User Maiko Chikyu - Role-playing Games Stack Exchange

131 votes

12 answers

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Evil Campaigns: How to explain the difference between being evil and being a jerk?

asked Apr 9, 2018 at 17:21

82 votes

7 answers

14k views

How can I get a player to accept that they should stop trying to pull stunts without thinking them through first?

asked Jul 8, 2019 at 23:44

64 votes

11 answers

17k views

Is it OK for me to give my players' characters punitive backstories when they don't provide their own?

asked Dec 11, 2017 at 12:17

40 votes

1 answer

7k views

Punching someone so hard that they become a duck

asked May 23, 2018 at 15:46

34 votes

3 answers

2k views

How can I balance slightly erotic roleplay and story based roleplay?

asked Jun 13, 2020 at 15:48

32 votes

4 answers

8k views

Cleric player in Adventurer's League may have extorted us for Revivify

asked Jan 27, 2019 at 14:16

27 votes

13 answers

11k views

How can I deal with someone that wants to kill something that isn't supposed to be killed?

asked Jul 22, 2019 at 15:41

24 votes

2 answers

6k views

In Adventurer's League, is it possible to keep the Ring of Winter if you manage to acquire it in the Tomb of Annihilation adventure?

asked Mar 5, 2019 at 13:43

24 votes

2 answers

3k views

Does the Fiend-patron warlock's Hurl Through Hell feature dispel effects that require the target to be on the same plane as the caster?

asked Dec 27, 2018 at 14:39

24 votes

7 answers

10k views

How can I prevent casters from stealing the spotlight from non-casters?

asked Sep 13, 2018 at 12:06

23 votes

4 answers

2k views

How can I reason with a game master who shoots down any magical solutions?

asked Dec 29, 2018 at 20:52

23 votes

8 answers

3k views

How can I avoid straw manning any belief I am against in my game?

asked Mar 27, 2020 at 14:04

22 votes

6 answers

7k views

Am I allowed to determine tenets of my contract as a warlock?

asked Jun 10, 2019 at 17:10

21 votes

7 answers

3k views

Does asking a player to not to do something violate their agency?

asked Mar 21, 2019 at 12:21

21 votes

3 answers

3k views

How can I make GURPS less intimidating for my friends?

asked May 10, 2020 at 11:20

18 votes

1 answer

2k views

How can I tell the difference between fishing for rolls and being involved?

asked Sep 22, 2019 at 12:52

16 votes

3 answers

3k views

How can I get rid of drama fatigue as a GM?

asked Mar 7, 2020 at 16:24

16 votes

5 answers

3k views

How can I handle a player who seems to utilize skills their characters don't have?

asked Jul 1, 2020 at 14:46

16 votes

2 answers

3k views

Is succubus in savage species underpowered?

asked Jan 13, 2021 at 10:26

16 votes

1 answer

8k views

Is the artificer gamebreaking?

asked Feb 27, 2018 at 9:32

15 votes

4 answers

3k views

Can we ignore or keep playing after the Apocalypse and keep canon?

asked Feb 27, 2018 at 15:01

15 votes

1 answer

2k views

How to explain Nobilis to new players?

asked Nov 28, 2017 at 1:34

15 votes

3 answers

14k views

Can a druid use Wild Shape in order to escape her restraints?

asked May 1, 2018 at 16:18

15 votes

2 answers

5k views

Can a Glamour bard maintain concentration on another spell while using Mantle of Majesty? [duplicate]

asked May 29, 2019 at 10:44

14 votes

2 answers

618 views

Is there an expiration time for free invocations?

asked Feb 26, 2019 at 9:53

14 votes

2 answers

3k views

Do creatures all have the same statistics upon being reanimated via the Animate Dead spell?

asked May 28, 2019 at 8:55

14 votes

4 answers

3k views

Can you use Thaumaturgy to hit someone with a door?

asked Jan 15, 2019 at 11:10

14 votes

5 answers

2k views

How can I make my players realize that if they use their consumables, I will get them to easily replace them?

asked Oct 11, 2018 at 18:34

13 votes

2 answers

1k views

Does a mage need Spirit sphere along with Forces sphere to create sunlight against a vampire?

asked Jan 18, 2019 at 7:16

13 votes

4 answers

1k views

What are the techniques for writing descriptive posts in a timely manner as a game master?

asked Feb 2, 2023 at 13:59

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243 Questions

Evil Campaigns: How to explain the difference between being evil and being a jerk?

How can I get a player to accept that they should stop trying to pull stunts without thinking them through first?

Is it OK for me to give my players' characters punitive backstories when they don't provide their own?

Punching someone so hard that they become a duck

How can I balance slightly erotic roleplay and story based roleplay?

Cleric player in Adventurer's League may have extorted us for Revivify

How can I deal with someone that wants to kill something that isn't supposed to be killed?

In Adventurer's League, is it possible to keep the Ring of Winter if you manage to acquire it in the Tomb of Annihilation adventure?

Does the Fiend-patron warlock's Hurl Through Hell feature dispel effects that require the target to be on the same plane as the caster?

How can I prevent casters from stealing the spotlight from non-casters?

How can I reason with a game master who shoots down any magical solutions?

How can I avoid straw manning any belief I am against in my game?

Am I allowed to determine tenets of my contract as a warlock?

Does asking a player to not to do something violate their agency?

How can I make GURPS less intimidating for my friends?

How can I tell the difference between fishing for rolls and being involved?

How can I get rid of drama fatigue as a GM?

How can I handle a player who seems to utilize skills their characters don't have?

Is succubus in savage species underpowered?

Is the artificer gamebreaking?

Can we ignore or keep playing after the Apocalypse and keep canon?

How to explain Nobilis to new players?

Can a druid use Wild Shape in order to escape her restraints?

Can a Glamour bard maintain concentration on another spell while using Mantle of Majesty? [duplicate]

Is there an expiration time for free invocations?

Do creatures all have the same statistics upon being reanimated via the Animate Dead spell?

Can you use Thaumaturgy to hit someone with a door?

How can I make my players realize that if they use their consumables, I will get them to easily replace them?

Does a mage need Spirit sphere along with Forces sphere to create sunlight against a vampire?

What are the techniques for writing descriptive posts in a timely manner as a game master?