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May 19, 2017 00:52
Paizo layed off half their dev staff last Tuesday, so I've been a little... well, panicked.
May 19, 2017 00:51
@Miniman Thanks! I'm super excited.
May 19, 2017 00:51
does the Happy Dance
May 19, 2017 00:50
Not to hijack the convo, but I might have a job offer on the way!
May 18, 2017 01:56
Nothing throws me off like 1-based indexing. Gets me every time.
May 17, 2017 21:20
Might be easier to just find a box to scoop the ashes into.
May 17, 2017 21:11
@Yuuki Oooh, ouch.
May 17, 2017 21:08
Hey! How's everyone doing today?
May 10, 2017 19:08
With Bard squarely in the middle?
May 10, 2017 19:06
What about Bob?
May 10, 2017 19:02
Steal spellcasters and ransom them back for big money.
May 10, 2017 19:01
Mage Thief was the best class
May 10, 2017 18:57
Ranger should be a rogue subclass.
May 10, 2017 18:53
@ShadowKras Just takes money. Bribe judges, buy off jurors, etc.
May 10, 2017 18:51
Well, as long as I'm saving money...
May 10, 2017 18:50
So much for my quest for immortality.
May 10, 2017 18:50
@doppelgreener And I missed it? Damn!
May 9, 2017 19:32
hides
May 9, 2017 19:32
Database? You mean an Excel document?
May 9, 2017 19:23
@doppelgreener Yes. All the yes to that.
May 9, 2017 19:20
@Zachiel winces I pity whoever has to maintain that code in three months.
May 9, 2017 19:14
Something like that.
May 9, 2017 19:14
var bonuses = {};
if (!bonuses["attack_luck"])
bonuses["attack_luck"] = {size: 3, source: "some source or other"};
else if (bonuses["attack_luck"].size < newSize)
bonuses["attack_luck"] = {size: newSize, source: newSource };
May 9, 2017 19:11
And in JS, they're easypeasy to use.
May 9, 2017 19:04
I'm not sure how you're consuming the data, but computing a dictionary keyed by bonus type and target ("attack_luck") and containing the highest bonus might be faster and easier. If the entry doesn't exist, add it. If it does, update if higher.
May 9, 2017 19:01
You're heading into custom comparator territory there. Probably easiest to write a method you could overload to do the detailed comparisons.
May 8, 2017 19:24
@Yuuki Starting to sound like it.
May 8, 2017 18:19
@Ryan detect magic?
May 8, 2017 18:13
@doppelgreener They're both pretty great, but the new one makes me chuckle.
May 8, 2017 18:12
Which is why it hurts when you take it away.
May 8, 2017 18:08
Easiest might be to just consider them encumbered regardless of weight carried.
May 8, 2017 17:49
@GreySage I thought they got rid of non-square creature spaces because turning became a huge problem.
May 8, 2017 17:38
No more insane SR right out of the gate?
May 8, 2017 17:33
@Yuuki The Equine Agility ability seems open for abuse.
May 8, 2017 17:32
@MadMAxJr All upper body strength to just overhand pull themselves up.
May 8, 2017 17:31
Pocket centaur
May 8, 2017 17:31
Maybe they're pony-sized
May 8, 2017 17:30
@Yuuki I don't know 5e that well, but not being humanoid is a decided advantage against low-level spells like hold person and the like.
May 8, 2017 17:27
Now I'm imagining "organic, free-range skeletons."
May 8, 2017 17:26
@NautArch Slaves, though? Skeletons have no mind and thus no free will. Can you really enslave something with no will of their own?
May 8, 2017 17:24
@NautArch So, if I animate a bunch of skeletons to do manual labor, like clearing fields or powering a grain mill so that the village can enjoy a higher standard of living, that's okay?
May 8, 2017 17:23
@ShadowKras Much as the evocation school contains spells that evokers use.
May 8, 2017 17:22
@ShadowKras Necromancy! They should be necromancy. thumps book
May 8, 2017 17:20
Often.
May 8, 2017 17:19
"Transmutation spells make things more differenter."
May 5, 2017 23:23
@BESW That's concentrated evil. One drop of that could turn you all into hermit crabs.
 
May 9, 2017 00:09
The feels a lot like "research and summarize game theory to me." I'm not certain there's a question in there anywhere.
 

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May 8, 2017 18:18
@Mithrandir Some people do enjoy being slapped, though.
May 8, 2017 18:11
That's only going to encourage some people
May 5, 2017 23:14
That's crazy talk