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nitsua60

01:00

@Himitsu_no_Yami What level are you?

Himitsu_no_Yami

12

Also he just Power Word Killed one of my characters

nitsua60

@Himitsu_no_Yami Conjure animals upcast at 5th level: summon 16 draft horses at a point as high above Acererak in the chamber as you can.

Splat the sucker.

Akira_Kurusu

I'm controlling our Druid, been using Giant Insect as my concentration spell, didn't prepare Conjure Animals ;w;

Also I was just paralyzed--

nitsua60

Then this is going to go badly, I fear. (Down two PCs, effectively.) When I've run Acererak it's the PCs' action economy that took me down every time. I can hit hard, but they hit a lot.

Himitsu_no_Yami

01:25

We have 3 living PCs and an NPC left, one is paralyzed, one is trapped in a maze, the NPC and my other character are still trying to kill him

NPC paralyzed too now

trogdor

Ouch

nitsua60

Whoa... that's giving me a headache.

trogdor

It was there long enough for me to see it, that's all that matters :P

But anyway, I'm not too fond of paralysis as a mechanic to be honest

I don't know who thought that in a game about being able to control one character at a time (usually) that that was a great mechanic XD

Himitsu_no_Yami

druid is now making death saves

BESW

Yeah, I avoided it in the latter days of D&D 4e. I also modified mind control to make it less agency-stealing.

(You get one action on your turn, as per the "dazed" condition, and on the mind-controller's turn they can use one of their actions to have you use one of your at-will powers which requires the same kind of action.)

nitsua60

01:35

@trogdor It's never bothered me as a player--when I've been paralyzed I've had fun enough sitting back and watching my friends play for a while. As a GM, though, it just feels like such a big stick to hit someone with--so I try to stay away from it.

trogdor

I don't think I've ever had a character that got paralyzed

I can tell you it would have made me pretty mad though

I got upset about just being grappled a few times

BESW

I did once have a player who got polymorphed into a small rock. He put a decorative rock on his character sheet and left the table, and whenever his character would've had something to say, he made wordless mumbly noises from the other side of the room.

trogdor

Lol

BESW

But that was a very different group.

Akira_Kurusu

This is not looking good

trogdor

01:41

It kinda sounds pretty bad yeah

Akira_Kurusu

When the maze ends, I'll do my darndest to wail into him, but it's not certain who will still be alive at that time

The Fighter/Wizard is the one in the maze, by the way

trogdor

Only one person is still both up and not paralyzed?

Or two but one is inside a maze?

Akira_Kurusu

Two, but one is trapped in the maze

Warlock is still up and kicking, one NPC has just been killed

nitsua60

@Akira_Kurusu Luckily, INT saves/checks are pretty common. /s

[Hrmm... I really hope I'm remembering correctly that maze is an INT spell....]

Akira_Kurusu

Gro'Shuk, the Half-Orc Fighter Wizard, has 18 INT. I rolled a 17 to get out of the maze, but that didn't quite cut it.

trogdor

01:46

That would be demoralizing if all you needed was an 18

X(

nitsua60

Acererak's DC... low 20s? +5 or 6 INT, maybe, and another 7 from CR/proficiency?

Akira_Kurusu

We've been keeping track of what succeeds and fails, and we believe his DC is 23

But, maze isn't based off of the spellcaster's DC once you're in it

It's a straight INT check for a static number, but I haven't looked up the number because I'm not a haxxor

nitsua60

Time to grapple that guy and dive into the lava.

Akira_Kurusu

I'm thinking of shoving him in to be honest

I have +10 to athletics with Gro'Shuk, and advantage on strength checks

nitsua60

@Akira_Kurusu I'd do it. It's why everyone has all those Gollum stuffed animals and Gollum halloween costumes and Gollum laptop skins, right? He's the hero?

trogdor

01:54

Lol

Poor Gollum

In the end he saves the day and no one remembers that bit XD

nitsua60

Well, that seals it: Gro'Shuk will need to grapple and prone a flying Acererak, causing them to fall into lava, all while shouting "for Gollum and the realms of men!"

JohnP

@V2Blast I guess I'm only allowed on char on the shared rpg acct. I was using a different char.

trogdor

Lol

Hot RPG Questions

02:12

7

Q: Spotting monsters in caves/corners/passage/etc

My group likes to stop and peek inside caves to look for monsters before proceeding through. They like to surprise all the time. I already know how to spot something inside closed doors using Perception. But I'm not sure whether I should use Stealth (to peek in corners to prevent getting spotted...

