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12:02 AM

Gemma Mahadeo wrote a twitter thread about "works where I feel the poetry being understood fully isn't integral to the reading" as a follow-up to the Freeplay '21 panel "Games as Poetry, Poetry as Play."

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12:48 AM

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Q: What are the DM's responsibilities when dealing with a character's death?

This facet of RPGs is the thing with which I have the least experience/comfort level. I'm sanguine about the idea that Dungeons etc. are inherently dangerous places, and that the PCs behavior is generally risk-take-y, and that sometimes PCs ignore hints, and bad rolls happen, and that death is s...

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1:36 AM

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Q: What's the definition of an artifact in regards to a Sphere of Annihilation?

A sphere of annihilation erases all matter except for artifacts. What exactly would the prerequisites of an artifact be for it to be an exception to the Sphere's effect? From the sphere's description: The sphere obliterates all matter it passes through and all matter that passes through it. Arti...

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BESW

4:36 AM

Nightling Bug wrote a twitter thread about "the blurry lines between games, RPGs, ritual and divination."

kviiri

5:24 AM

@Anoplexian Aw, that's glum :( I hope you work something out

Maybe you'd benefit from playing something else as a palate cleanser? My personal RPG world was little short of rocked by trying out Apocalypse World, after having a lot of frustration with DnD 4e (largely due to us being a very newbie group, with very little idea about ~anything)

Though many of these require a fair bit of same-paging to get the DnD-isms out of the play, if the group is very immersed in the expectations particular to it

BESW

5:56 AM

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Hot RPG Questions

7:18 AM

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Q: Understanding the Rune Knight Fighter's 15th level feature

In the description for this feature, it says Master of Runes: You can invoke each rune you know from your Rune Carver feature twice, rather than once, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest. The first half is obvious, but what is the latter half referring to? All ...

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Axoren

8:01 AM

Can mice make dagger attacks? Can cats make dagger attacks? I know some DMs that would allow it, but is this something that is normally just possible?

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Q: What determines if a Wild Shaped Druid/Rogue can use a finesse weapon to gain Sneak Attack?

A Druid/Rogue multiclass gains access to Wild Shape and Sneak Attack. While Wild Shaped, a character gets access to most features it has normally. Sneak Attack is one of those features. I am aware that the basic Ape has a ranged attack that qualifies for Sneak Attack. I was hoping to learn of the...

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Also, immediately -1'd at 4 AM. Who did I hurt in the past?

BESW

@Axoren Ursula Vernon's cat Sergei throws knives.

Axoren

@BESW Would something like this fly without fiat, is more my question.

Like, could you roll up to Adventure League with a Mousebuckler.

I would generally allow it. Something like a Sif with a Shortsword, type-deal.

I'd be impressed if I could find a Whip-wielding animal that isn't just a primate.

Trish

8:18 AM

@Axoren Jellyfish and Octopus

both have natural whips :P

trogdor

@BESW cats are definitely evil gremlins

Adeptus

@Axoren For AL? Show me a playable mouse or cat race in an official WotC book first. (Short answer: no. Unless you count Tabaxi.)

Axoren

@Adeptus Druid + Wild Shape

As early as Level 2

It's even core.

Adeptus

@Axoren Oh right... then it comes down to "can that animal hold that weapon", which in most cases would be no.

Axoren

@Adeptus A sizeable cat can hold a dagger in its mouth. Can it attack with it that way? Etc.

And how does one decide. It's not like we can look to real animals to determine if they can perform weapon martial arts.

Maybe if we start now, we'll have a dog that knows basic Rondell techniques by 10 years from now

And overhead strikes are out of the question for most animals.

But a determined weapon user that is suddenly an animal could probably figure some stuff out.

Which is where the disconnect comes in. How would we decide if such a thing is possible in 5e since there's no good real-world allegory and the rules are lacking here?

BESW

8:28 AM

> Unconcealed weapon. Because I am a knife-wielding cat, I get weapon:2 but can be compelled for obviousness.

> ~~Pizza~~ Knife Rat. I get weapon:2 on Flashy melee attacks, and +2 when hiding in New York public transit.

Colby Munro made a barnacle merfolk PC (twitter link) (homebrewery link).

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