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3:35 AM

@AncientSwordRage Thanks! Maybe we can clean up the existing answer then to make it accessible to people who aren't power users, I will see what I can do. Or is it better to separate out historical answers? I know on others stacks they just leave them separate so it's easier — Non-novelist 3 mins ago

Fyi ^

4:18 AM

I’m not sure what that means.

The existing answer is a list of sources and a list of backgrounds. How is that inaccessible to non-power users

4:31 AM

@ThomasMarkov Because they don't know the option is there.

5:00 AM

@GcL yeah, makes more sense after reading the rest of the thread.

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8:19 AM

Sorry for posting that without context last night

8:34 AM

Looks like they a harmless edit

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SmokeDetector

1:05 PM

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Link at beginning of body (41): Is there any way to increase the damage die on my Hagbound Witch's claw attacks?‭ by Underfedroach‭ on rpg.SE (@Rubiksmoose @ThomasMarkov @linksassin)

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BESW

2:08 PM

Mnemonic: A Weaver's Almanac by Dee Pennyway is now available in epub and PDF as well as the online reference site. Gameplay rules and setting lore for anyone looking to play out stories in the world of memory.

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3:55 PM

I should stop looking at D&D Spells and Feats....

@AncientSwordRage whoa there.

Get Ritual Caster, get War Caster, now you can cast any ritual spells that have a casting time of one action with one target (which is a treasure trove of D&D questions in itself) as opportunity attacks!

Also Can you use Meld to Stone on another target than yourself?

Cast Animal Messenger on a Tiny Beast as an attack of opportunity and send it away for 24 hours

That reminds me, I saw a trick online that I'm not 100% sure works.

Cleric with War Caster. Fighter runs by them, Cleric takes a reaction to opportunity attack with Cure Wounds at a 5th level spell (or any level)

@goodguy5 "When a hostile creature's movement provokes an opportunity attack from you..."

@goodguy5 the comments on the reddit thread (if it's the same one) point out you don't get AoO against friendly creatures, but that they'd allow it as it's cool (I disagree)

4:05 PM

Maybe if the fighter shouted some profanity at you as they ran by?

That's the only challenge to it.

Nothing prevents you from casting cure wounds as the spell for the opportunity attack.

Can Animal Messenger's stop to eat?

If you send a Cranium Rat to somebody, how upset do they get?

I once played a one shot as a divination wizard and the DM let me take a 20 on one of my portent rolls. I used it on a 9th inflict wounds as an opportunity attack.

Did 136 damage.

@ThomasMarkov Who's to say what hostility means

@goodguy5 I mean, the DM is to say that lol

Just throw some cursewords out

"Hey, Fighter, you suck and I'm going to kick your butt! if you run past me" *wink*

MikeQ

4:10 PM

Could the fighter's player declare they are hostile (free action), run by the cleric (movement), take the heal (cleric's reaction), then declare they are allies (free action)

TheDragonOfFlame

@Shalvenay prettt good.. how’s it going with you?

4:37 PM

@MikeQ let's not bring world politics into this

SmokeDetector

5:23 PM

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in body, bad keyword in title, bad keyword with email in body, bad phone number in body, bad phone number in title, +2 more (538): +27603483377 POWERFUL LOST LOVE SPELLS CASTER‭ by Mama Bashirah‭ on rpg.SE (@Rubiksmoose @ThomasMarkov @linksassin)

58 seconds, not bad.

doppelgreener

5:48 PM

kapowie

6:02 PM

@doppelgreener blammo

@AncientSwordRage WHAMF

Q: What flying races are there?

6:52 PM

@MikeQ Which is funny until an NPC caster is allowed to cast debuffs on the party while under sanctuary because they address all the targets as "hey, friend" before casting slow.

Could also turn around and abuse that with pack tactics. Gnoll declares anyone party member adjacent to their target as an ally for their turn. Instant advantage on attack!

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Hot RPG Questions

8:13 PM

As we're getting to higher levels I think a flying race may no longer be as much of an issue, of course I'll double check with my DM before using one. I was unable to find a list of the flying-capable races though. So far I know about these: Aarakocra Fairy Winged Tiefling Owlin Aasimar (limited...

The Oracle

8:53 PM

Q: Is this question about the preservation of books on topic?

The question of concern is How can I preserve books, but keep them accessible?. There has been a good bit of chatter in comments about the on-topicness of the question, and I have seen the close vote count change a few times. The question is short, so I will reproduce it here: How can I preserve...

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9:06 PM

@TheOracle @ThomasMarkov it's a library sciences question. I used to work in digital preservation. Worked adjacent to the physical conservation and preservation work a long time, and they're subjects that get deep an nuanced in short order.

Looking at the existing answers, to me, it is apparent that the question is outside the domain expertise of this stack. VtC with "ask a librarian" or a university library with a conservation and preservation department.

They'll probably also know a list of vendors that actually do good work if rebinding or digitization is the selected route. I expect they'll also have a list of vendors that are crap. Some of my former colleagues had lists of that variety.

@GcL Yeah, my hope was that we'd get experience-based answers that are practically relevant, but alas.

@NautArch I have experience in digitization and some of the conservation leading up to it, but still wouldn't add an answer that question on this stack. I know for certain there are a few librarians in the field that read this stack, but I doubt they'll be chiming in on it either.

@GcL I have experience in preserving (waterlogged) paper and other materials, but I'm not answering either.

@NautArch Was it poop water? poop water is the worst.

@GcL Fish poop in water. So yes, poop water.

9:16 PM

I recall that a malfunction of some old pipes was the cause of a conservation shipment that turned very quickly into chemical waste remediation as the leak contaminated all the works with lead.

@NautArch Fishes... no respect for books.