Akira_Kurusu

Hahaha

Update:

Gro'Shuk was released from the maze, and now Gro'Shuk and Ilnith (The Warlock) are attacking him with the help of their Owl Familiars with 1 and 3 HP, respectively.

The NPC Champion is still paralyzed, but not dead. The Druid is still making Death saving throws.

nitsua60

02:31

Oh, it's an NPC who's paralyzed? That's totally different. That's just a GM reducing their cognitive load, but keeping a hole card on the table in case you-all start to tailspin =)

Akira_Kurusu

Ah, the druid also went to 0 HP because of melee crits. The Druid was paralyzed as well.

And nah, he's not the type of dm who would do that, he actually thinks of what the enemy would do, and rolls things fairly

He takes combat very seriously

We've ended for the night though, we'll resume tomorrow

nitsua60

@Akira_Kurusu Apparently, if he was still attacking the paralyzed druid =|

V2Blast

@JohnP Yep. Per Carcer's earlier comment :P

Medix2

03:09

Is opening a 5e-dnd question on "What happens if a creature targeted by a spell becomes an invalid target?" well, meaningful?

I felt it was relevant to this question though I did also find this related question as well as this one. Unsure if those answer it or not

nitsua60

03:31

Whether or not it's been answered, I'm not sure how it wouldn't be a duplicate of:

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Q: Is a spell suppressed or removed when the target temporarily becomes invalid?

Based on Jeremy Crawford's tweet, if a target is under the effect of an ongoing spell, and then the target changes such that it is no longer a valid target, the spell no longer effects them. But does the spell end, or is it merely suppressed? For example, suppose a human has been charmed by a d...

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V2Blast

@nitsua60 I usually don't mind it if it's only a short duration, or I've had a chance to contribute to the fight or do something... But it's the worst when literally the first thing that happens in an encounter is that you become unable to do anything. Had that happen to my wood elf revised ranger (Deep Stalker Conclave, from the same UA) in one early fight in the Saturday game I was in a while back. That was annoying. The worst part is that this was just the run-of-the-mill drow statblock

Medix2

03:58

@nitsua60 Because that question assumes the spell ends or gets suppressed at all, which we don't have any question establishing

Though I suppose a frame challenge to that question stating neither happens would work...

Medix2

04:10

Eh, I've provided my own answer to the flying creature question, I guess I'll leave it at that

Hot RPG Questions

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Q: What is the lowest level at which a human could run a marathon in under two hours?

Inspired by What is the lowest level at which a human can beat the 100m world record (or: the presumed human limit) without using magic?, which I read just after finishing the Athens Marathon last November. Earlier in 2019, Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge ran the marathon distance (42.195 km, about...

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Medix2

04:33

Should I remove the [reality-check] tag from the three questions it is on? I'm honestly unsure what the tag even does (here's a link)

The first question it was used on has this comment:"A "reality check" is (or at least used to be) one of the core principles of GURPS -- used to check whether a rule or ruling made sense. Perhaps they're irrelevant with the emphasis on "cinematic" play in recent editions, add-ons, and "powered by GURPS" publications. To me, the question appears to be as much about "would this even work" as it is about "how can I model this in-game.""

Maybe just remove it from the two more recent ones then, hmm

V2Blast

07:25

Probably worth posting a meta about

I dunno if that's a specific mechanical concept within GURPS itself, in which case the tag could maybe stay - but if it's being used as a meta tag to indicate "I'm asking if this rule/ruling makes sense", then it should definitely go.

The Oracle

07:37

0

Q: How else can I improve this question about PC-tailored homebrew?

The question First draft was written poorly and I fully understand why it was closed so fast. Now I believe I addressed all issues raised in comments. Is there a way to salvage it? I'm still adamant on general homebrew question, homebrew-review would receive too specific answers for my liking.

discussion specific-question

jgn

08:50

It shouldn't be possible to post on closed questions right? I'm not imagining that am I?

V2Blast

@jgn There's a grace period after closing where the system still lets stuff go through

See:

120

A: How was this answer posted after this question was closed?

If a question is closed while you're answering on the full version of the site, you will receive a notification that the question was closed and the 'Post Your Answer' button will be disabled. However, this is only a client-side restriction, so it is possible in some cases that this process fails...

jgn

Ah ok. I posted and then noticed the question was closed, so I posted again and it still worked @_@;;

V2Blast

which also links to this answer from Jeff Atwood that mentions the 4-hour limit:

13

A: Why was an answer allowed on a question that was merged into another one?

