Stockholm syndrome, or capture-bonding, is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending and identifying with them. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, who essentially mistake a lack of abuse from their captors for an act of kindness. The FBI's Hostage Barricade Database System shows that roughly 8% of victims show evidence of Stockholm syndrome.
Stockholm syndrome can be seen as a form of traumatic bonding, which...
I'm aware that the old school renaissance (OSR) is all about hearkening back to old versions of D&D and the play styles of the 70's and 80's, but what characteristics really define this movement? What minimum set of qualities does my game play require to be "old school"?
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Related: Magus question: Combining spell strike and spell combat
I was reading the Spell Combat and Spell Strike abilities of the Magus and was curious how they would interact with Quicken Spell. Quicken spell allows you to cast a spell with a casting time of less than 1 round or 1 full round as...
For example, I have the following answer: http://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/45270/9058. When I wrote the answer, the only official material available was the Basic Rules, so that's obviously where I quoted from. That's not the case anymore, and I could quote from either the Basic Rules or the Play...
If a question has an answer that partially answers the question, but not fully what should I do?
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Leave an answer that only answers the unanswered portion of the question. Con: May make for a short answer.
Leave an answer that fully answers the question. Con: Duplicates the other answer...
