The Short Version: An evil PC is killing town children during long rests. The town authorities have decided that they need him (and the rest of the group) to handle a big problem anyway. Several other PCs don't trust him, don't want to work with him, and have threatened violence against him if he...

The Wushu rulebook: Mono-A-Mono Speaking of diverted dice, it’s not fair for groups of players to gang up on a single Nemesis. Rolling more dice than the other guy is a serious advantage, so your dice pool limits will need some adjustment when fights aren’t one-on-one. There are two ways to go.....

I just got access to the "Site Analytics" privilege, that allows one to look at activity charts for the RPG SE site. The first chart shows the number of posts each day, her for example for last week: I would have expected that the total number of posts each day is the sum of the number of questi...

I had a recent rules argument with a couple of fellow players during a spellcasting tournament. I'm a warlock/monk with the concentration spells silence and darkness, as well as the devil's sight invocation. I was standing in my magical darkness completely unseen, and cast silence on a space incl...

If I'm reducing the Area of Effect damage dealt to a friendly NPC by a PC, can I opt to not cause the damage blowback dealt by the Vengeful Ancestors? Spirit Shield the guardian spirits that aid you can provide supernatural protection to those you defend. If you are raging and another creature ...

I'm just having trouble figuring out if that's possible. Would she have to lose her godhood even if she was willing? Or is it just not possible at all? What's scarier than the 5 headed dragon queen? The 5 headed undead dragon queen with more spells to sling. It may be a simple question, I just ca...

Say a player asks "Do I feel like I've been poisoned?" Or "Do I feel like I have a disease?" Or "Do I feel like my leg is broken?" I've concidered a few options and have nothing that makes me think "Yes. That'll do." Straight up Medicine doesn't seem exactly right. A character may be able to me...

I'm playing Delve by Anna Blackwell and certain things like Treasury, Stockpile, Rune of Greed reference a maximum capacity for Resources and Trade Goods. Both Treasury, Stockpile increase this maximum, and Rune of Greed gives a consequence for exceeding your capacity. As far as I can tell the ...

So my character died. It was mainly my fault and I believe the DM gave me several chances to get out of the situation myself. I just didn't think of it and was like oh yeah. We went over this. I did what I could. It's the first time my character has actually died in something and so I'm not doing...

One of the projects I'm working on in my free time is the adaptation of the Urban Shadows milieu to a live-action environment. (In 2022, this is what one might charitably call a long-term goal.) One of the things I'm playing with is the resolution mechanic. As a PBTA game, Urban Shadows is resolv...