No, that is eminently sometimes possible. We don't block answers that are "in flight" at the time of close, the window for answering -- assuming you've started composing an answer before the question is closed -- is about 4 hours. It does mean the user intentionally ignored the popup warnings t...

jgn

Wow a 4 hour window! Ok, that's a lot.

It does suck when you write a big post and then the question gets closed for some silly reason

V2Blast

I mean, sometimes it's a good reason too! ;)

but yeah, better to have it go through rather than forcing you to lose all the work you put in

Pierre Cathé

09:14

Hello

Today is the office Christmas party so, Merry Christmas everyone I guess

vicky_molokh

/me waves

@PierreCathé Huh, I thought France celebrates the Catholic date of Christmas.

Pierre Cathé

We do, but many people couldn't attend earlier because of strikes in Paris

@KorvinStarmast Seconded, it reads pretty well and it's always nice to review the basics and have implicit things spelled out every once in a while

kviiri

09:51

@PierreCathé Same to you!

One company I worked with had its Christmas party every year in February

They had to postpone their party to February once by accident and it stuck as a tradition

doppelgreener

11:29

@PierreCathé Merry Christmas. :D

BESW

12:54

I need a funny/quirky acronym for a no-kill pet adoption shelter with unusual pets.

Pierre Cathé

Unusual as in "spiders/snakes" or as in "griffin/unicorn" ?

BESW

Unusual as in randomized from player-generated tables.

Akira_Kurusu

Bureau of Adoption for Distinctive Animals with Sizable Selection (BADASS)

goodguy5

13:20

@kviiri oh interesting, I had a similar office, but ours was fiscal-year reasons

Pierre Cathé

@BESW United Neophyte Caretakers for Animals who Need Nurturing all Year (UNCANNY)

goodguy5

13:44

I'm solo parenting tonight.
Wife is taking an over night trip with her friend to see their other friend.

United Neophyte Caretakers for Animals who Need Nurturing all Year
Despite Ongoing Deployment of Gregarious Emus

(UNCANNY DODGE)

If you prefer, the E could be elongated
"Emus, Elks, Eels, Etc."
DODGE*

Pierre Cathé

Nice :D

goodguy5

ooohh....
"of the Guild of the Enclave"

Though, "UNCANNY DODGE" doesn't sound like it would be a shelter

Pierre Cathé

No, I was rather going for the "unusualness" of pets

goodguy5

13:59

Yes, you're right.

I was just commenting about how my addition doesn't really make sense, despite being mildly humorous.

The Oracle

0

Q: Are question that ask for a list of "similar" D&D 5e features on topic?

In D&D 5e character building or optimization is a substantial part of the game for a decent part of the player base. Often, there are several ways to achieve a certain goal, for example, I want to ask a question along the lines of: How can I raise my AC without wearing armor? dnd-5eoptimizati...

discussion on-topic

Pierre Cathé

@goodguy5 It did make me chuckle, so there's that

goodguy5

huzzah!

jgn

Usually if I post an answer it's because I read the other answers and they all had problems and downvoted them. But I heard that's bad because people will interpret it as being petty. Isn't that the way it should work? Did I miss something?

Pierre Cathé

14:18

@jgn It can happen that all answers on a Q are bad, but I can also remember times where there were some good answers alongside mine and I'd upvote them

Also if you're the first answerer someone might come round and post a better answer and you'll be like "Yup that answer's better than mine, better upvote it"

But yeah, it happens that other answers are bad and you should downvote them, just not as a rule

jgn

@PierreCathé Sure, and sometimes there are good answers but I have a good answer too. Usually though, the answers aren't good so I post one.

Pierre Cathé

Seems fine to me

jgn

okie dokie, cheers ^^

Hot RPG Questions

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Q: How can a GM continue to progress the campaign if the player characters cause a plot-critical item or NPC to be lost/killed?

I'm not familiar with role-playing games so apologies if this question is poorly worded. As an example of what I'm thinking of, suppose the player characters are on a ship, which capsizes. While escaping from the shipwreck they find an NPC clinging to flotsam. The players decide they cannot sav...

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KorvinStarmast

14:34

favorite fun picture of the morning

JohnP

@DavidCoffron - I don't think psionics is allowed per the OP

NautArch

@KorvinStarmast cute! Too bad the dogs aren't black labs.

KorvinStarmast

@jgn not petty, and I think that's the stack working as designed. If you don't feel that the other answers do a good job at answering the question, posting your better answer is a core stack assumption.

@NautArch heh, it would not be as cool of a color contrast, but it would certainly fit the lab's aquatic preferences

NautArch

@KorvinStarmast very true. I always saw seals as the labs of the sea (just by look, because seals are a pretty metal.)

