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Q&A In Call of Cthulhu, what's best practice for requiring skill checks when there's uncertainty about which skill would be required?

Looking at the Call of Cthulhu 7E character sheet, I see two "investigator skills" that look very similar to me: "Elec Repair" and "Mech Repair". One is short for Electrical Repair, the other for M...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by dsr‭

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Meta Are things other than Tabletop Role-Playing Games allowed?

This is a good discussion to have. The site proposal on Meta is intended to establish a starting point; communities can and should further develop things. The top-voted answer on the proposal inc...

posted 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A How do I ensure that character death is impactful at higher levels?

Enforce a deal with the devil If your game lore is a fantasy one or similar, it likely has a God of death and a place where you go when you die. You can arrange it so that in order to get resurrec...

posted 2y ago by Lundin‭

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Q&A How do I determine what a "dangerous task" is in "A Familiar Problem"?

After taking the time for a careful reading of the full ruleset, my impression is that it's intended to represent tasks where there are significant negative consequences for failure. In other words...

posted 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Meta Should we allow questions about social deduction games on RPG Codidact?

We recently received a question about The Resistance, which is a social deduction game similar to Mafia. From the most upvoted answer defining the scope of this community, The idea would be to ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Quintec‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Cereal Nommer‭

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Q&A Is it possible to use Contingency + Vampiric Touch to save yourself from unconsciousness?

In a Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition game, I am playing a Wizard and considering the interaction between the contingency[1] and vampiric touch[2] spells. My goal is to explore the possibility of...

1 answer  ·  posted 10mo ago by Cereal Nommer‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by deleted user

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Q&A How important are Sorcerer supplements when running the game for the first time?

I asked Ron Edwards, the designer of the game and the supplements. He stated that the core book by itself is completely sufficient, and one should be careful not to overcomplicate things with the s...

posted 2y ago by tommi‭

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Q&A When are Size rolls used in Call of Cthulhu 7e?

When are Size rolls used in Call of Cthulhu 7e? I've given my character a size of 80 (using the character generation guidelines on cthulhuwiki. I did so as I wanted to play a tall and fat chara...

0 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by pureferret ‭

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Q&A How do I ensure a game is immersive when playing remotely?

Be very descriptive, in whatever medium you use. Detailed description of the environment, NPCs and scene make the game come alive. Engage multiple senses when you describe the scenario. The sight...

posted 2y ago by Cereal Nommer‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Cereal Nommer‭

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Q&A How do I ensure a game is immersive when playing remotely?

I was planning on DMing a RPG - specifically, D&D 5e, although this question applies to a broader audience - in person for at least the first session, after which the plan was to switch to a re...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Cereal Nommer‭

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Q&A What Dungeons & Dragons content has been released under a CC license?

Wizards of the Coast recently announced via D&D Beyond that they are releasing the "SRD 5.1" under a Creative Commons license. Within the announcement itself, they linked to a 403-page PDF that...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Mithical‭  ·  edited 1mo ago by V2Blast‭

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Q&A How does the Spell Sniper feat work with the sorcerer's Distant Spell?

It's ambiguous, which means it's up to the DM. Both replacement effects occur "When you cast a spell" with some certain condition. However, when you cast a spell that (requires you to make an att...

posted 1y ago by Cereal Nommer‭

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Q&A Is it possible to add the non-occupational +20% to Language(own) and achieve 100% at character creation?

I'm basing my character creation off of this CthulhuWiki page, which says this about Language(own): A character’s Mother Tongue. Choose the language best known to your investigator, such as Engl...

1 answer  ·  posted 9mo ago by pureferret ‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by Mithical‭

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Q&A How does the Spell Sniper feat work with the sorcerer's Distant Spell?

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to cast at 60 feet: the way I see it, you use one sorcery point to to modify the spell to have a range of 30 feet, and then you are casting this modified spell,...

posted 1y ago by Quintec‭

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Meta Which one is better as the site name, "Tabletop Role-Playing Games" or "Tabletop RPG"?

Which one is better as the site name, "Tabletop Role-Playing Games" or "Tabletop RPG"? Bystander here, but "Tabletop Rocket Propelled Grenade" or "Tabletop Report Program Generator" don't make any...

posted 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A Mechanical similarities or differences between Monsters! Monsters! and Tunnels and trolls

Monsters! Monsters! is a less known game by Ken St. Andre, the designers of Tunnels and trolls. From what I understand one plays monsters there, rather than adventurers. Wikipedia claims the rules...

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by tommi‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by tommi‭

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Meta Should posting on Meta affect reputation?

When we launched this community, we did not yet have the ability to set different reputation grants for different categories. We've had this for a while but we failed to follow up before now, sorr...

0 answers  ·  posted 10mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Does a Wizard automatically know how to craft scrolls from known spells?

Maybe (Ask your DM) Remember; Crafting A Magic Item is an optional Downtime Activity available to the DM to offer. Your DM may use these rules as presented, but interpreting vagaries is left to D...

posted 2y ago by Cereal Nommer‭

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Q&A Fighting fantasy rpg and CYOA books

To my understanding, the Fighting fantasy rpg (and Troika! as a more-or-less retroclone) use the same rule system as the choose your own adventure gamebooks of Steve Jackson, Warlock of firetop mou...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by tommi‭

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Meta Should we allow questions about social deduction games on RPG Codidact?

No. Social deduction games are too similar to board games. In the board game Clue (Cluedo outside the US) you are also technically playing a role, and based on a variety of reasoning, logic and pr...

posted 2y ago by Cereal Nommer‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Cereal Nommer‭

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Q&A How do I ensure that character death is impactful at higher levels?

Keep it easy and trust the players The game is about playing your dream hero, and it is inconvenient for everyone if they die before it is dramatically appropriate. Hence, resurrection. So let...

posted 2y ago by tommi‭

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Q&A How to determine the target(s) of Catapult?

It seems to be up to interpretation I could not find any clear interpretation of the definition of target. The definition you quoted, A typical spell requires you to pick one or more targets to...

posted 2y ago by Quintec‭

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Q&A How can I make the Wild Magic Sorcerer subclass more fun in a non-combat-heavy campaign?

We've made a few modifications to the rules for Wild Magic surges during this campaign that I feel have enhanced my experience. Here are a few of the things we've changed: Make the table more rele...

posted 2y ago by Mithical‭

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Q&A What kinds of encounters besides for combat can I include in a game?

I suggest thinking non-player characters, places and objects rather than encounters. Since you write about "dm" and have "dm tips" as a tag, I assume you are running some edition of Dungeons and d...

posted 2y ago by tommi‭

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Q&A (How) Can PCs use the frosty orb of a one-eyed shiver?

Yes, you can allow a PC to take and use the frosty orb. In order to use it, they will have to destroy their own eye for power. You should immediately consider the effect on their psyche of both co...

posted 2y ago by dsr‭

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