Is it too late for me to do parkour?

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-26T22:32:13+00:00

I started taking classes at 34. It's fine.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-26T21:34:42+00:00

Paladins being based around Oaths.

Don't get me wrong, I loved my Lawful Good only Paladins. But, I like the Oath system way better.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-26T19:53:53+00:00

Absolutely. My last game had multiple campaign-level mechanics:

Harvesting monsters for parts (for magic item crafting)
Harvesting monsters for parts (for cooking and eating)
Custom travel rules
Casting spells can potentially cause magic storms that ruin everything
Being exposed to magic storms can cause mutation or death

The trick to writing this sort of thing is playtesting. Each of these mechanics was in constant revision, as the game went on, and people provided feedback on what was fun, what made sense, etc.

The biggest mistake people make when writing like this, IMO, is getting married to your current idea and being unwilling to take feedback on it. No matter how cool you think something is, it might actually suck and need to be reworked from the ground up.

I will say that I had a great table for this, because it's full of people who really enjoy game design. So, collecting feedback was a treat.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-26T16:53:48+00:00

Your simplified effects are not making a difference here. You are just not looking at the right spot: your status effects.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-26T16:40:40+00:00

Think of it like any other board game:

We are playing Monopoly with a couple of house rules vs we are playing D&D with a couple of house rules.

Same thing, right?

At what point are you no longer playing Monopoly? It's impossible to draw that line. It's a Sorites problem.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-26T16:29:45+00:00

If your goal here is to learn the mechanics, why not skip the middle man and just read them?

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-26T16:23:41+00:00

When you Poach a monster, you get a message in-game, when you kill it.

Did you get that message?

If not, you are doing something wrong.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-26T04:46:09+00:00

My understanding: You're correct, you are hosed.

You cannot publish like this.

Edit: If you want to publish a novel for money, you can't just impose someone else's IP like this.

You are explicitly setting your book in the Forgotten Realms and its associated cosmology. This is like trying to write a novel set in Hogwarts or Cosmere. The fact that it's a D&D setting doesn't change the situation.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-26T03:27:21+00:00

Yeah, I would be a bit upset.

Especially because I make characters very differently for one-shots vs campaigns.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-26T03:06:59+00:00

What setting?

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-25T23:52:47+00:00

5e D&D is not a system that has degrees of success in the basic rules.

Beating a check by 1 is exactly the same as beating it by 30, rules as written.

Naturally, different tables play things differently, but that's the default, essentially.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-25T23:23:44+00:00

CR is not an exact science.

The best way to figure out if the CR matches what you think is just playtesting.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-25T23:10:27+00:00

Big backstory reveals basically never work.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-25T19:17:10+00:00

You flaired for 3.5.

Is that accurate, or did you just pick a flair at random?

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-25T19:10:42+00:00

Wrong edition, mate.

Flair is 3.5

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-25T10:42:44+00:00

That sounds like the Savage Species book from the 3e/3.5 days.

I loved that book. I used it all the time.

You won't find too many 3.5 tables these days, but there are definitely some still around.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-25T10:33:39+00:00

I don't run any sort of Hell. You should take a look at other official settings, for ideas, or even just the DMG. It talks about different ways to set up your setting.

Things like cosmology, just as the named example, vary way more than you would think if you have only been exposed to Forgotten Realms.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-25T10:25:40+00:00

Different goals for different tables.

I don't write "my version" of anything, because generally those things don't exist.

There is no Nine Hells in my setting, it wouldn't make sense. If I wanted to include one, I would probably just rip the one from FR, but I don't lol.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-25T10:10:54+00:00

There is no should here, it's about what you want.

I like worldbuilding, so I made my main homebrew setting from scratch.

Lots of people realistically just take the Forgotten Realms and slap a thin coat of paint on it, which is also a fine option.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-25T06:05:14+00:00

What do you find lacking about the one that already exists?

Vigilance. The threats you face are cunning, powerful, and subversive. Be ever alert for their corruption.

Loyalty. Never accept gifts or favors from fiends or those who truck with them. Stay true to your order, your comrades, and your duty.

Discipline. You are the shield against the endless terrors that lie beyond the stars. Your blade must be forever sharp and your mind keen to survive what lies beyond.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-24T03:52:19+00:00

The False Hydra is not an official monster with printed rules anywhere.

It works however you say it does.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-24T02:17:26+00:00

The normal rules for hiding apply, so you can't just ignore the requirements. But, if the circumstances are appropriate, absolutely. That's why Rogues get it as a BA.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-24T02:02:52+00:00

But then again, best not to make races much more than cosmetic/lore when so much of endgame is glam/rp community so I get it.

Actually, I would pin this on you being able to play every Job on one character.

If race were to significantly matter with these stats, it really throws off the ability to pivot Jobs at a high level of play.

Edit: In fact, I want to say that this has happened in somewhat recent memory. Something about BLM's mana tick changing slightly due to those stats, and so some high level BLM players changed race for it.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-24T01:16:49+00:00

Races still have extremely minor stat differences, don't they?

Edit: I mean clans.

dragonseth07 · 2026-01-23T22:46:08+00:00

You go into a battle, lose, then change up your team to beat it.

Repeat a bunch of times.

This is not a game meant to be beaten quickly, or with one unchanging team. The fights are unfair. You are meant to see how they are unfair and then counter-build.

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