JohnP

> voting down a post signals the opposite: that the post contains wrong information, is poorly researched, or fails to communicate information

goodguy5

14:39

ironically, I only know that you downvoted some answers because of this post. Otherwise, it's basically hidden. (site devs can pull it up, I think).

But I don't downvote if it's "missing something" or if I "wouldn't do that".

I downvote posts that fail to answer the question, are poorly constructed, incomplete, or are wrong, etc.

Or if @Rubiksmoose posted it.

JohnP

^^ The last point.

goodguy5

(in joke between us, don't worry about it)

NautArch

@goodguy5 You ever figure out if dragons have cloacas?

goodguy5

pretty sure they do, Naut.

JohnP

If an answer is really good but just missing something, then I usually add a comment pointing that out and give the OP a chance to add it in.

goodguy5

14:41

It's the only thing that makes sense.

JohnP

@goodguy5 Draconomicon doesn't specify one.

Pierre Cathé

@goodguy5 I guess that's your own headcanon about dragon butts.

Buttcanon if you will

goodguy5

@PierreCathé I have a baby, I know for a fact that a buttcannon is a different thing.

JohnP

@PierreCathé Would a buttcannon make egg launching a viable attack strategy?

goodguy5

Though upvoting and downvoted are largely a personal choice, so if you feel a downvote is warranted, basically no one will or can stop you.

Someone_Evil

14:43

NautArch

^ and that's working as intended.

Rubiksmoose

@goodguy5 XD

Gotta keep me humble somehow right?

NautArch

@Someone_Evil watery tart?

Someone_Evil

Which really calls for a dog based king Arthur pun, but I could think of one

doppelgreener

@KorvinStarmast water doggo meets land doggos

goodguy5

14:45

@NautArch If I went around proclaiming to be supreme emperor because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!

@Someone_Evil really? It's right there. I'll give you another minute.

Someone_Evil

@goodguy5 I've spend more than one already

goodguy5

King Arfur

KorvinStarmast

Monty Poochon and the Quest for the Holy Seal ...

Carcer

@KorvinStarmast I think the problem is that pettiness comes across when your better answer starts "All these other answers are wrong" or words to that effect

goodguy5

@Carcer That's a step above petty, that's bordering on narcissistic.

Carcer

14:53

@goodguy5 well, words to that effect. There are more and less obvious ways of expressing that

but basically there is a problem with posting answers which are framed as arguments with a pre-existing different answer, which we see happen a bunch

those don't tend to be well received

NautArch

I've found it's better to post your own competing answer that refutes existing answers (as well as fully answers the question) more than debating in comments.

@V2Blast Yup, makes sense. Started to play around with building an artificer but I think i'm going to stick with wizard.

As a side note, I really wish there were more INT options for classes.

goodguy5

What's my responsibility to spoilerfy text in an answer about a module?

NautArch

especially for those who aren't enamored with Eberron

goodguy5

specifically that one about glass staff

NautArch

@goodguy5 better safe than sorry?

Pierre Cathé

14:58

@NautArch +1 that

goodguy5

fine

NautArch

@PierreCathé It's basically still just Wizard.

Someone_Evil

@NautArch I don't think the warlock class breaks if you switch it to Int

NautArch

Designing my new wizard and debating about starting with levitate again. I used it a lot, but I don't want to seem like I'm playing the same character. I'm also pretty sure the party kept my old spellbook, so i'll be able eventually to have all my previous wizard's spells.

@Someone_Evil we're not much of a homebrew character class table.

I feel like this has a duplicate...

goodguy5

does spoiler break with multi lines?

Someone_Evil

15:02

9

Q: Is the spoiler markdown broken?

See https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/74047/23970: Korvin and I think we've got everything right, but the spoiler hide/reveal text feature isn't working.

support markdown

goodguy5

that's dumb

Akira_Kurusu

Doesn't seem to be broken, it's working for me.

goodguy5

thanks

JohnP

@NautArch Maybe this question? - "Specifically, do PCs know when they failed a skill check?"

Definitely related, in any case.

Someone_Evil

@JohnP Different edition

NautArch

15:06

for 3.5, but still relevant I'd say.

but the edition difference may be enough not to link it

6

Q: How to resolve Skill Checks that can be repeated with no consequence?

