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Are most people in a typical D&D setting aware that people can take more damage as they get more experience?
They don't have to know the term HP and the exact numbers, but if say a veteran fighter takes a flask of acid to the face and is okay, at worst needing only a full night's rest to fully heal, would most people attribute it to luck even though it's a consistent repeatable phenomenon, or would they acknowledge that there's something special about that fighter as a result of being in so many fights?
No, the veteran fighter didn't dodge the acid. No, the acid wasn't a dud. No, it's not a person's will to fight. No, it's not because the veteran fighter is wearing magical armor. No, it's not a combination of factors. Any way to explain how HP actually represent something realistic only creates illogical edge cases. Please assume HP literally exist for the purpose of my question.
Yes, I know HP are an abstraction. That doesn't answer my question. This is not a why question. This is a yes or no question.
I don't want your excuses. I don't want a pat on the back for realizing this very obvious acceptable break from reality. I don't mind HP in games. I'm asking whether people in the setting are aware that HP exist.
I do not care that game mechanics are unrealistic. I do not want to change any game mechanics to make them realistic. This is not about realism at all. It is about the awareness and behavior of NPCs.
My issue is with fictional characters in a fictional setting, where the game is all they've ever known, acting as though their setting worked exactly like real life when it obviously doesn't.
This is not a why question. This is a yes or no question. Do they know it, or do they not know it?
>>47538214
I think most people would accept a battle hardened veteran to be able to take more of a beating than a fresh newcomer and recover faster too. The problem is if the acid leaves no mark whatsoever and this repeats, then either the people think it's luck or magic or the game doesn't make other people aware of the "HP" stat.
>>47538214
People in DnD are generally aware that legendary heroes are capable of taking blows that would fell lesser beings, and keeping on trucking.
This is in keeping with our real world myths and fantasy tales, where similar things happen. Even in our action movies and video games and animes and whatever.
However:
Do people really try making DnD 'realistic' in any way? that's pretty dumb of them. The world is literally created out of the intersection of the elemental planes into the Prime Material...
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Usually non-lethal damage is assumed to be caused by an off-target attack if it something like an acid throw. Even if you aim at their face it might hit them indirectly if it only did something, say, 12 damage. Enough to kill a low-level character, but not a high-level one.
Of course, there is the alternate explanation that once you reach a certain level you are more than just an ordinary human. Even regular sword and board fighters are closer to being a legendary hero than just a very good swordsman once they reach a certain level. Such a powerful being may easily shrug...
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State me, /tg/.
>>47537827
>Lesbian+1
For real though, she was pretty cool.
10th level wetback
Laziness 9001
2% white
Favored enemy: walls
>>47538005
I'm from 17th-century Argentina, not 20th-century Mexico.
I had a thought, /tg/. Have you ever played (or played with) a character who would "dress down" to adventure instead of during off time? We're expecting the standard idea: The heavily armored paladin or warrior gets back to a comfortable tavern and gets out of their armor, putting on some comfortable clothes to relax after their ordeal. But what about the opposite? A character who dresses normally when they're not out fighting monsters and exploring ruins, but when they go on an adventure they dress down to a skimpy outfit, either by necessity for their occupation or tradition?
For example a barbarian who dresses like anyone when he or she is in town (albeit bigger and more muscular of course) but when they go off into the wilds they strip down to a classic barbarian outfit. Or to go more wild, a powerful sorceress who wears comfortable slacks and jumpers while "off duty" but puts on a skimpy sorceress getup when they go out on their next quest?
I dunno, I just found the mental image kind of amusing.
Probably magical realm.
>>47537442
>I had a thought, /tg/
No, you didn't. You wanted an excuse to post another poorly disguised fap thread. Or were looking to kick off the same old realistic-versus-fantastic armour design argument that we've had hundreds of times by now.
>>47537442
Not really, pic related came to my mind when reading about the idea.
>modern urban fantasy in RPGs will always be grimdark (World/Chronicles of Darkness) or punky (Shadowrun), and even the ones picking up the Dresden Files RPG still have to deal with a heavy dose of grit and noir
>superhero RPGs are, obviously, too entrenched in superhero clichés to do modern urban fantasy well, and usually assume a setting where everyone knows about these superheroes running around
I just want to play/run some modern urban fantasy themed more like a heroic action movie, or one of those...
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>>47537356
>heroic action movie
What do you mean, Die Hard? Have you tried gurps?
>>47537365
GURPS is good for tacticool operators operating tacticoolly in a "realistic" setting, not so much anything outright cinematic or heroic with a good dose of magic, as much as the books try to say you can do exactly that.
>>47537382
Feng shui?
Is it possible for an outside influence to affect a ship in warp travel? Veering its path or outright pulling it out mid jump.
Has this ever been done in 40k?
in one Comissar Cain book Orks had weirdboyz in warp waiting for imperial ships and pulled them out of warp.
>>47537012
>Is it possible for an outside influence to affect a ship in warp travel? Veering its path or outright pulling it out mid jump.
Yes.
Tzeentch told Magnus that he can destroy the Space Wolves ships or scatter them, if Magnus asked him to do it. Magnus refused Tzeentch's offer, unwisely.
