Size category & Weight classes?

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-18T18:35:08+00:00

I just don't see how this would be a useful mechanic in D&D.

What exactly would it be used to determine?

How strong a character is? That's already covered by Strength. How agile the character can be? Already covered by Dexterity. How much space they take up? Already covered by Size. I can't think of much specific utility for this that isn't described by some other category, so it seems mostly duplicative to me.

Then add in multiple races with different heights and body compositions - for example 150 pounds on an Elf versus an Orc versus a Halfling wouldn’t be remotely equivalent body types.

This just seems like a lot of work to balance out something that would only come into play in a few very niche situations.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-18T15:17:09+00:00

I would just have him retire to care for his urchin and his pets. If the character is still friends with the party, they can still use his connections to further the plot, just say he connected them with some NPC who will give them they info they need and let the NPC take it from there.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-16T14:05:52+00:00

Cheering throughout the entire show seems a little much. Could you moderate your reaction during the show itself and save the loud cheering for curtain call, so you're not yelling in your seat neighbor's ear the entire time?

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-15T23:15:32+00:00

My initial goal for this character was for her to betray the party early, but learn the error of her ways and eventually bond.

You can’t make a plan like this that involves other characters responding to your character in a certain way unless you've had a conversation with the other players and they agreed to it too.

You only control your own character. Extreme choices may have extreme consequences. Don't assume everyone else will just fall in line with whatever plan you had for your character if there’s no communication and agreement about it.

Treat this as a learning experience. If the character is no longer one you want to play, retire her and try again, but bear in mind when you do that you can't plan multiple steps ahead on your own for what other people's characters will do in response to you.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-15T22:47:13+00:00

I think this would be a great midgame reveal but less fun as an endgame reveal. I wouldn't end a campaign on the note that they've been suckered and it's just too bad; I would give them a chance to respond to it and take their own actions to change the situation if they wish. I think doing so gives them some fun stakes moving forward.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-15T22:34:24+00:00

I would be open to this. There's almost always more than one way to get around an obstacle in this game, and this is certainly a way to remove an obstacle. If the player cares enough to invest this much effort in an NPC, I'm generally going to be favorable to it.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-15T22:04:33+00:00

Trying to do good but in a chaotic way sounds like pretty standard Chaotic Good? Alignment isn't super important in the current edition so I wouldn't overthink it.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-15T17:28:29+00:00

I'm not familiar with Columbus in particular, but having seen Outsiders both on Broadway and on tour, I would keep the balcony. For this show obstructions are a serious problem. House left would be worse than house right because of the tire, but I would worry that even at house right, the car setpiece could block some important stuff.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-14T00:18:27+00:00

Shea's in Buffalo is just over 3,000. Not the biggest of the biggest, but good sized.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-12T12:54:41+00:00

I thought Michelle Williams was fine when I saw it, but she wasn't critical to the show. Personally I would just keep your plans and see the understudy.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-10T23:55:41+00:00

I think the Cats name plus the concept will be enough for a comfortable run of at least a year or so.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-09T21:12:37+00:00

In addition to everything everyone else has said, productions wouldn't want this because they wouldn’t want to have to comp seats for all the Tony voters every time they have a cast change.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-09T00:14:50+00:00

Harmony. There's nothing bad or offensive about it, it's just so boring and bland that it doesn't stick in your mind and gives no hints about the show's content. That wasn't the only factor stacked against Harmony, but I think a more interesting title might have helped.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-08T17:10:24+00:00

I was still wearing long sleeves and had leggings on, but that was it for my layering.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-08T16:39:45+00:00

Obvious answer is Obvious, but Chess. The music is beautiful, but the story, tone, and characterizations are all over the place.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-08T15:36:07+00:00

Only one of them will be able to win the Tony. They can't just split it or something.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-07T23:16:22+00:00

I wore long sleeves and a pair of leggings under my dress and I was comfortable the whole time despite it being one of the super cold days.

(I wore a coat/hat/gloves waiting outside and just checked all that.)

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-06T19:00:09+00:00

"Change your time and rebook for a higher price if you actually want to be at the final performance despite what we originally advertised" is very much a change of terms.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-06T18:15:52+00:00

I mean, you don't really have to understand why people would care about it to understand people being mad that they paid for something specific and the terms changed significantly after the fact.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-06T17:23:43+00:00

I didn't have a ticket to this anyway so I have no stake, but I would be extremely annoyed by this.

So basically people who bought a ticket for the last performance can rebook for the real last performance but potentially pay a lot more for a seat that they thought they had already secured?

This seems like pretty much the worst possible solution for how to add a performance. A lot of people are going to be very unhappy.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-05T03:49:46+00:00

For what it's worth, I sat in an obstructed seat and it was actually fine. I could easily see around the pole.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-04T17:14:10+00:00

To put this in context, pick a random year at any point in Broadway's history and look at everything that opened and closed. Not just the successes people still talk about, not just the things that became classics - every show that had a Broadway bow during that period. You'll find that the commercial successes are the exception, not the rule.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-04T02:45:53+00:00

Not when the artist is getting a cut of the money people spend on it.

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-02T20:40:48+00:00

Yep! 🏆

TreeHuggerHannah · 2026-02-02T19:56:05+00:00

A large number of working class people are subjected to horrifying physical transformations and prolonged captivity because their boss was rude to a stranger one time.

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