As a newbie GM, I wonder what happens when a PC fails on a Skill Check, but nothing stops them from rerolling it. E.g. In the starter set, after defeating a goblin ambush, the players can spot a trail by succeeding on a DC 10 Wisdom(Survival) check. If a player fails to notice it, couldn't the...

dnd-5e skills

^but that one is also closed as a dupe of the lock one.

kviiri

Today I noticed an interesting quirk in DnD 5e basic rules

Well, not exactly a quirk, but turns out all my groups have played ability checks a bit "incorrectly"

NautArch

what do you mean?

kviiri

> If the total equals or exceeds the DC, the ability check is a success--the creature overcomes the challenge at hand. Otherwise, it's a failure, which means the character or monster makes no progress toward the objective or makes progress combined with a setback determined by the DM.

goodguy5

and you've been doing .....?

jgn

@goodguy5 Nah, there are systems that detect votes that SE doesnt like

goodguy5

15:17

@jgn Well, sure. Serial downvoting, being the premier (and only one I know of); but that's why I said "basically"

kviiri

^ The effects of ability check failure are restricted, barring rule zero, to "no progress" or "progress combined with a setback". The ever-so-popular "no progress AND you absolutely get trashed by wights" or similar isn't among the options!

goodguy5

O I C what you mean.

tbh, I expected you to say that you'd been giving out ties wrong.

kviiri

@goodguy5 Nah, my usual circles are 90% computer professionals, we get our boundary conditions right ;)

goodguy5

ha!

kviiri

"as if"

In all honesty, I think when I still played 5e actively I was the guy everyone looked at to remember whether it was the attacker's or defender's advantage, etc.

That one question about the super overpowered weapons brought back some memories from my DnD 4e days. Not good memories

goodguy5

15:22

"tie goes to the die"
or, my preference: "Ties go to the roller"

kviiri

Our GM wasn't very good with the game rules at all and still we had this kinda attitude going on that whining about what the GM does is "rules lawyering" or "backseat GM'ing"

And ok, I tried to limit it, but at one point the GM let another member of our party loot some fancy magical thrown skulls from an ogre shaman (being able to loot enemy weapons is strictly not a given in 4e) AND just gave the weapon's statblock to the players, as-is

meaning they had a constant attack bonus, constant damage, AND I think some special effect too? The values as if still being used by an ogre despite the thrower(s), y'know, no longer being ogres but relatively normal adventurers.

JohnP

w00t! Udemy for free!

jgn

@goodguy5 It's not really a secret, if you want to know if I downvoted a post just ask and I will tell you & the reason. If I posted another answer on a question you answered, and you got downvoted at the same time, then year probably I was not satisfied with your answer. It's nothing personal, I honestly don't even read the names unless I spot someone I see a lot like Medix (or v2 editing)

Medix2

15:50

@jgn One thing I remember is that just because I disagree with an answer doesn't mean it's a bad answer. Heck, I've upvotes answers I disagreed with because the arguments made sense, there just may have been a step that could go either way

But I definitely think upvotes and downvotes are a to each their own kinda thing with how you dish/hand them out

Carcer

@kviiri specific, general, etc. I'm sure 5e has some written cases of "make a skill and if you fail by X amount, extra bad happens"

Medix2

There's saving throws like the Ghost's Scream Of Aging or whatever

JohnP

Movement is how fast you can go in a round, correct?

Medix2

"Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within 60 feet of the ghost that can see it must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. If the save fails by 5 or more, the target also ages 1d4 × 10 years.

@JohnP In 5e? It's how far you can go on your turn, and it need not be equal to your speed (since the Dash action and other things exist)

JohnP

@Medix2 3.5e

kviiri

16:00

@Medix2 Saving throws aren't ability checks, though (although they're similar)

goodguy5

@JohnP More or less, though you can't really break it up the way you can in 5e.

And you can downgrade your standard action to a move action, iirc.

kviiri

@Carcer Hm, I can't think of any off the top of my head. Strangely this almost seems if the designers were going for a relatively hygienic separation between "roll to progress" (ability check) and "roll to avoid detriment" (saving throw) where mostly our tables have been using saving throws only when prescribed.

JohnP

@goodguy5 I'm not worrying about breaking it up. If it's how far you can move on your turn, then it's 6 seconds. Or is the movement considered to be more or less instant?

Medix2

I have the memory of an ability check to pick a lock where failing greatly sets it off alarms...

JohnP

What I'm trying to get at, I guess, is how long in time does it take to go your movement speed? Say your base, 30 feet. How long to go from point A to point B 30 feet away?

Pierre Cathé

16:10

@JohnP Instant, hence the peasant railgun

goodguy5

oh! For that marathon question

JohnP

@goodguy5 Partially, yes.

goodguy5

It's kind of both. If you can move 30 feet in a turn, but you need to travel 60 feet (not counting any actions that let you move faster), then it takes you two turns to get there.

