D&D 5e Overflow

2:22 AM

@JoshuaAslanSmith disappointed by the grid rules in the DMG :(

I just got my DMG (like, literally 5 minutes ago) don't spoil it for me :P

won't, mine came in the mail today, so I'm thumbing through

The Worldbuilding stuff (which is all I've had time to read) seems pretty good.

2:36 AM

my dissatisfaction is largely driven by wanting something I knew wouldn't be there

Ah, yes.

The only reason I'm not annoyed by the lack of genasi is because I'm pretty sure they'll be in the upcoming Elemental Evil stuff.

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12:18 PM

Love the planar stuff.

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3:56 PM

@waxeagle so were the flanking/grid rules just super lackluster I take it?

@JoshuaAslanSmith flanking is OK, less than impressed with AOE logic, we're back to "does the effect area fill half the square"

but seriously

I know people like to make fun of squircles but versimilitude aside they just made sense

okay may you dont like, then just give me a shape replicated by blocks that I can overlay when someone casts the spell

@JoshuaAslanSmith yeah, if I use that rule at home I'll have overlays for commons spell sizes, maybe with pipe cleaners or something, cuz I'm not going to do the math

haha yeah

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6:08 PM

@Miniman @waxeagle tweeting mearls about continual flame

which question is this re: again?

Q: Does the Light cantrip cancel out the 2nd level Darkness spell?

hoping for a more substantial argument for my answer than "trying to justify continual flame is cheesy as it would be an infinite anti-darkness spell"

The description of the Darkness spell says: If any of this spell’s area overlaps with an area of light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell that created the light is dispelled. I take that to mean any existing spells. Does this also negate newly cast spells of 2nd level or lo...

@JoshuaAslanSmith looks to me like it should work

I see no reason not to allow it to illuminate the area

I guess I dont see continual flame's light as "magical light" vs light or daylight

6:25 PM

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lol 425k goal

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Bradd Szonye

7:28 PM

@waxeagle I used to use craft wire for making area templates. Got a bunch of it at the crafts store, it’s basically stiff wire with brightly-colored coating

amazon.com/Aluminum-Craft-Wire-Gauge-42627/dp/B003UFMT60

I didn’t realize it was actually called “craft wire.” I just made that up because I couldn’t remember what it was properly called.

lol

sometimes things just make sense

Bradd Szonye

I found that it worked really well if you twist two strands together. Single strands were a bit flimsy and very difficult to pick up.

Whereas twisted pairs lie flatter, are easy to handle, and look really cool if you use two different colors.

Plus it makes it easier to close the loop.