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 Multiclass + scrolls = ?

Discussion over whether scroll-use rules in 5E would require a...
outis
Jan 15, 2023 07:12
@DCShannon: do you at least understand my agreement points 1 & 2? How the different parsings make sense, and how they give rise to the different readings?
outis
Jan 15, 2023 02:19
(Though I'm still trying to phrase that in a way that makes sense to DCShannon.)
outis
Jan 15, 2023 02:18
I take some issue with the latter point, especially as "spell level" has different usages, yet DCShannon seems to assert that "spell level" only has one meaning.
outis
Jan 15, 2023 02:06
DCShannon's argument also depends on the assertion that the spell's level refers to the level when upcast (arising from the "higher level than you can normally cast" parsing), rather than the level that spells are classified under.
outis
Jan 15, 2023 02:05
Since it's based on the total spellcaster level, the "for each class individually" rule wouldn't apply.
outis
Jan 15, 2023 02:01
The argument put forth by DCShannon is based on the spell slots available to a character, which are based on their total caster levels, rather than any 1 class, and determined by the multiclasser spell slots table and the total spellcaster level (with a calculation specified in the "Spell Slots" subsection of the multiclassed spellcaster rules).
outis
Jan 12, 2023 02:02
(Hopefully, DCShannon will return to confirm, or give his own analysis.)
outis
Jan 12, 2023 01:30
It's the other parsing, "If (the spell is […] of a higher level) than you can normally cast", that is in terms of what spell levels are available to a character, which does depend on the multiclass spellcasting rule you quote.
outis
Jan 12, 2023 01:28
Start with the parsing "If the spell is […] of (a higher level than you can normally cast)" (which I posit is the source of his reading). This isn't in terms of the spell levels available to the cleric class, but the casting level (my terminology)/spell level when upcasting (more his terminology), or highest slot level, which isn't dependent on any 1 class, but the multiclass spellcasting rules.
outis
Jan 12, 2023 01:27
@Matthieu: while I can't speak for DCShannon, I can apply my understanding of his analysis for an answer.
outis
Jan 11, 2023 02:20
Before arguments and counter-arguments, I'd like to establish exactly what is under disagreement, and what is under agreement, so there can be progress. Otherwise there will never be a resolution.
outis
Jan 10, 2023 06:53
An assertion related to the last point (#6) is that cast level and spell level are the same (which would be included in "slot and cast level are different"). However, I would disagree with that statement. Where do you stand on it?
outis
Jan 10, 2023 06:48
Some possible points of agreement:
1. The parsing "If (the spell is […] of a higher level) than you can normally cast" refers to spell level.
2. The parsing "If the spell is […] of (a higher level than you can normally cast)" refers to cast level.
3. When it comes to upcasting, a multiclassed druid 9/cleric 1 can cast at (slot/cast) level 5.
4. When it comes to spell levels, a (multiclassed) cleric 1 cannot normally cast.
5. Spell level and slot level are different things.
6. Slot level and cast level may be considered different things or the same thing (yet to be established).
outis
Jan 10, 2023 06:47
To get things started, some points of disagreement:
1. The parsing (whence reading) of "If the spell is […] of a higher level than you can normally cast"
2. Whether the level requirements in the scroll use rule involve character class.
 

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outis
Nov 5, 2021 22:25
Rather, it takes 300 reputation. That's doable.
outis
Nov 5, 2021 22:24
I don't have enough rep. It takes 1500, and I have ~230.
outis
Nov 5, 2021 22:09
That is, assuming questions about use of the command line clients are on topic; the existence of a mysql-workbench tag suggests they would be.
outis
Nov 5, 2021 22:07
Is this a good place to request/suggest new tags? Since Oracle has a newer command line client, the MySQL Shell, having a mysql-shell tag would be useful for various reasons, particularly distinguishing questions about the shell as opposed to the old command line client (which, perhaps, could use a mysql-client tag).
 

 Discussion on question by LionHeart54…

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outis
Mar 2, 2021 05:49
Furthering the OCD notion, mythology has it that throwing seeds or grains before vampires (and jiangshi, and perhaps others) will distract them, as they stop to count them all.
 

 Grand Rounds

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outis
Jan 27, 2021 05:06
I'm looking for advice on the appropriateness of a question. As a personal interest project, I've been playing around with a simple predictor for current active, undiagnosed COVID-19 cases based in part on active, diagnosed cases, and am looking for feedback as to conceptual validity (though a statistical analysis is really what's called for). Would a question asking about glaring mistakes in the formula be appropriate? How about a question asking what might be missing from it?
 

 Discussion on answer by JBH: A soluti…

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outis
Jan 20, 2019 06:50
... If the mechanism is in any way analogous to riding on a bus (or train or ferry or blimp or whatever mass transit you like), there's no paradox. The vehicle loops, the consciousness gets on and off at the station (the button press).
outis
Jan 20, 2019 06:50
This paradox depends on the mechanism (on how the consciousness' travel through time is altered) and on the nature of consciousness & the body. For example, this paradox is avoided if the body contains multiple consciousnesses (the original, and any that are going on a time journey, whether or not any are aware of the others), as when the moment that the button is pressed is reached a second time, the original consciousness is sent on the journey and the consciousness that just finished the journey regains control of the body.
 