JohnP

@goodguy5 But how long is that? In actual time?

goodguy5

rounds are 6 seconds

Though, 3.x/P have various other ways of moving, like the ... "sprint"? "Run"? action.

JohnP

16:13

@goodguy5 ok, so that is the baseline. And a hustle is double that, ok. I wanted to check some of the math.

kviiri

How does the 5 feet per second translate to travel pace values for longer distances?

(Average)

Carcer

moving is a move action, so at a full combat hustle (not taking other actions) you can go double your listed speed in six seconds, with a full action flat out run you move 4 times your listed speed in six seconds, or 5x if you have whichever feat it is that makes you GO FAST

3.5e has a table for quickly determining overland movement rate at common speeds, seen on d20srd.org/srd/movement.htm

"Run" means "sprint", really, and you can sprint for minutes but not hours

kviiri

5e has one too, I just can't look it up right now

Carcer

you can "hustle" for up to an hour, but beyond that you start taking nonlethal damage and get fatigued

kviiri

Yeah, I'm not suggesting one should translate combat speeds directly into proper marches :)

Carcer

16:26

the game does, though

that's how those values are derived

kviiri

Oh :o

Well, it's not the worst it could've done. And not like it matters that much anyway

Carcer

well, very roughly at least

one round -> one minute is direct, the minute -> hour scale is a little bit off but that's essentially down to them rounding the distances to neat numbers of miles

Mark Wells

You effectively get 528 rounds of movement per hour, so you're moving at 88% of combat speed

kviiri

Interesting. A part of the reason I asked is that I was wondering which I'd put as faster, non-combat or combat speed.

Mark Wells

That's a "normal" pace. A "fast" pace increases that by 1/3.

kviiri

16:32

There's some reasons for both --- combat is shorter and more hectic which'd favor people exerting themselves a bit more, while OTOH they also have to be more careful and do other things instead of just moving, such as hitting people with implements of death

Mark Wells

I think of the travel pace as stopping to rest 12% of the time. Then the fast pace is the same except you Dash one out of three rounds that you're moving.

Carcer

actually I think the overland speeds are determined specifically so that you go at 1mph/10ft of speed, or double that at a hustle

because it's close enough and very easy to work out

and yeah, it seems consistent if you account for taking short breaks and not-perfectly-optimal routing

JohnP

@kviiri 30 ft is .6 yards per second, so 1 mile is 17 minutes, 36 seconds. So right around 3.5 miles for an hour of walking, assuming flat and even.

Hot RPG Questions

17:27

10

Q: Can the spell Arcane Lock be used on objects like books or backpacks?

Having recently had to endure a nosy little halfling, my wizard is considering going ham with Arcane Lock. The spell states that casting it locks a closed door, window, gate, chest, or other entryway, and it becomes locked for the duration. Obviously, neither a book nor a backpack are an...

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goodguy5

I just mused this on an answer, but 3.5 undead have no con score. Does this mean that they can sprint indefinitely with the 4x movement speed?

Medix2

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Q: In D&D 3.5, for how long can a creature without a constitution score run?

The Rules Compendium text on running suggests that a creature can only run for as many rounds as its constitution before (maybe) tiring. How does this interact with creatures like undead that have no constitution score? I am looking only for what the rules say (RAW) and analysis based on text. H...

dnd-3.5e

JohnP

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Q: Can undead run for days without penalty?

Zombies obviously can't, but skeletons and ghouls can run (×4 move) right? But for how long? Can they run for days? Weeks? Can incorporeal undead like wraiths, shadows and ghosts run? Do they suffer any damage like living creatures suffer non-lethal (immune?) for hustling for hours (and mounts s...

dnd-3.5e movement undead

@goodguy5 The relevant part:

> the Monster Manual on Nonabilities says, "A creature with no Constitution cannot tire and thus can run indefinitely without tiring (unless the creature’s description says it cannot run)" (312)

nitsua60

@goodguy5 If they can I dig it. (In my world) undead hordes shouldn't be fast, but they should be relentless.

goodguy5

The real trick is your, presumably, non-undead commander. Do they sleep on a cart drawn by skeletons?

nitsua60

17:37

@goodguy5 Don't you?

Yuuki

Nah, mine are all in my closet.

Medix2

The real solution is to not need sleep

goodguy5

The REAL solution is dissolved in water.

JohnP

@goodguy5 Well played. I solute you.

goodguy5

@JohnP I anprecipitated your reply

JohnP

17:46

@goodguy5 You just need to pipette down in the back, there.

