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Posts by Mithical‭

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Q&A How do I make sure I'm not cutting into other people's RP time as a player?

As a player, I enjoy the role-playing part of a game more than combat. My style of playing will often include wisecracks, quips, and other "witty" remarks directed at both other players and NPCs. ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A How can I organize my DM notes in such a way that I have access to necessary information but not too much?

I have a lot of things I need to keep track of for a game: NPCs, monsters, the different cities in the world, the lore and history of the world... Of course, I'm unlikely to need to know the name ...

3 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 1mo ago by tommi‭

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Meta Is chess related Question on-topic in RPG?

Chess is not a tabletop role-playing game. Tabletop role-playing games involve creating a character, usually with some sort of selection of skills that the character is proficient in, and then rol...

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'm looking at starting to DM a game in the near future, and I'm trying to prepare myself as best as possible (I've only played as a player one time, so I'm not the most experienced RPG player out ...

4 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by tommi‭

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Q&A What safety tools can I use for a text-only horror campaign?

I'm planning on running a horror game of Call of Cthulhu 7e soon, over a text format. I'm familiar with the concept of safety tools in RPGs, which include ways for a person at the table to indicat...

1 answer  ·  posted 7mo ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 5mo ago by Mithical‭

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Meta How can we grow this community?

Roll20 Roll20 is an online resource designed to facilitate forming RPG groups and playing. In addition to potentially running ads through their Google Ads widget, we might be able to work out a co...

posted 2y ago by Mithical‭

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

In the RPG "A Familiar Problem" published by Darrington Press (with the basic rules available as a PDF), the rules state: When you fail a dangerous task, mark 1 Stress. When you roll a die to re...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Mithical‭  ·  edited 10mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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

In Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons, there are several spells available to Player Characters that allow them to resurrect dead PCs or NPCs. These include Revivify, Resurrection, True Resurrecti...

4 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Lundin‭

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

For my sorcerer character, I chose the "Distant Spell" metamagic option, which allows me to spend sorcery points to extend the range of my spells: Distant Spell When you Cast a Spell that has a...

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

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Q&A How can I make a game of D&D5e playable in a Sabbath-observing environment?

Being a person with some semblance of a real life, and the same applying to my players, I often find myself in the position of only having several hours of free time on Saturday - Shabbat (the Sabb...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Mithical‭

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Q&A What kind of attack bonus does a level 1 sorcerer have with a light crossbow in D&D 5e?

While teaching my siblings the basics of D&D, one of them decided to create, as a first character, a Dragonborn Sorcerer. One of the Sorcerer's proficiencies is with light crossbows, and is par...

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

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Q&A Is this homebrew Dream Influence Points mechanic effective?

For my Call of Cthulhu 7e game, I've used dream sequences for setting the tone, imparting subtle clues for the plot, and character development. They've convenient for dialing up the horror aspects ...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by Mithical‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by Mithical‭

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Q&A What safety tools can I use for a text-only horror campaign?

We wound up using a custom-built chatbot that someone purpose-built for the game. The bot is an "emergency stop button". Any player can, at any time, anonymously press a "STOP" button on a third-p...

posted 5mo ago by Mithical‭

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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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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 8d ago by V2Blast‭

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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 Do you incur the Wish penalties for using Wish for one of the alternative uses outlined in the PHB?

Wish is the most powerful spell in D&D, being able to alter the very foundations of reality with one spell. The description for use of the Wish spell in the Player's Handbook is this: The b...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Fie‭

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

In my current 5e campaign that I'm a player in, I'm playing as a Wild Magic Sorcerer. The main attraction of the Wild Magic subclass is the Wild Magic Table, which is a list of 50 random magical ef...

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

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

Contrary to my understanding at first, it looks like this should actually be possible. On a closer investigation of the Quick Start Rules, one of the examples brought has a player adjusting the Do...

posted 8mo ago by Mithical‭

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