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Yuuki

4:00 PM

I could make some wild guesses though, depending on the question.

I also have a friend who studies Japanese so I could ask him.

nitsua60

I took a photo of something that has some Japanese (I believe) characters on it... wondering what it says.

Xirema

@nitsua60 Also speaking as someone who watches a lot of anime, I could make a lot of wholly unsubstantiated guesses that will probably make whatever you're trying to do a lot harder.

nitsua60

Yuuki

Well, I also know Chinese which can help but sometimes not really.

Okay, so that photo needs to be rotated.

nitsua60

Yes. I believe the flower would sit on the top.

Yuuki

4:02 PM

The first two characters are numbers, 3 and 8.

The third one, according to Google Translate, can be either "formula" or "ceremony". Although the 3 and 8 are making me wonder if it could stand for "caliber".

But I also know that a lot of Japanese and Chinese firearms are designated as "Type <Number>" in English.

nitsua60

Interesting. The name of the piece is the "type 38".

So it's just the model name. Thanks.

Yuuki

Yeah, "Type 38" is the most likely translation.

Colin Gross

I'm impressed.

Rubiksmoose

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Q: What happens to the size of the sphere if a creature changes size inside of it?

If one was to reduce a creature, making them smaller and then casting Otiluke's Resilient Sphere around them, what would happen when reduce has ended? Would the sphere enlarge itself to fit the creature?

Can I get eyes on this? Was it correct to remove the damage part of the question or do we think that we should keep it in?

@nitsua60 darn missed it by a few minutes

Yuuki

I feel like the duplicates are improper because that question refers to physical objects whereas Resilient Sphere is a spell/spell effect.

Mark Wells

4:11 PM

@Xirema Yeah, the stealth rules are such a train wreck.

doppelgreener

Does D&D 5e still determine vision penalties based on the light level you're standing in rather than the light level you're looking at?

Colin Gross

@MarkWells Meh. They're fine in general. If tables want their own more specific stuff, that's house rules.... like auto-hide invisible.

Rubiksmoose

@Yuuki does it though? the last question might imply physical object but nothing about the question limits it to that.

Colin Gross

@doppelgreener I think it's just where the target is. At least that's how I've always interpreted it.

CTWind

I feel like stealth rules aren't actually that complicated in 5e, especially compared to 4e's "hidden club".

Mark Wells

4:13 PM

They aren't complicated. They're just incoherent.

Colin Gross

I usually think of the inivisible swordsman scene from the three amigos

doppelgreener

In D&D 3.5e/Pathfinder at least, if you are standing in darkness, you get vision penalties like a lower chance of hitting your target. But when someone else is standing in bright light, that means you have a penalty of hitting them, but they have no problem hitting you.

Colin Gross

@MarkWells If you go looking for edge cases, you'll find them.

@doppelgreener That's messed up. My tables sort out if the target is obscured first then lighting the target it in to figure out roll modifiers.

Mark Wells

@ColinGross Sure, all rules are like that, but here the edge cases are things like "So what if two guys are sneaking past a guard?"

CTWind

5e is basically "People know where you are unless you're hiding. Using an action to hide lets you roll stealth to determine the difficulty to notice you. Other creatures use their passive perception to know if you're around, or active checks if they're actually looking for you. You aren't hidden from anyone who can directly see you."

Rubiksmoose

4:17 PM

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Q: If a creature's size suddenly increases while it is inside a very small Sphere of Force (from Wall of Force) what happens?

Let's be very specific. Assume you have two casters. The first one casts polymorph on, lets say, a Kraken, and uses portent to assure a failed save. He turns the Kraken it into a regular 1/2 inch diameter spider. The second caster casts wall of force and creates a no save 1/2 inch diameter spher...

dnd-5e spells polymorph

Mark Wells

@CTWind See, you're already doing better than the people who were paid to write the rules.

Rubiksmoose

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Q: What happens when Wild Shape/Polymorph runs out in a space that's too small?

So in a 5e campaign I'm running, the party Druid has recently been doing some scouting of the local monster caves in spider form to avoid notice. I've also described how the goblins and kobolds who live in these caves use a variety of tunnels too small for Medium sized creatures in order to get a...

dnd-5e wild-shape polymorph

Colin Gross

@MarkWells Whenever someone starts sneaking, they roll their stealth. That score gets compared to passive perception of the guard no?

CTWind

@MarkWells I don't see the edge case there- either the DM views it as a 'challenge' and just sets a DC to beat/maybe uses the group rules for skill checks, or you directly use the stealth rules and each player can independently hide/get noticed.

Colin Gross

@CTWind Sometimes I do a group check with the person with worst stealth rolling for the group if they're all together and it's a all-for-one and one-for-all situation... also, it's faster.

CTWind

4:20 PM

I prefer the 'half the party must succeed' flavor just because I assume the sneakier people can lead the way/point out squeaky floorboards/etc. and help make up for the less-sneaky folk.

Depends on the situation though.

Colin Gross

@CTWind Ooo I like that!

Mark Wells

Right, so that's four different proposed ways to resolve the attempt (DM sets a DC, group check, lowest skill rolls for the group, or everyone rolls separately).

Colin Gross

yoink

Mark Wells

And giving the DM multiple tools for thing is fine

CTWind

@MarkWells Sure, but that applies to all skill checks. The rules literally have ~3 ways to deal with group skill checks in general.

Colin Gross

4:21 PM

@MarkWells Yup. Play the way that makes sense. It's pretty flexible. Heck... I've done special combo checks for a party that was going all mission impossible and sneaking through occupied squares.

Turns out invisible halflings with pass without trace have really high stealth modifiers.

I think the invisibility and stealth interaction isn't intuitive to people that never played "whack each other with sticks" in the complete darkness of a basement or cave.

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doppelgreener

@ColinGross It makes so much sense as long as everyone is sharing the same light level. :)

Colin Gross

I wonder how many people have the common experience with total darkness. Even outdoor environments have sufficient light pollution that you can see your hand in front of your face during a new moon.

Mark Wells

@doppelgreener Next time we'll do rules for ship combat when not everyone is using the same wind.

Colin Gross

@doppelgreener It's based on the targets light level. 1. Is the target obscured from the shooter by obstructions... that's cover. 2. is the target in bright, dim, or dark.

The shooter's light level isn't a consideration.

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