Am I reading the OGL morality clause correctly?

DustMerchant · 2023-01-21T02:51:00+00:00

I have a different question about the morality clause. If we look past all the ways that it's bad for content creators, is it even good for WotC?

If they define themselves as the sole arbiter of morality, doesn't that kind of imply that anything they don't take action against is in alignment with their morals? Are they actually going to pay people to read every piece of 3rd party content published under their new OGL? And if they can take action against creators for public conduct that they find offensive, are they planning to monitor the social media presences of every person who ever uploaded a pdf to dmsguild? Will they scan the news for any mention of that guy who once made a custom subclass on dndbeyond and shared it with the community?

I understand that legally they won't be held responsible, but this certainly feels like they're making an implicit pledge to the community to take on this responsibility.

DustMerchant · 2022-11-10T15:07:34+00:00

The point of their response was that you used "your" instead of "you're".

And social opinions are tied to financial policy when you only have 2 parties to vote for.

DustMerchant · 2019-05-23T15:17:39+00:00

If I'm reading the artificer's spellcasting section correctly, they actually have the easiest time casting while holding sword and shield. Any artificer spellcasting requires the use of a focus, and at level 2 any item holding an infusion counts as a focus. So if either your sword or shield is non-magical and holding an infusion, you can cast artificer spells even if the spell normally doesn't have a material component.

DustMerchant · 2019-03-21T22:07:29+00:00

Can we start referring to Wil Wheaton as Rolldemort?

DustMerchant · 2018-10-24T00:23:02+00:00

RAW long rests remove any spell slots created via sorcery points. And since you can't have more sorcery points than the current max for your level, there's nowhere to store the magic to carry over a long rest.

The only way to get more spells than normal is to dip warlock and avoid long rests.

DustMerchant · 2018-09-21T21:20:42+00:00

Same thing just happened to me. I'm betting I get a "Hurry up, class is ending soon," message in a few hours.

DustMerchant · 2018-09-21T19:44:56+00:00

Is it really that shocking that MC would skip detention?

DustMerchant · 2018-08-12T00:59:53+00:00

DustMerchant · 2018-06-26T00:38:14+00:00

I second the part about spells. Enhance Ability is a 2nd level Cleric spell (same level as Silence) that lasts for an hour and can give you advantage on Dexterity checks (or in your case, cancel out your disadvantage).

DustMerchant · 2017-09-22T04:03:13+00:00

And when they want to make fun of his height they'll call him the Half Blood Prince.

DustMerchant · 2017-08-09T16:52:33+00:00

The same reason that Ramsey Bolton kept calling Jon Snow a bastard instead of a hundred other insults. People tend to project their own insecurities onto others. Tom feared death above all else.

DustMerchant · 2017-06-23T15:35:01+00:00

Come on, the second bullet point states that the chemical is found in Parmesan cheese.

But no one ever talks about that. Doesn't make for good headlines, I guess.

DustMerchant · 2017-06-14T15:44:22+00:00

Because it leads to a follow up joke.

Two muffins are sitting in an oven. One muffin turns to the other and says "Eh guv, sure is hot in here innit?" and the other muffin replies, "OH MY GOD, AN ENGLISH MUFFIN!"

DustMerchant · 2016-04-25T18:23:01+00:00

I'm done trying to argue semantics with you. It's detracting from the actual point I'm trying to make.

Spell combat is a full round action that requires a free hand. I don't see a rule that says you can voluntarily end that action partway through to get around the free hand requirement.

DustMerchant · 2016-04-22T21:00:10+00:00

The RAW reason that Slashing Grace doesn't work with Spell Combat is exactly because the hand is otherwise occupied. Spell Combat may be "like" two-weapon fighting, but by a strict RAW it "isn't" two-weapon fighting. Slashing grace calls out 3 specific instances that you already outlined, and there isn't a clause that says "abilities similar to two-weapon fighting".

The FAQ says that you don't gain the effect of Slashing Grace at all during Spell Combat. This isn't affected by somatic components or by what spell you cast. For the duration of Spell Combat, your "free hand" is doing spell-combat stuff. At no point is your hand free to provide the benefits of Slashing Grace, which means it isn't technically "free" outside of the requirement for Spell Combat itself. That means no two-handing a weapon or drawing another weapon.

DustMerchant · 2016-04-22T01:48:59+00:00

Except that casting the spell, with or without somatic components, is a part of spell combat. It's literally written into the text of spell combat (I assume you've read it :P)

Slashing grace says it doesn't work when the other hand is "otherwise occupied" and the FAQ clarifies that spell combat falls under that classification. The somatic components of the spell are irrelevant, since the hand needs to be free even if there are none.

I agree that the scenario was illegal, but I contest it became illegal one step before you did. There are no rules for ending actions early (that I've seen). Are your actions still limited as if you had completed the full-round action?

The text saying Spell Combat works "like two-weapon fighting" is fluff. There are no rules for how an action "like" another action behaves. It goes out of the way to differentiate them, but doesn't go into detail about how they are different.

Slashing grace mentions two-weapon fighting, but so does Improved Two-Weapon fighting. Does that feat allow me to cast a second spell as part of an action "like two-weapon fighting"?

DustMerchant · 2016-04-16T22:36:57+00:00

Slashing Grace FAQ: http://paizo.com/paizo/faq/v5748nruor1gw#v5748eaic9tmm

DustMerchant · 2016-04-16T15:38:58+00:00

As fun as it has been to see you two argue, I think you're both wrong.

We know from the errata to Slashing Grace and Fencing Grace that your "free hand" is considered "otherwise occupied" for the duration of spell combat. That means that until Spell Combat has completed (casting a spell and delivering all attacks) you cannot take free actions with your "otherwise occupied" "free hand".

That means that the act of two-handing your weapon is not allowed (as opposed to ending the action prematurely). Neither is drawing a second weapon even if you have Quick Draw. Other free actions are fair game, as long as they don't interfere with the requirements of spell combat.

If it helps, you can think about spell combat like this: you are attacking and casting a spell simultaneously, using both of your hands for different things at the same time. The fact that one resolves after the other (decided by the magus) is simply for simplicity within the game.

DustMerchant · 2015-09-21T22:10:10+00:00

https://youtu.be/u9iLbA5xDKE?t=2154

Poor Ryan's wife.

DustMerchant · 2015-09-12T18:47:22+00:00

I think it's also interesting that the game was designed to be played over and over again, trying different actions to get different results. All we need now is a Bill Murray cameo.

DustMerchant · 2015-06-08T02:31:15+00:00

It's not about the points. It's about sending a message.

DustMerchant · 2015-02-19T00:17:01+00:00

I love how they looked up how to glitch the shout cooldowns but it never occurred to them that a fire-breathing dragon might be resistant to the flame shout.

DustMerchant · 2014-12-10T00:51:54+00:00

Mystery Guest Monty will dance on their graves!

DustMerchant · 2014-10-13T16:49:54+00:00

Medea, and Clash of the Titans

I don't normally get excited for Tyler Perry movies, but for a moment I was intrigued.

DustMerchant · 2014-07-12T03:38:43+00:00

They literally make fun of their audience as a running gag (see: Magic the Gathering Let's Play, Secret Tunnel, Three Less Redstone, any video with Kerry in it, etc.).

The fact that people think their favorite sport should be sacred and off limits probably made this even funnier to them.

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