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outis
Oct 25, 2016 14:41
RE: cleanliness of bowl vs seat-not to get too graphic, but there's more likely to be small amounts of urine on the top of the bowl than the seat (assuming certain users lift the seat). Urine's not too unhygienic, but I'd rather not sit in it.
 

 The Whiteboard

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outis
Jul 27, 2015 21:40
@WorldEngineer: thanks for the related questions & advice.
outis
Jul 27, 2015 21:38
@WorldEngineer This one involves both, but isn't about the connection between them.
outis
Jul 27, 2015 21:37
@WorldEngineer Point 2 of this answer suggest a connection related to composition, but doesn't go into enough detail to complete it.
outis
Jul 27, 2015 21:36
@WorldEngineer kaleidic asks my question in the comments and gets a response (also in comments), but the main question is distinct. Also, the response connects partial application to point-free, so suggests an indirect connection to currying (you can, after all, program in point-free style without currying if you have partial application).
outis
Jul 27, 2015 21:20
>The key idea in tacit programming is to assist in operating at the appropriate level of abstraction. That is, to translate the natural transformation given by currying into computer functions
outis
Jul 27, 2015 21:20
Part of it is asserted in the Wikipedia article on tacit programming:
outis
Jul 27, 2015 21:17
The question is: "What's the (deeper) connection between currying and point-free style/tacit programming?"
outis
Jul 27, 2015 21:16
Hello all. I've got a question but I'm not certain which site it's appropriate for. Anyone interested in giving feedback?
outis
Jul 24, 2015 12:19
brainfuck_insert_before isn't referenced anywhere internally, so I assume it's a part of the API, and the implementation is buggy. Someone should tell the maintainers.
outis
Jul 24, 2015 12:01
Codepad.com doesn't like it, but the modified version runs fine on other codepads, such as: ideone.com/nCryWl
outis
Jul 24, 2015 11:57
As-is, next == instruction. However, if next gets initialized before after->next = instruction, then next holds the original tail, and the next->previous = iter; iter->next = next; appends the original tail to the newly inserted list.
outis
Jul 24, 2015 11:51
I pulled out the function to test it, and I get a memory error when run (codepad.org/wBbHpyaA).
outis
Jul 24, 2015 11:47
The odd thing is the next initialization at line 176. Unless that happens before line 173, next == instruction, and you wind up with a circular data structure and a memory leak. Thing is, I don't see anything that would cause the compiler to initialize next before line 173.
 

 Discussion on question by Bokai: How …

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outis
Oct 27, 2014 03:55
Nova's "Making Stuff: Stronger" starts with steel, but goes on to cover a number of non-metallic materials and should provide all manner of ideas.
outis
Oct 27, 2014 03:55
@CAgrippa, Maria Lin: further to CAgrippa's comments, tin and lead can be smelted at campfire temperatures, and thus are easily discovered by accident. Tin and lead are softer than gold and generally comparable or weaker in strength; gold is the most useful of the three on their own (tin is quite useful in alloys when another metal makes up the bulk). Are you terribly concerned with the "why" of the lack of metal working? I suppose there's always "God(s) did it", if your world has such beings present (then you get to go into the psychology of gods, which can be fun).
outis
Oct 27, 2014 03:55
... Bearings, which could be made of wax-soaked wood, could be used to switch from kinetic friction to (largely) rolling friction, further reducing heat generation. There's at least one company that makes commercial wax-impregnated wood bearings.
outis
Oct 27, 2014 03:55
@TimB: hypothetically, stone or ceramic could be used for half of the interface (wood axle in a stone bushing). Wax on the wood might help to reduce friction. The main problem with both of those is heat: stone and ceramic are terrible heat conductors (heat & electrical conductivity often go hand-in-hand; all those free electrons), so wouldn't dissipate heat, and wax might melt and flow off. Water works well as a coolant & lubricant (especially on stone & tile); a water mill would have a steady supply (though the actual mill probably didn't use water that way).
 

 Discussion between outis and Gangnus

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outis
Feb 6, 2012 14:00
It's been interesting, but it's well past my bedtime.
outis
Feb 6, 2012 13:35
Now, knowledge whether a given statement is true or false is another matter.
outis
Feb 6, 2012 13:35
In any case, we've strayed from my original statement: truth doesn't require a mind. More precisely, a logical statement doesn't require a mind for it to be true (even conditionally true).
outis
Feb 6, 2012 13:30
They are unconditionally true.
outis
Feb 6, 2012 13:29
Tautologies are statements that are true in all possible interpretations in all possible worlds (in the logical sense of "worlds").
outis
Feb 6, 2012 13:28
What do you mean by "base rule"? That term seems to better describe axioms that tautologies.
outis
Feb 6, 2012 13:27
Except there's no "when in life" when it comes to math. Tautologies aren't axioms.
outis
Feb 6, 2012 13:26
Tautalogies are unconditional.
outis
Feb 6, 2012 13:24
That's splitting hairs. Moreover, there are certain statements in logic that are universal.
outis
Feb 6, 2012 13:23
Of course, mathematical truth is quite different from what most people mean by "Truth".