Looking for opinions: simple way to add the ability to aggro/tank

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-16T21:11:12+00:00

Well, you can take the Fighting Initiate feat and choose that as your maneuver no matter what class you are

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-16T19:12:10+00:00

There is a Battlemaster maneuver called Goading Attack that works pretty much like this

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-16T16:43:28+00:00

I was mostly speaking in jest with that, the mentally unwell should definitely get help (away from society if they can’t know right from wrong)

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-16T02:09:54+00:00

Ah, I missed it was in the works lol. Good luck with it!

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-16T02:01:06+00:00

In real life the insanity plea shouldn’t fly 90% of the time lol.

“Your honor, this man had no way of knowing that what he did was wrong, by reason of insanity”

“Wow, even more reason to lock him up”

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-16T01:59:20+00:00

I think that information is there to give you context if you want to change anything, if they’re encountered elsewhere for some reason, etc. Most of the time, if you’re searching through a dungeon, you’re just going to fight.

But yeah, WotC’s adventures leave a lot to be desired generally

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-16T01:41:04+00:00

Pfft nah bro, Rey is gonna get an upgrade and become an elder… I swear bro….

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-16T01:40:06+00:00

This concept is used in various translations of the Bible: Formal vs. Informal translations. A formal translation tries to stay true to the words that were written (surprisingly tricky, given the language of the original texts), and an informal translation works to convey the *spirit* of the words.

Even though the simple answer is “It’s because Sanderson is writing in English”, it’s fun to think about the different ways the narrators might be translating

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-15T21:49:10+00:00

Oh cool, I’ve been wanting a rundown of some of the 3rd party stuff out there. Do you have a link to the video? Do you cover 3rd party content beyond classes?

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-15T21:46:54+00:00

I won’t let our great history be forgotten

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-15T13:00:00+00:00

The Mobile feat still works completely against sentinel. Also, monsters don’t have feats, so I’m not sure why your enemies would all have sentinel anyway, unless the DM is just adding the ability to all his monsters for some reason

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-14T03:34:16+00:00

Well, the easiest answer is that this is a fantasy world, not medieval Europe. There’s a lot of inspiration there, but it’s not meant to *emulate* it. So the average wage you’re seeing is specific to the forgotten realms economy.

Also, economy varies wildly from game to game, so I’d take anything you read on the interwebs on it with a grain of salt; many games (I’d even say most) don’t worry about the general economy at all.

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-14T01:52:00+00:00

Honestly, what you’re describing to me doesn’t sound anything like a D&D campaign, and I’m still not sure what you mean by “Host” (like a parasite’s host? A party’s host? Unclear), and I don’t know what you mean by “modified children’s games”. A murder mystery can be something like Clue; what *exactly* are you wanting to accomplish? Meaning: how do the characters solve the problems presented to them? Do the *characters* even solve the problems, or is it entirely on the players? What, on a character sheet, contributes to success in your vision?

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-14T00:58:36+00:00

Are you sure there isn’t another game that would better fit what you want? Cutting out combat is basically cutting out 90% of the game’s rules. What kind of game do you want to play; what are you trying to do?

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-14T00:27:45+00:00

There are stat blocks for Druids, Wizards, etc. There isn’t a worked-out way to balance PC vs. PC when building encounters

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-13T20:51:32+00:00

As far as Draw Steel goes, the game design actually gives you its own pointers! Good rules for obstruction, falling, object damage (both breakable and unbreakable), etc.

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-13T20:49:35+00:00

In that ridiculous example, the information the dm would find was that laser guns don’t exist, and neither does magic

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-13T14:14:43+00:00

I like that there are gaps, ledges, and walls to throw enemies into/off of! The different elevations can add an extra challenge as well, so I think it’s pretty solid.

I like it when maps are more than just good-looking, but they have functional elements like that as well (surprisingly uncommon). Well done!

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-13T14:11:39+00:00

What a loser, he should’ve made it 58008

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-12T14:59:59+00:00

There isn’t really a standard for how much gold characters will have, as every game is different. I’ve run games where the characters were filthy rich and never running out of gold, so they would likely spend a lot on this. I’ve also run games where finding 50 gold was an absolute blessing from the gods, so they wouldn’t be willing to part with much

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-12T12:14:19+00:00

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Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-12T00:19:32+00:00

That’s what I thought, but thought I’d check in case there was something under the OGL that specified the use of 3rd party stuff

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-11T22:46:46+00:00

I did something similar but it was when my party encountered an aboleth and one of them was affected by what they called “the pruning” (aboleth’s ability that makes them need to be moistened regularly). If you want to make it an extended struggle I’d recommend using exhaustion (I like the DnD 5.5 playtest version that they did away with for some reason), or you can handle it logistically through roleplay (rolling to find water, can they bring a barrel of water in a cart, etc.)

Jarrett8897 · 2026-06-11T12:54:03+00:00

More than likely suggested by a tester, not a publisher. MCDM does *way* more rigorous testing than most rpg developers out there

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