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If Metamagic is used on a spell, then that spell is stopped by Counterspell, are the Sorcery Points lost as well?
Susie the Sorcerer looks to cast Fireball at the center of a melee combat, but uses the Careful Spell Metamagic to not effect her allies. An enemy Wizard casts Counterspell, Susie fails her ...
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In the Pelinore setting, what does the 'Fr' class abbreviation mean?
In the GameMaster Publications magazine GM4: The Awakening, an article named "The Old Wharf" for the Pelinore setting includes the following characters designated with "Fr" for ...
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Need to graph probability distribution for 2d20 +/- 1d6. Adding the d6 if over 10.5, subtracting d6 if under 10.5
I'm making a crit chart. But I do not want a bell curve distribution like 3d6, nor a flat one like percentile dice.
I'm entertaining the thought of a bimodal (just learned that term looking for a ...
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How can I connect my character to the group? [closed]
So firstly; I have seen this question which is sort of going in the right direction, but it's more about incentive, rather than interaction.
I have a Dampyr Soulknife Rogue that has a background of &...
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Does casting the Dispel Magic spell on one victim of Glitterdust dispel it for all?
This question came up from one of my friends, and we all had a good time trying to tease out an answer:
The enemy wizard casts glitterdust, and the entire party is affected. I then cast dispel magic ...
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Which Vampire Films exist in the WoD?
Vampires hate publicity. But Toreadors love art. In Vampire Bloodlines, the neophyte at one point retrieves the script of "Humanity vs. The Vampire Lords", which must be a Blade Expy or ...
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Is there a method that will allow a cursed magic item to affect the holder of an Acorn of Far Travel?
The scenario: a character has discovered the exact tree which another character is using as the source of an Acorn of Far Travel (Far Corners of the World web article, Woodland Spells).
Acorn of far ...
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How can I ensure players don't immediately leave once things get dangerous in a horror setting?
I'm working on a 1-shot scenario for Mothership (although this could apply to any horror RPG, at least the sci-fi ones), and the basic premise of the scenario is the players have been sent to ...
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What happens to a Stalker of Kharash who starts as a non-caster ranger?
The Stalker of Kharash prestige class (Book of Exalted Deeds, p. 75) progresses ranger spellcasting but does not require it.
If you don't have levels in ranger, it still progresses spellcasting as if ...
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What magic item would suit a 5th-level Bladesinger who favors a swift, defensive fighting style over melee cantrips? [closed]
I'm DMing a 4th-level Half-Elf Bladesinger in 5e (2014 rules). The player envisions their character as a dancing, agile swordfighter — more swashbuckler than battle mage — and currently leans into ...
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Do strong winds also cause a hovering creature to fall?
For some background, I was planning to have a spellcaster's beholder attack a city with a storm while hovering far above it to establish its power. However, after searching the rules, this doubt came ...
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How does one determine the levels of skill and luck that is involved in games? [closed]
We know that there exists an approach for estimating how much skill is present in games and, indirectly, how much luck is present.
Some games (like Poker or Contract Bridge) can be claimed to be ”...
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Is it possible to read spellbooks or scrolls in darkness with darkvision?
In tonight's game, the party was moving through a dungeon in darkness -- they all have either darkvision and one of them even has devil's sight, so they eschew light sources to not carry around a ...
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How does Poisoner's Twist work, exactly?
This question is about the remastered Poisoner's Twist feat (emphasis mine):
Source Player Core 2 pg. 210
Archetype: Poisoner
Prerequisites: Poisoner Dedication; trained in Medicine
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Is there a way to apply morale bonuses to a Construct?
Working on a character using d20 Modern, d20 Future, and D&D 3.5. Specifically, I'm trying to make a robot that goes into the Dreadnought advanced class. Dreadnought gives a +8 morale bonus to ...
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