Also it's speculated by the Eldar that Slaanesh protected and guided the Kraken splinter fleet while within the warp and then threw it out above Valdor.
>>47537012
I can imagine a way or two.
First, which is a bit of cheating: Vortex bombs. Muddles up realspace and warp locally.
Second: pull an Alderaan event and blow up a planet, with enough time to instill extreme emotions in every inhabitant and create a localized storm in the warp.
Both variants are pretty much shooting the blue, though.
>>47537061
Asking a warp god to do it for you is not quite in line with the spirit of the question, I fear,...
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>GM starts off the gaming session by reading out a Nietzsche quotation
>>47536256
>OP starts off the Thread with a single line of Greentext.
>>47536256
>Voltaire: "A witty saying proves nothing."
>>47536256
ITT: Nietzschean campaign hooks
>If a temple is to be erected, a temple must be destroyed
>We have already gone beyond whatever we have words for
>Some are born posthumously
>One must pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still alive
>Man is something which shall be surpassed
>has anyone ever...
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>Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Conan, destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!
No single quote has ever made me want to play traditional games as much as this.
What are some good settings/systems for running a Hyborian Age type setting?
>>47535488
>>47535488
We literally just had this thread yesterday.
Conan is the primary inspiration for Dungeons and Dragons.
Play Dungeon Crawl Classics, or if you don't want that, play any other good retro clone.
And for the love of fuck, don't play >>47535596
Modiphius makes awful, AWFUL games.
>>47535603
>Opinions without details!
If op wants to actually try something himself and not dismiss a well-reviewed rpg because of some faggot who's very fond of his own opinions he can always try the free quickstart preview version they released while it was in playtest.
https://mega.nz/#!F9h0BbbR!sl1cxt-7a_dw9vTr-HJzZObUVn6omtYlyTxfblHsZPE
Hello again everyone, i was hoping you guys could help give me tips on how to play a necromancer without being called edgy.
its a running joke that one our players is pure edge, he is so annoying with it and sees nothing wrong with it, he actually created a character without parents un-ironically. so we constantly mock him for his edgy characters.
I don't want to risk any kind of edge in my character, seeing as how everyone here refers to them as Edgy-mancers, so what can i do to prevent this?
for starters doom, gloom, and brood are off the table. I'm going to play either a charismatic type i think because its what I'm good at, the party "Face" if you will. But i also want to command an army of the living dead at my command.
thanks in advance
>>47534965
>>47534965
"I prefer the term Lichcraft"
>>47534965
its just a type of fucking magic, don't make it edgy
Stat me.
>>47534584
An Abyssal Exalt
>>47534584
Failed child actor +1
>>47534584
Size/Type: Medium Monstrous Humanoid (Aquatic)
HP:11 hp
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), swim 60 ft.
Armor Class: 16 (+1 Dex, +5 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+4
Attack: Talon +4 melee (1d4+2) or trident +4 melee (1d8+3) or heavy crossbow +3 ranged (1d10/19-20)
Full Attack: Trident +4 melee (1d8+3) and bite +2 melee (1d4+1); or 2 talons +4 melee (1d4+2) and bite +2 melee (1d4+1); or heavy crossbow +3 ranged (1d10/19-20)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special...
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Between Paizo's "playtests" for Pathfinder, Wizards of the Coast's "playtests" for 5e, and White Wolf/Onyx Path's "playtests" for their game lines, do any major game developers use their playtests for actually getting feedback on what to fix about a game, rather than ignore all criticism and use the "playtests" just to build up hype?
>>47534060
D&D Next demonstrably changed from playtest feedback from version to version until it became 5e proper. Even now with Unearthed Arcana it changes regularly, such as prestige classes being dropped after one attempt, the first ranger attempt being scrapped, and the psionics playtest being updated to be more versatile. 5e is probably the most built-by-public-opinion tabletop RPG in existence.
Your problem is that you expect the majority of playtesters to agree with your point of view. They don't, so you decide to believe that the developers don't use any feedback. There's a name for that type of cognitive bias, probably.
>>47534091
Either cognitive dissonance or confirmation bias is the term you are looking for.
In any case, you're correct. Devs do playtest their games and use the feedback to change facetsof the games. The inherent problem with this process though is the play tester's own biases.
>>47534091
D&D 5e also killed martial dice and cool sorcerer abilities even when lots of people were clamoring for them.
The Monolith!
We destroy that and this is over!
CHARGE!
>>47533738
Keep going, men! Don't stop till it falls!
>>47533738
I remember how badass the original trailer was when it first came out, and how good the second one was. The third trailer is garbage.
>>47533880
>second trailer
So the monolith one? WA didn't get a dedicated trailer.
My name is Cecile, and I'm sixteen years old. I already thought my life was odd, what with my parents having moved halfway across the country for their new job and leaving me in the care of my older sister... but then my best friend went and had a book shipped to my house that ended up giving me superpowers.
Thanks to said superpowers, I've been dragged into all sorts of horrible situations, the latest of which involves a masked thief who wanted revenge against me for killing a friend of his.
But hey, at least this one didn't end in me having to...
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