Jun 29, 2023 10:09
I think you are asking a slightly wrong question. Small compensation money is irrelevant in the grand scheme of having a good, well-paying job you like. You should be asking, if you want the job, and how to get the job.
 
Jul 26, 2022 13:26
"a year is always an earth rotation around the sun (as recorded in the year 5000)", does this mean, that you define "year" to be a certain amount of seconds, through the entire time scale? So the year number gets "out of sync" as rotation changes. Or do you mean something else?
 
Jun 15, 2022 09:57
@AlexanderThe1st "call up your lawyer", just saying for international perspective: I (middle-age, middle-class, university-educated IT worker), don't have a lawyer. I don't even know anybody who would have a lawyer, though I'm sure some people here do have such a relationship, and it's certainly not something you ever bring up in a discussion. The whole concept of "having a lawyer" is alien to me (EU country citizen). I think much of the world is the same way.
 

 Discussion between hyde and PcMan

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Jan 17, 2022 06:53
It could still be wrong, but at least it's less wrong :-)
Jan 17, 2022 06:52
Edited the question a bit
Jan 17, 2022 06:46
At low end, it might even be comparable to the radiation pressure from the reflected radiation, so wouldn't affect the fusion rate at all.
Jan 17, 2022 06:45
The question is, what is the mass of the expanded atmosphere of the star. I suspect it is so low, that it doesn't actually affect the pressure at the center of the star, but I think that'd be non-trivial to calculate.
Jan 17, 2022 06:45
Actually this is quite difficult to formulate as a meaningful question. But yeah, the pressure at the core should get less due to expansion.
Jan 17, 2022 06:36
Here's a related question. So that formula above actually assumes uniform density, which is very much not the case here:
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/110246/how-to-find-the-force-of-the-compression-at-the-core-of-a-planet
Jan 17, 2022 06:13
Doh, I can't read my own copy-pasting. Still going to ask at physics stack exchange, for some actual math.
Jan 17, 2022 06:00
from that, pressure at the center of a uniform sphere is
constant * G * M^2 / (pi * R^4)
Jan 17, 2022 05:59
I googled it up a bit: brilliant.org/problems/…
Jan 17, 2022 05:58
@PcMan But the area the pressure is applied to also larger, which should result in equal compressive force. But maybe this a question for physics.stackexchange.com or something, "Does temperature, and thus size, of a big ball of hydrogen in gravitational equilibrium, affect the pressure at its center?"
Jan 17, 2022 05:58
@PcMan Or, if you created a lead ball with same mass as Jupiter, that giant lead ball would have higher pressure at the center, doesn't sound right. Note that here the heat comes from outside. If anything, the radiation pressure of the reflected energy from the Dyson mirror here will increase the pressure a bit, requiring a higher rate of fusion to resist it (but I assume this extra radiation pressure to be negligible).
Jan 17, 2022 05:58
@PcMan I don't see that, intuitively. Forces are symmetric, you can't "lift" the pressure of the atmosphere without an equal downward force, keeping the internal pressure the same. And shape shouldn't really matter for pressure at the core, only mass above (=all of it). It's a bit like saying if you heat up Earth's atmosphere (for example via increased solar flux) so it expands a bit (while keeping it's mass the same or accounting for it), the pressure at the bottom of Mariana Trench will get less, because atmosphere expanded. Doesn't seem right to me.
 
Aug 7, 2021 00:01
It might we worth it to add some consideration about smoke, which at least a real medieval torch is bound to create a lot of (you just can't have an open fire like that to burn cleanly).
 
Jul 6, 2021 14:53
That is what the question is asking about: are there any rules for determining if a character can be given the ability tonuse magic, before actually giving them the ability.
Jul 6, 2021 14:53
Example, not just anybody can be a Bard even by RAW: "Discovering the magic hidden in music requires hard study and some measure of natural talent that most troubadours and jongleurs lack."
Jul 6, 2021 14:53
A PC or NPC becoming able to use magic is not the character's choice or an in-game-world decision. A character gains ability to use magic only with DM approval. If DM doesn't explicitly approve, that chatacter is unable to learn magic. And for a PC, if player decides this character is unable to learn magic, they are, even if they spend 20 levels if character development trying in-character.
Jul 6, 2021 14:53
I don't think just anyone can be a magic user. Any PC or NPC who has magic can be such a chatacter, by tautology, but anyone who can't use magic yet... There's nothing saying they ever can. A PC might for example have all mental scores at 12, preventing multiclassing.
 
Mar 27, 2021 14:02
What I mean is, the "range" line refers to the range where line-of-effect is generally required (unless explicitly stated otherwise). For example most "must be in the same plane"-spells have range of self or similar (instead of range "same plane of existence"), which sidesteps line-of-effect rule without being explicit about it.
Mar 27, 2021 14:02
@Odo It's what reads in the "range" line of spell description. It's pretty consistent, too, DD seems to be the strange exception, where range, line-of-effect rule and what description text seems to imply are in conflict.
Mar 27, 2021 14:02
Ah, range... But that Line of Effect thing is a bit strange. It does not give exception to Line of Effect rule ("place you can visualize" and "distance and direction" do not waiver Line of Effect, they just mean it'll work eg. in dense fog).
Mar 27, 2021 14:02
Range of Misty Step is "self", so it will clearly work with Find Steed. Range of Dimension Door is 500', so clearly it targets the location, and thus would also require Line of Effect, since it does not say "works through solid matter".
 
