Recent content by Faolyn

And again, you insist on sticking to RAW while also saying that sticking to RAW is bad. Easy: you offer your services in exchange for them offering you a ride.

That doesn't describe all of the games I've been seeing, but it does fit a lot of them!

You missed the "might" in there. And you called me a rules lawyer!

OK. Like what? You keep saying it will have an impact, but the only impact you've mentioned is that you don't find it logical--but that's not a worldbuilding thing; that's just your opinion. Not what I asked. And no, it doesn't happen whether the PC doesn't use their feature. It only happens...

An Insight check can be made to recognize a messenger. They're not going to be walking around with signs on them that say "BACKGROUND FEATURE" on them.

My Dad gave a radio interview. A few years later, he met a kid in another country, who barely spoke English, who recognized him by his voice alone. What are the odds of that? Real life is filled with all sorts of weird coincidences, and as the GM, you control the odds. You're not actually...

Edit: The way you express your opinion is very belittling of others. And yet you're trying to claim that I'm the one being insulting? I'm not the one using words like "illogical" or "ridiculous."

OK, let's talk about worldbuilding for a moment. First, how much impact will they actually have? How often will a Noble PC try to get an audience with a noble that's vastly different from them? How often will a Criminal PC try to get in touch with their contact? How will it actually affect...

And yet again, there's not a single thing in that feature that says you know all the thieves' guilds. It literally says you can get runners to send a message to a contact.

So you telling me I'm unreasonable and that I'm blindly refusing to accept your decision as the correct one because I can come up with justifications--that's perfectly fine and not at all mean-spirited or insulting. But me pointing out an ability isn't going to be used all the time, or...

I hardly think saying "You find a ship" needs worldbuilding. Unless you had previously decided that your world doesn't have ships, of course.

What's to admit? The game makes certain assumptions, and has throughout the editions.

I actually answered that a while ago. D&D does have a drastic assumption about the nature of nobility--a very Medieval/Renaissance Europe view on it. So you either have to assume that nobles of a type different (say, a hobgoblin warlord-type king) aren't really considered "noble" by D&D...

That's why I like Level Up--all those maneuvers.