Nanban Jim

Thanks @RonTrunk. Sounds like you could, but it would be more effort than just ordering a PoE interface from FoxConn or whoever for your product.

Not saying it would be smart.

Could you draw power from a PoE port without a network card?

Morning! Crazy question...

Or... whatever passes for sanity in your life.

I've heard it's best if you get a group together. Like... people you can flee to for some semblance of sanity.

Right??

I'll stop being a coy twit: generosity.com/community-fundraising/…

Yeah, though he rebranded slightly.

I'm not sure WHY I want to see a broad shouldered hairy man in a short pleated skirt. But dammit it's for a good cause! :D

It started with a Twitter joke about him cosplaying Sailor Jupiter. It kinda snowballed. He eventually said it was a joke, he'd only do it if he could raise money for charities with it and... well, enough people informally pledged said cash.

Pretty good! The Angry GM's GenCon charity fundraiser cosplay just got pushed over his goal. :D

Hey everyone!

These insipid rules make me think of Little Bobby Tables... xkcd.com/327

You too

Thanks!

I mean for another class.

Right.

Maybe there's something around 5th level that does something analogous with similar restriction, but that'd be more of a book dive than I'd care to do. Wouldn't add a whole lot to the understanding either, but might be convincing to the recalcitrant

Anyway, was going to say, a distinct answer might point out what Uncanny Dodge doesn't do, but damn it's pretty all-encompassing. So its limitations have to be defined by what defines attack.

All the lessons of the last 20 years of RPGs.

3e wanted to become GURPS, 4e wanted to become WoW. 5e actually feels like we're finally getting the edition that comes after 2e

Hadn't played since 2e

You don't just DO things in RPGs, you roll! What is this, a board game??

Uncanny dodge is absolute bullshit.

Wait what?

AH thanks

You know Frank (Frank? Lino?), what may give a distinct answer...

Right. I'm referring to Dale above mentioning Grapple is an attack without an attack roll.

"If you are making an attack roll, you are making an attack" aids with the understanding of the integral pieces of an attack. On its own, it's rather lacking. You'll really want to walk a person through it showing them that the general rule shows you have an attack roll. Then show grappling as an example of a specific that would break the general.

I mean... it IS magic after all!

I guess MM is like cartoon missiles. They hover and ask each other questions, then figure out you dove behind the table.

Which is bullshit but has been since redbox.

I think I get it.

OK. Uncanny Dodge could be house ruled to give some bonus to save vs area effect spells, but that'd fall square into house rule land. Kinda outside the question.

Right, Magic Missile, or traps.

OK. Kinda see it.

Even though I'm pretty sure you're right on intent.

Can't even see how you get there.

Absolutely disagree.

Let me try writing less like a dick, because I'm REALLY REALLY good at that haha

NPNP

Everything IS Rule 0.

I mean actually it's not.

Dale, by that logic, let's just make everything Rule 0. I'm sorry, that's silly.

I get the impression, but haven't seen it stated, that the RAW tag automatically prepends "Aside from Rule Zero" to every sentence.

Correct.

in other words, it's unclear. This rule only tells you when you can prove something is an attack. It does not prove when something isn't an attack. You're probably right on intent, but it's written differently.

Logic truth tables, dude: this is an if-then statement. If the premise is false, the statement still stands whether the conclusion is true or false. ie "if you are not making an attack roll, you are not making an attack" and "if you are not making an attack roll, you are still making an attack" could both be true...

It's interesting enough to jump in chat.