Mar 11, 2021 12:04
It might be useful to add to the question text, that he tried to repair a homebrew super(?) armor... (This based on comments under my answer.)
 
Oct 28, 2020 16:54
I'm not sure how you'd get a tape worm inside somebody alive (without surgery). There really aren't any beasts which would realistically work the purpose of hiding inside another creature, I think. Perhaps find a working example, including how the shapeshifted druid gets inside another creature without damage, and put it in the question.
 
Aug 11, 2020 12:35
"Raw speed" FTL option does not work in our universe. You will only approach the speed of light, seeing relativistic effects as you look at the rest of the universe. And if you throw out something as fundamental as the speed of light as it works in our universe, after that you can do just about anything with space travel too.
 
Aug 3, 2020 19:45
Well, I was already seeing some issues with 120' dark vision of Deep Gnomes (and Drows have the same) in an adventure with a cave which wasn't designed with that in mind. This wouldn't have been any different with unlimited darkvision, just an example that there may be unintended side effects.
Aug 3, 2020 19:20
There's a reason greater invisibility lasts only 1 minute, is 4th level spell and can target only 1 creature per casting.
Aug 3, 2020 19:17
It's the dark open space with enemies who aren't faster than you, which needs to be arranged. But it is often in the players' power to create. Especially with flight, the enemy just has to be there, and they're screwed.
Aug 3, 2020 19:16
Well, not quite. You can easily get 20 archers from the troop you are commanding to form a ball around the 1st level Cleric
Aug 3, 2020 19:15
Hmph, can't edit deleted question. I wonder why that has changed, as I think it used to be possible.
Aug 3, 2020 19:14
I guess I see what you mean.
Aug 3, 2020 19:13
I guess too much context then. Maybe just the quote from UA, and "Is this feature going to cause balance issues? Specific concerns: in the right circumstances, such as open battlefield at night, it seems to allow up to 50 minutes of Greater Invisibility for up to 20 allies." or something like that?
Aug 3, 2020 19:09
I can ask "is this cleric subclass balanced compared to PHB and XGtE cleric subclasses" too, and probably get the answer I am after, but again that's not really asking the question I want to ask, just the question that would be accepted by the site.
Aug 3, 2020 19:07
Choose subclass, get feature, potentially cause problems for the whole campaign (or not).
Aug 3, 2020 19:07
The feature is provided by the subclass
Aug 3, 2020 19:06
"Is allowing this subclass without modifications to this feature problematic?"
Aug 3, 2020 19:03
(or perhaps this site is just not suitable for the question of this type, which is fine)
Aug 3, 2020 19:03
well, I am, but it seems I can't express it in a way that doesn't lead answerers astray.
Aug 3, 2020 19:02
Deleted at least for now, I'll think more about this, and search example questions about homebrew feats and magic items to find a good template.
Aug 3, 2020 19:00
or, I could delete this question, and ask a new one describing the feature as a home-brew feat or magic item. I think answer to that question would give me the answer I need.
Aug 3, 2020 18:58
Anyway, that does not really change the question, that's the original question: is the feature as written game-breaking. If it is, it doesn't much matter how the players gain the benefit or even what the cost is. Broken is broken.
Aug 3, 2020 18:57
Another comparison might be, if the players were to hire a 1st level Twilight Domain Cleric to give them unlimited darkvision at will, would that be balanced. Or if GM created a magic item which would give this feature (basically using up 1 attunement slot).
Aug 3, 2020 18:53
I guess a good comparison would be to a feat. If this was a feat, would it be overpowered? The cost would be similar (using ASI vs taking 1 level multiclass dip).
Aug 3, 2020 18:50
What I really want to know is, if having unlimited range dark vision is going to break the game or not. Or at least get a knowledgeable estimate (same as any balance question on this site).
Aug 3, 2020 18:48
@NautArch Well, being at DnDBeyond making me think it is more legitimate is enough to prove that for some people it adds legitimacy, because I am not the only one. Also, as a purely technical/practical point, it is possible to create Twilight Domain Cleric for free there (yes, it does prominently tell it is play test material when creating the character), so it is at least more accessible to a certain subgroup of players.
Aug 3, 2020 18:48
@NautArch Being presented at prominent location, the actual Cleric class description page at "An official digital toolset for Fifth Edition (5e) Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)", certainly gives any text practical legitimacy in the eyes of the community, even if theoretically it's just an example.
Aug 3, 2020 18:48
@NautArch Balanced compared to other 1st level class abilities. I'll try to edit that in.
 
Jul 5, 2020 13:31
Have been doing some research, and apparently Tiny Hut floor is one of the slightly bit ambiguous parts of DnD... But final word from JC was, it has a floor.