Medix2

@goodguy5 I read that as "appreciated" twice before figuring out what you did

goodguy5

@JohnP you need to cool your bunsen

JohnP

So far my lunch has consisted of 17 Altoid mints.

@goodguy5 Yeah, I have no reaction to that.

Medix2

I can't wait until the chemistry puns Argon

Someone_Evil

@goodguy5 ReAl would be an alloy and not dissolvable in water. Although probably in mercury

goodguy5

17:50

puns aside, now that Evil has said that, does "dissolved in mercury" have a special word like other solvents do?
Ether, Tincture, etc

JohnP

@Medix2 Well played, as argon is a noble gas and also doesn't react. I am sodium impressed.

@goodguy5 amalgam?

goodguy5

I thought that was any two metals?

Someone_Evil

@JohnP Yup, amalgam

goodguy5

well, any two metals, with the purpose of one of them to soften.

hrm. internet says you folks are right

Medix2

Mercury is also somewhat a nightmare because of its two forms

goodguy5

17:51

you get double fake internet points!

Medix2

TIL there's also inorganic mercury

JohnP

I have come to the conclusion that elemental puns are CoRnY

Someone_Evil

@Medix2 Which two forms in particular?

JohnP

chloride and methyl? (I had to google that one, it's been a long time since I had all this in school)

Medix2

@Someone_Evil Perhaps I'm not remembering correctly anymore, but I remembered there being two different ways to oxidize mercury and one was unstable...

Yeah There's HgO and Hg2O

"Elemental mercury (Hg0) has no electric charge. Mercury is also found in two positively charged, or cationic, states, Hg2+ (mercuric) and Hg1+(mercurous)" (so apparently there's three)

Someone_Evil

18:02

Well, it has the elemental form and then two oxidized states, so there are two ways to oxidize it

Or two states to oxidize it two, to be a spot more accurate

But all three are toxic, but depending on what compounds they are in, might not absorb very easily, so it can be used in say teeth fillings

JohnP

I know it has 6 answers already, but I would swear this question on plot items is a duplicate.

Medix2

I remember when somebody tried to sue a tuna fish canning company for giving him mercury poisoning...

@JohnP A duplicate of what?

JohnP

@Medix2 I don't know. But I know I've seen a question very similar on here, my search fu is weak today.

Yuuki

@Medix2 Not to mistaken with the scenario where a half-fish pioneer in studying radioactive materials doses your food with cyanide. Or mer-Curie poisoning.

Or aforementioned half-fish half-scientist gets radiation sickness.

JohnP

Maybe I'm conflating with a different question...

@Medix2 Very related

Medix2

18:14

Hmmm yeah... I'm leaning towards duplicate for that one

JohnP

On a totally unrelated note, I am considering changing my SN to "AlienAntFarm"

Medix2

SN? A non-secure social-security number perhaps?

JohnP

Screen Name/Nickname/Pseudonym/Catchphrase, whatever you want to call it.

Medix2

Is there a way to view a tag description edit history?

Found it, nvm

Himitsu_no_Yami

So ToA is getting interesting. My character is paralyzed and in a pool of lava, taking 10d10 fire damage at the start of her turn

I'm a tiefling so I have fire resistance so it's a max of 50 damage

I'm gaining 50 temp HP at the start of my turn

So I'm just kinda chilling in the lava for now

nitsua60

18:29

@Himitsu_no_Yami Good thing you've got one of the nine gods with you, eh?

Himitsu_no_Yami

@nitsua60 I also fell 60 feet when I got paralyzed but Papazotl saved me from that too

of course one of our primary damage dealers is dead and our only healer is making death saves but...

Medix2

@Himitsu_no_Yami Let's hope they're a halfling

Himitsu_no_Yami

@Medix2 Firbolg

Medix2

So I'm looking at the edit history on the [reality-check] tag description, what exactly did the community bot do?

The Oracle

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Q: What is the [reality-check] tag? Should something be done about it?

Currently the reality-check tag exists on three questions: How Should Speed and Range Affect Hit Probability? Non-Cinematic DR of Advanced Body Armour Using the slide recoil of a semi-auto pistol as a weapon The last question (the oldest at 5 months old) has the following two comments below i...

discussion tags

Someone_Evil

18:42

@Medix2 It automatically creates an empty wiki, so that there is one to which edits can be suggested. My guess, anyhow

Medix2

@Someone_Evil I guess it just made it 5 months after the tag was created

Someone_Evil

@Medix2 It made it when the edit was suggested

Medix2

Oh, or some anonymous user suggested the tag description and so the bot owns the anonymous suggestion. Interesting

JohnP

@Medix2 Not necessarily anonymous, but not of a level that wouldn't need approval apparently.

