There’s nothing inherently wrong with poly relationships, so long as everyone is equal and respected. The thing that worries me is that you said “his other girlfriend” and not “her girlfriend.” It’s not necessarily a red flag, but it is something to be cautious of.
What in the name of king and country is this nonsense?
You know how people will donate money to streamers if they do stupid stuff? If you can do that, you can do this.
We don’t even know if you even read about it. Unless I have experience of what you’re talking about, I can’t say you’re wrong. Heck, even if I have experience, I don’t know that you didn’t just have a different experience.
You can find a good source for your claims, or some supporting evidence, or someone else can come along and back you up. I still wouldn’t know, given how easily you can fake sources on the internet, so you could still be lying.
At a certain point, you just need to take it on faith.
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a human should be able to fly.
But you’re not correcting me. I am using a rule correctly and you don’t like it. You’re not being helpful, you’re being entitled.
I was in the middle of a monologue, and you tried to divebomb the BBEG. That’s highly disrespectful, but I’m accommodating and give you a chance to succeed using the existing rules. It doesn’t work out the way you want, so you tell me not to use those rules because they’re dumb. And you call ME disrespectful for calling you out?
There’s a lot of things I can say about this. To summarise:
All of that hardly matters, because you responded to a DM ruling by saying “nope”. No shit we’re incompatible. At the VERY least, I want my players to respect me.
Yes, but the only people with the power to stop them have a conflict of interest too.
In that timeline, Loraine shot Biff, causing old Biff to slowly fade once he got back to 2015. It wasn’t explicit in the final cut, but you can see him in pain when he leaves the Delorean.
So, is Melania going to shoot Trump?
No matter what the real world laws of physics are, the GM is the final arbiter of the rules. That’s not an ego thing. That’s just how it works. Everyone’s roleplaying game works the same, even if they have different rulings.
Now, let’s quickly picture this scene where the GM instead rolls 14. The BBEG is making his speech, then a shadow falls over him, he looks up, and gets crushed by a brontosaurus. He’s resiliant, having taken only half the fall damage, but he’s knocked prone and at a serious disadvantage as everyone rolls initiative.
Would anyone complain about the optional rule being used? Would anyone argue there should be no shadow because “the sun wouldn’t be there” or “I hadn’t transformed yet”? And if they decided to make that check to transform right before impact and succeeded, would they complain about the high DC due to the high speed?
I don’t think they would. I think they’re only complaining because the GM didn’t give them what they wanted. They don’t care about the game, they just care about getting their own way.
I agree. I am not compatible with that playstyle.
I’m not American. I don’t know what those terms mean. I just have a skybox.
To continue the quote, physics are what I allow them to be.
Going by the pure rules, you don’t have enough time to wildshape. You just splatter. I’m being kind by giving you the opportunity at all.
First of all, if I’m the DM, you don’t get to tell me not to use a rule.
Second of all, there will not be a situation where I use the 2024 ruleset. The 2014 ruleset is still around, and still usable, and anyone calling it outdated is an idiot.
Third, this is the only official rule given for this situation. If we don’t use it, there is no rule for falling on someone and we resolve it however I like. And since you just tried to interrupt my monologue, I’m not inclined to be generous.
My TV lets me pause live TV, so I pause, leave the room for a bit, come back and fast forward through the ads.
This isn’t a physics sim. This is a roleplaying game. Physics are what I allow them to be and it’s funnier for falling creatures to have a drop shadow.
Nope. The rules for falling on a creature don’t factor in size, except for if it knocks the target prone. The check is DC15 to dodge.
At terminal velocity? You’re gonna need to make a damn good check to time that right.
“Okay, so he gets to make a dexterity saving throw… That’s a 16, so he manages to sidestep you and you take the full damage. …No, he doesn’t have disadvantage, you made a huge shadow above him, he knew you were coming. Anyway, he continues his monologue, using your actions as an example of the foolishness of humanity.”
That was definitely the intent, and it annoyed me so much. It should have been “My patreon says I did this joke already” or something like that.
Be careful: If you take this advice and want to become a sexy underwear model, you WILL receive a stern email from HR.