Say a Player Character (PC) with low HP is in a Cloudkill:
When a creature enters the spell's area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, that creature must make a Constitution saving throw. The creature takes 5d8 poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a suc...
@Xirema Yeah. I got it. I have to multiply the chance of previous elk knocking prone by the chance he wasn't already prone when that previous elk attacked.
@G.Moylan It's attached to @goodguy5's post about damage maximization, although I think it's pretty clear this current iteration is non-competitive with the current solutions.
@G.Moylan I did! Interesting. How does that affect our expected damage output for MM? Is it a net gain to roll once and apply to each missile or to to want to roll for individual missiles?
@DavidCoffron What about it doesn't make sense? If you have a 100% chance to be prone, that means you're guaranteed to go from upright to flat-on-your-face, which is a change of 90-degrees on average. (/s)
@G.Moylan I mean, the problem with making one person the arbiter of all rules everywhere is that you assume that one person will make rules consistently.
@Yuuki he has a bad habit of contradicting the actual rules or his previous rulings. See Shieldmaster and Dragon's Breath. BUT, he essentailly acknowledged that with the global retcon at the beginning of this year
@G.Moylan and I think going forward they're trying to be more mindful
@G.Moylan Recently I applied to join a roll20 group that literally pointed to this site for rulings on certain things. I was like, oh... I wrote that answer!
@DavidCoffron well I intend to take the level 1 tests soon and I jsut wanted to talk to a level 2 about it. Like what they found most useful when they were level 1, etc
@DavidCoffron quiz time! what happens when player 1 attacks with a Grizzly Bears, and before blockers casts Giant Growth, targeting their bear. The spell resolves. Still before blocks, Player 2 casts Ovinize, targeting the grizzly bear. What does the bear look like before damage is assigned?
@BlackSpike yes the text to the side is the official rules text. Printed text may have been updated by rules changes. It's called "oracle text" and takes precedent for all printed versions
@MikeQ GG has resolved, the stack is empty except ovinize
Both effects operate until end of turn, so they're considered Continuous effects. These operate in a ruleset called "layers" which organizes how effects like this happen.
@MikeQ lol yes it is. It's a common example to use since the effects are fairly straightforward. That article does have some gnarly example questions, though
Layers are about the most complicated section of the rules. If you can deal with Layers you can handle the rest.
Yesterday we had a bit of a conflict about how going and attacking someone inside a Fog Cloud.
Does a creature need to use the hide action to avoid enemies knowing his location inside the fog cloud? In this case, if a creature doesn't hide can know where they are for the purposes of a melee or a...
@DavidCoffron I liked the deck (both major iterations) but they were terrible for the organized play environment. the 1st because it took forever to play and matches frequently went WAY over time. The 2nd because it relied on an obtuse timing about certain mana abilities that virtually no player understood going in.
you can build literally anything. Whether it's competitive or not will vary greatly. Consult the almighty mtgtop8.com for current metas in a variety of formats
but all that really matters is if you're having fun
Our next game (as soon as I've brought current one to satisfying conclusion) is heavily-house-ruled Rolemaster. First thought was Ranger, but I may do "outdoorsman" as Monk. "Wandering Hermit" type
Relevant recent Meta: Appropriate response to questioning which version of D&D I'm asking about
The user for that meta is describing a difficulty they're facing on this site where use of the adnd tag is netting wrongful comments and close votes to the effect of "please specify which system you'r...
My friend showed me a D&D meme about centaurs (see below). This got me wondering if centaurs also having two sets of lungs, two livers, two hearts (like a Time Lord?), and so on, or if centaurs just have a more efficient humanlike arrangement of organs, or if they've another arrangement entirely....