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Q: When are tag wikis created by the Community user vs a normal user?

When viewing the history of tag wikis, I've come across quite a few tags showing that the original revision was by the Community user, and quite a few that were by normal users. Two random examples I've come across are languages and profile-picture. When viewing the tag wiki histories, you can se...

support tags tag-wiki community-user

Here's the linked answer it references: meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/342231/…

NautArch

19:16

@Himitsu_no_Yami May their death saves go better than mine.

JohnP

Cake or death?
Cake please...
Sorry, we're all out.
So, my only choice is "or death?"
Well, we only had 3 pieces, we didn't expect the rush.
I'll have the chicken.

JohnP

19:37

All you guys vote to close the board game question...did anyone flag to migrate instead?

Medix2

TIL that's a flag

Oh that would just be a custom flag, I see

JohnP

@Medix2 ayup. Flag for mod attention and state "better fit for X site".

Assuming of course the question isn't crap in the first place, or would be OT there too.

Medix2

Also I guess at least on MSE you can vote to close as needing to be moved?

Yuuki

Migration is just a pain, it's often better to just suggest it to the asker in comments and close it as OT.

@Medix2 That's because sometimes new users don't know what Meta is.

So they post actual site questions to Meta on accident.

Medix2

grumble grumble why are there two near-identical close reasons with very different meanings...

Yuuki

19:43

It happens fairly often and you usually don't have to worry as much about inter-site policy when migrating from meta to actual.

Medix2

"This question belongs on another site in the Stack Exchange network" is a close reason, but for some reason I can only choose to send questions to Meta RPG...

Yuuki

Because intra-site (actual <-> meta) migration is much less of a headache than inter-site migration.

Medix2

But then the close reason just seems laughably inaccurate

Yuuki

Just because something sounds like it would be on-topic for another site doesn't mean it is.

GcL

ultra-site-migration

Medix2

19:44

"This question belongs on another SE site", oh but you can only choose this one other site

Yuuki

And just because one site has certain policies towards a question type doesn't mean another site has the same policies.

Medix2

I think I'm just confused by this close reason, it makes absolutely no sense to me

Yuuki

For example, story identification is a fairly popular question type on SciFi.SE. But if someone asks "what is this game" on SciFi.SE, that doesn't mean it should be migrated to Gaming.SE because Gaming.SE has very strict qualifications for acceptable game identification questions.

Medix2

Yuuki

Policy mismatches is why inter-site migration should always be handled very carefully.

Medix2

19:47

I just think "This question belongs on another site" should be reworded since it really means "This question belongs on Meta RPG.SE" or at least, that's the only "other site" I can choose

JohnP

@Yuuki Yes, another example is cooking doesn't accept nutrition questions unless it relates directly to the preparation process. Some questions would be great on skeptics, but they don't (yet) meet the posting standards. Etc etc/

Medix2

Maybe mods can choose other other sites or something

JohnP

@Medix2 Mods can migrate to any site, but it's considered a bit rude to do it without asking if you are unfamiliar with scope.

Medix2

@JohnP Does that specific close reason give more sites to choose from to mods?

JohnP

@Medix2 Yup.

Yuuki

19:49

Yes, mods can choose other sites but it's considered polite to just have the asker post their question again on the other site rather than migrate it.

JohnP

Here, I get meta only as the option. Sites I mod, I get the whole gamut.

Medix2

I guess maybe it's some sort of result of the overall close reasons and RPG.SE settings or something making a mismatch of communication

JohnP

@Yuuki Really? I wonder if that's a site by site preference, I hadn't heard that.

Medix2

At least to me "This question belongs on another site" is nowhere near identical to "This question belongs on Meta RPG.SE", which is the source of my confusion

Yuuki

@JohnP Maybe. I do know that on Gaming.SE, the mods try to avoid migrating to other sites, especially GameDesign.SE.

Medix2

19:53

I guess it's just some fact of the system and custom flags are how to request migrations and not close reason that sounds like it would work

JohnP

@Yuuki Well, to be fair, Gaming is fairly niche, I can't imagine too many questions that would fit anywhere else.

Yuuki

There's some overlap with BoardGames.SE and, very rarely, RPG.SE as well.

David Coffron

Why did this search not work?

"migrated:" is a valid operator according to this page

Medix2

What didn't work?

Oh huh... the first one is migrated and others aren't

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