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You could view an adventuring party more like one of those "lost expedition" type media ("starring Doug McLure") where the professor (the "magic user" in D&D's case) is the specialist who has no combat skills whatsoever (and fights with his umbrella, in one example) but is needed for their knowledge of archaeology/anthropology/botany or whatever. Magic users aren't just spell repositories - they should have an understanding of magical stuff that the fighters and other adventurers don't have.
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In the opinion of those of you who actually run games, can a wheelchair bound character have an 18 dexterity or equivalent, and does removing the chair alter this in anyway? If say a beholder thanos-sizes the wheelchair out from under your arse are we adjusting your ac or dodge or whatever?

That's getting into what the D&D attributes actually represent, which is a whole other can of worms. I see no reason why a wheelchair-bound character could not be an expert marksman, at least with a crossbow or firearm. But I'm also not giving them a dodge bonus to AC. Where that gets complicated is that the Dex bonus to AC theoretically incorporates both parrying and dodging. While being in a wheelchair would badly hinder your ability to fence, it doesn't make parrying impossible, so maybe limit on the max AC bonus they can get from Dexterity would be in order. I'd penalize the shit out of their reflexes-based saving throws, too.

If the wheelchair got suddenly vaporized they would be prone, and that would do whatever it otherwise does in the game rules.

Agreed.  You can have an 18 in dex and be completely helpless in combat with a horrible AC because your (lack of) mobility overrides the general rule of dex and AC just like being restrained.  The dex still has full effect both regardless of whether you're in a wheelchair for appropriate ranged attacks as well as other potentially picking locks or crafting intricate items.
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Yes and no. If you use the modern 4 person adventuring party, one is probably going to be useless except for that one fight where he uses sleep.

But back in the day if you had 6 to 12 people in the party, he could hide in the back throwing darts or whatnot until sleep was needed.

This was my experience as well. A clutch sleep or charm person was the main contribution. The secondary contribution was as a pack mule.
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Just like Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia, there isn't a new edition... until a few years from now, we've always been at war with Eurasia and they admit there is a new edition and your old stuff isn't compatible.
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No, you were very obviously trying to imply that I don't have friends and don't actually play the game (never mind that I would still be right regardless). I have friends, we have played the game, and we haven't seen that it is ridiculous, and you will not win the argument by attempting to dictate which experiences are reasonable to have.

What version of D&D? What level campaign? How many typically play in your group who have used this interpretation?
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If Bats gets *any* environmental edge - it's dark, or he has the proverbial "Time to prepare"- then Bats has the advantage, but I'd never count Cap out.

The thing is, Batman always has time to prepare, even when it seems impossible -- that's one of his superpowers.
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Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion / Re: Orcs vs goblins
« Last post by Ruprecht on Today at 06:06:16 AM »
Does that help, Ruprecht?
Yes it helps a lot. I was thinking to narrowly.
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A couple of thoughts on this …

I believe the approach with early D&D was that the magic user paid for his nigh-demigodhood late in the game by having a difficult childhood.  This more or less worked, but in retrospect, I think it wasn’t the best approach

My group played more or less RAW starting at 1st level, and the magic-users moved on to higher levels, proving that they weren’t actually too frail to survive.

Playing a first level magic user and getting a critical sleep spell maybe once per session at the right time is glorious, but being weaksauce the rest of the time is boring and not very fun.  It’s a legitimate play style but not one I care for.

My preferred approach follows SHARK’s comments.  I’d like everyone on the team to be a competent but not necessarily expert combatant so they can pull their weight even at low level.  In AD&D (my preferred D&D) I think the best way to do this would be to give everyone a level of fighter from the git-go.  So your m-u would be a m-u 1 / fighter 1, the thief would be a thief 1 / fighter 1, and the fighter would be a fighter 2.  Then progression would happen in the non-fighter class.
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The RPGPundit's Own Forum / Re: Greta is at it..AGAIN
« Last post by yosemitemike on Today at 05:52:32 AM »
Then why did real data from 1972 to 2012 track the LtG standard run model?

That doesn't change the simple fact that none of the Club of Rome's doom and gloom predictions came true.  None of Paul Erlich's predictions came true either.  Climate change alarmists also have a long track record of doom and gloom predictions that didn't come true.

Why are you using proven reserves?

Because that's the best measure of the resources that are actually available.  Production is subject to various economical and political pressures.  For example, the Biden administration blocking drilling in almost half of the National Petroleum Reserves for political reasons.

New methods of extraction is unconventional production.

Bullshit.  All methods of extraction were new method of extraction at some point.  If that means that they are unconventional methods of production, the all methods of production are unconventional methods of production.  You are are just trying to come up with some justification for why this increase in proved reserves doesn't count because it wrecks your entire line of logic by disproving the premise that it is all built on.

Direct connection? When oil prices went up, demand didn't go down. When oil prices plummeted to zero or lower during the early stage of the pandemic, demand didn't soar. And do you know who sets prices? Not the end users but the ones who speculate at the bourse and negotiate with the sellers.

Worse, did you also look at demand per day, which is 100 Mbd? You got a field with potentially 5 billion barrels. How much supply is that for the world economy? 50 days?

I tell you what.  We'll come back here in 50 days.  If were are out of oil at that time, I will admit that you are right.  That's not going to happen though.  We have been about to run out of oil since the 70s and, yet, that somehow keeps not happening.  Instead, we have substantially more proved reserves now than we had then. 

Finally, what economical cost? Capex has been doubling the last two decades, and in exchange for what? A third of the previous increase in oil production? And covered by increasing debt, consisting of mostly junk bonds?

As I already pointed out and, I suspect, you are already aware, production is affected by factors that have nothing to do with resource availability or economics and everything to do with politics. 

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Been looking for a new Superherovrpgcand this one fits the bill for me at least.

When will it release? Will it be only through Drivethrurpg or in stores?
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