And because 99% of players would do exactly that, I will never allow Diplomacy check to defuse a situation once the battle has started and people are bleeding...
I'm not so sure about the inapplicability of using diplomacy in combat. Obviously in a situation where the party is being mullered it would have a huge penalty...
More importantly, there are times that the bad guys might realize they are outclassed and actually surrender, or be convinced there is a much greater threat to...
... OK, so I have to ask this. Did your paladin get to buy that special item you (most likely) gained access to in that interactive before he retired. Having...
... wrote: More importantly, there are times that the bad guys might realize they are outclassed and actually surrender, or be convinced there is a much ...
... Sampo, we know that you are unhappy with the rules of LG due to your many posts upon many forums on the subject, but until such time the circle decides to...
Ahh... Breath in that fresh air. Bask in those 52 fresh TUs. The first day following the seven-day Needfest was offically decreed as the first day of the new...
... The module does not need to, the PHB mentions it, so it's almost always a valid option - without ridiculously high "circumstance modifiers". The rules...
Now that this Mod is retired: My fighter coverted to Kelanen as per the Mod and gained the smite ablity. Months later while playing a Mod my fighter simply...
Below. This being my 3rd post today, I can continue this tomorrow. ... SRD: Try Again: Optional, but not recommended because retries usually do not work. Even...
At 05:23 PM 12/30/2005 -0500, Sean wrote: [snip] ... I'm not so down on puzzles in D&D as you are, Shawn. After all, they're just another task/obstacle to be...
... Technically, there's no 'overruling' to be done, because the SRD is not a valid rules source for LG (although, depending on how you look at it, the ...
Actually, there are rules for chases when the pursuer and pursued have the same speed. If a chase lasts at least a few rounds, you start making opposed dex...
... You could try the LGDMs list which a couple of people have previously mentioned. It contains a collection of scenario errata, author comments, etc. in the...
... So rule that a further Diplomacy check isn't possible, rather than allowing one and applying a non-RAW circumstance penalty. I expect that leaves open the...
According to the Adventure Summaries section of the RPGA web site, CORS4-02 There Be Dragons was made available for home play on 10/3/05 and will retire...
... It's in there (I just tried myself); it's *after* all the COR mods. You may need to make sure you select "Home" for both the Event Type and the Location. ...
... Umm, there are rules in LG about killing helpless opponents and other "evil" acts. As a DM, if a group I was running decided to shoot a guy in the back...
OK this is getting silly. He's already posted that the guy the shot in the back was an *EVIL BANDIT*. While it's certainly chaotic to shoot someone after...
... Not necessarily. Not if the lawful person gives their word they won't turn them in. Perhaps the PCs are on a time sensitive mission and the greater good ...
... The LGCS repeatedly refers to PCs in LG as "heroes". Shooting someone _in the back_ while they are _walking away from you_ is not only not heroic, it's...
... So what you're saying is that if you've talked a guy down and convinced him not to attack you (and he's walking away), it's only a chaotic (and not evil) ...
Not to defend the particular instance, but I disagree. Just because someone is walking away from you does not mean that they do not present a threat. A...
I would say it depends on the circumstances in which you used the other weapon. Did you have a choice between using a sword and another weapon? If that was...