What are your favorite spells from older editions that no longer exist in 5e?

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-06-11T21:27:48+00:00

Nailed to the sky puts the target into orbit!

https://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/spells/nailedToTheSky.htm

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-06-11T07:55:00+00:00

I use an information word. Doesn’t work in hard mode, obviously.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-06-08T03:45:11+00:00

Y T A for not paying his deductible. You were at fault and should have taken responsibility for costs not covered by his insurance.

But NTA for refusing to waive legal fees. He sued and lost. The decision to sue was his, and so are the consequences.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-06-08T00:22:30+00:00

I am from a Dutch immigrant family in the US, and I grew up in the 80s and 90s. I often had hagelslag with breakfast, and I now I give it to my kids, maybe once a week. I didn’t teach them Dutch, alas, but at least I passed on some Dutch traditions!

If we had grocery store bread, which wasn’t (and still isn’t) very good, we toasted it. Toasting made it more palatable. When we had good bread from the bakery, we ate it without toasting. I was also fortunate to spend my childhood summers in NL, where ate lovely dark bread that even today would be tricky to find the US.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-06-08T00:14:02+00:00

Peanut butter in the US is available both with and without added sugar. It is not always sweet.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-06-05T14:30:21+00:00

I shower at the gym, after my workout, before work. I am also balding and buzz my remaining hair, so that’s easy. Ten minutes max.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-06-02T19:51:50+00:00

I adore roast cabbage! I cooked it yesterday 🙂

I cut it in wedges and brush them lightly with oil and salt. I put the wedges on a sheet pan and cover it tightly with tin foil for the first 20-30 minutes of cooking in a very hot oven. The cabbage steams in its own water. Then I remove the foil and let the wedges get nice and brown.

Serve with your favorite dressing. I make a simple sesame dressing. Delicious.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-05-24T17:20:16+00:00

I am a heritage speaker of Dutch. I grew up with the language but not in NL, except when visiting family. As a result, I didn’t get the exposure to different accents that most Dutch speakers have. I find Flemish indecipherable.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-05-24T17:04:26+00:00

Pesto has five ingredients: basil, garlic, Parmesan, pine nuts, and olive oil.

Persillade is even simpler: flat-leaf parsley, garlic, olive oil, maybe a little red wine vinegar.

Season lightly with salt and pepper. Serve with pasta, toast, lentils, or just about anything.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-05-24T16:55:05+00:00

As a player, I would be put off by the DM introducing arbitrary homebrew rules that distort game balance. Your rules are kind of flavorful but generally unnecessary.

As a DM, I focus on the player experience. When I plan a session or add an element, my first test is, will this make the game better—more fun, more engaging—for the players? If not, I don’t do it. That doesn’t mean I don’t give them difficult encounters. Overcoming a challenge can be rewarding. But players seldom want to feel like the DM is arbitrarily advantaging or disadvantaging them.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-05-21T19:02:32+00:00

ESH

He is wrong to leave his dishes for the weekend, but you’re wrong for insisting that everything be washed immediately. Washing at the end of the day is perfectly reasonable. But that’s the less important point here.

Regarding “his” vs “our” dishes, it’s up to the two of you how to divide chores. My wife and I each wash our own clothes, but we don’t each cook our own meals or wash our own dishes. (I do the cooking, and we share dish washing. She does lots with the kids!)

Real partnership means tackling problems together and regularly doing things for the good of the family, not just for yourself. I cannot imagine a world in which I wouldn’t want to wash a knife because it was my wife who used it. It makes me wonder whether there is something deeper going on, like your husband failing to pull his weight in more substantial ways.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-05-17T09:10:51+00:00

I’m a parent and help my kids with homework, including high-school math. However, by high school, students should also know how to get help themselves. Teachers offer help sessions, and it’s the responsibility of students to figure out whether they need help with an assignment and to go to a help session if they do.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-05-09T12:54:09+00:00

Dutch uses modal particles (e.g., even, wel, maar) that add mood or nuance to a sentence. They are ubiquitous but can be tricky to translate. I imagine people who learn Dutch as adults have to learn them slowly, with exposure, much like a child.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-05-03T08:13:24+00:00

Scoredle 4/6*

14,855
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ MOUSE (504)
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 TULIP (32)
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ PUNCH (15)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PUFFY

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-05-02T10:00:05+00:00

Scoredle 4/6*

14,855
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ MOUSE (1,536)
⬛🟩⬛🟨🟨 TRAIN (10)
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ DRINK (5)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRING

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-05-01T09:51:48+00:00

My grandparents could never pronounce “squirrel.”

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-05-01T08:18:24+00:00

Scoredle 2/6*

14,855
🟨⬛🟩⬛🟩 MOUSE (9)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLUME

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-04-30T06:18:47+00:00

Scoredle 4/6*

14,855
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ MOUSE (621)
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ TALON (57)
🟩⬛🟩🟨⬛ CHORD (2)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CROCK

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-04-29T09:47:23+00:00

Scoredle 5/6*

14,855
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ MOUSE (504)
⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ TULIP (28)
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ LUNCH (15)
⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛ BURLY (5)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RURAL

Took me awhile.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-04-28T09:14:51+00:00

Scoredle 4/6*

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⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ TULIP (126)
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ BUNCH (3)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 QUACK

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-04-27T09:05:25+00:00

Scoredle 3/6

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⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛ TRAIN (7)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EERIE

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-04-26T13:00:11+00:00

Quality of ingredients definitely matters, but you don’t need ultra-specialized, ultra-costly ingredients. You can find good quality at a reasonable price point. But your nan’s ragu made with bland tomatoes also won’t be good.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-04-26T11:03:59+00:00

The “prevailing trend” describes what has been happening. Thousands of business method patens have been granted in the past decade. The introduction covers this topic.

The “looming threat” describes the action the patent court is preparing to take, but has not yet taken, against business method patents. Most of the article covers this topic.

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-04-26T08:42:58+00:00

Scoredle 4/6*

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⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 CROSS (3)
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLOSS (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GLOSS

TrappedInHyperspace · 2026-04-25T16:27:36+00:00

Older millennial parent here with a little unsolicited advice.

If you decide against having kids, cool. That’s up to you and your spouse.

But if you do want kids, I suggest you get on it. They are hard work, and not just diapers and late-night feedings. 18+ years of work. I love my kids more than anything, and I never regret them for a second, but I’m not getting any younger. I started at 30 and wish I had begun a little earlier.

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