inclinations may very well make it work. But as someone that has witnessed and participated, at times, in Earth-reality human local movements, as well as about two dozen frie...

Anarcho-communism will always, ALWAYS, give way to entropy. Someone doesn't have to "step up" to take command when a group of anarchists is essentially just individuals, the "leader" just has to be better at everything than anyone else... Which isn't hard with no infrastructure o...

The Adventurer's Almanac wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:04 pm

You mean the kind of chaotic evil where they're just really mean to bad people and not actually bad, right?

Whoever can hold onto their personal belongings the longest gets to lead.

This is usually the most cunning or physically powerful but also most perceptive (spot the thieves).

Prak wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 15, 2021 9:03 pm

No, all goblins are anarcho-communists.

This is what I gathered from Frank's description in Races of War, but the MM itself says "Chaotic Evil", so, yeah. It fits.

Prak wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:06 am

Clown college is a thing.

Somehow I've known this tidbit since I met a clown magician that showed me the "behind the trick" after his show when I said I wanted to do what he did.
He did mention a Clown College but I always thought he was joking...

Zaranthan wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 14, 2021 10:14 pm

Boo, kobolds are awesome! Goblins are just boring smooth skinned kobolds.

Gob!

I declare full out war on the dragon sycophants!

Expect bugbear assassins by midnight!

Kobolds are just boring scaly goblins. Done.

Unlimited Pie Works.

Hunter x Hunter sometimes-villain sometimes-ally

No. Prak's design is fine for 5e.

I'm not even debating thematics because in Earth reality we have the "It" franchise, an Eldritch Horror Clown.

I chuckled at "Cream Pie Kitchen"

Are mimes a kind of clown?

Mime in an invisible box.

I'd rather have temporary buffs activate as a Quick action, then the warrior does either their routine of standard techniques (all of which would be attack roll then damage then special effect), or a standard action maneuver. Edit: Well shit. I just reread the Nine Swords maneuvers and the level 1 l...