Quote from: blackstone on January 10, 2025, 10:52:38 AM

Quote from: SmallMountaineer on January 10, 2025, 09:34:49 AM

Quote from: blackstone on January 10, 2025, 09:15:28 AM

No.

Chef Ramsay's gonna get you.

Let him. I actually like the man. The things he's done for active duty military is commendable. The episode he did down in Ft Benning was awesome. Hunting down wild boar and doing a huge pig roast for the troops? Too cool!

But the whole frozen food line? Dude, you always preached fresh food to cook. and now frozen Beef Wellington bites? I gotta tell ya, I'm disappointed.

That's all perfectly fair, I'm only defending actual beef wellington, not that tosh.

Quote from: SmallMountaineer on January 10, 2025, 11:11:36 AM

Quote from: blackstone on January 10, 2025, 10:52:38 AM

Quote from: SmallMountaineer on January 10, 2025, 09:34:49 AM

Quote from: blackstone on January 10, 2025, 09:15:28 AM

No.

Chef Ramsay's gonna get you.

Let him. I actually like the man. The things he's done for active duty military is commendable. The episode he did down in Ft Benning was awesome. Hunting down wild boar and doing a huge pig roast for the troops? Too cool!

But the whole frozen food line? Dude, you always preached fresh food to cook. and now frozen Beef Wellington bites? I gotta tell ya, I'm disappointed.

That's all perfectly fair, I'm only defending actual beef wellington, not that tosh.

Tosh? Ah, you ARE English.

I was just poking fun. Besides, I got married there (Leeds Castle).

To get back on topic...

It's not like D&D has been authentic to any myths, but in this instance they're literally defying the dictionary by making specifically female creatures genderfluid. This just creates unnecessary confusion when they could've combed folklore for suitable monsters to adapt or just made male counterparts up wholesale.

Dryad: There are a few male tree spirits in European folklore, but they're generally an Old Man of the Woods, not hot young man of the woods. The closest I can find is the Scottish Ghillie Dhu, or "dark-haired lad".

Hag: Old ugly evil wizard? There's a lot of those in folklore, but they're never specifically called out the way that hags are. Patriarchy, I guess? Anyway, just call him Rutterkin. It means "sly old fox".

Medusa: D&D already has the maedar. Bald, turns flesh to stone, and has a venomous gaze as of 4e. Use him. They should really be called gorgons anyway

Quote from: BoxCrayonTales on January 10, 2025, 02:43:02 PMDryad: There are a few male tree spirits in European folklore, but they're generally an Old Man of the Woods, not hot young man of the woods. The closest I can find is the Scottish Ghillie Dhu, or "dark-haired lad".

The term I've found in research for non-OGL monsters for a male tree spirit is Drus... which actually fits well with Dryad so I decided to use it.

Quote from: Chris24601 on January 10, 2025, 08:31:48 PM

Quote from: BoxCrayonTales on January 10, 2025, 02:43:02 PMDryad: There are a few male tree spirits in European folklore, but they're generally an Old Man of the Woods, not hot young man of the woods. The closest I can find is the Scottish Ghillie Dhu, or "dark-haired lad".

The term I've found in research for non-OGL monsters for a male tree spirit is Drus... which actually fits well with Dryad so I decided to use it.

I like the Age of Sigmar/Soulbound take on Sylvaneth when referring to the overall class of wood spirits. There are lithe female dryads and hulking male treemen (quite a bit of sexual dimorphism there) as well as the revenants (tree spirits shaped by the souls of deceased wood aelves) that appear in both genders. There are more beyond these too (e.g., the Kurnoth Hunters), and most of the Sylvaneth are not strictly bound by gender.

Quote from: Socratic-DM on January 08, 2025, 01:07:45 PMKind of reminds me of what I've been saying for a long time, apathy has killed more ideas than any rage, spite or hate.

The painful truth.

Quote from: GeekyBugle on January 08, 2025, 01:22:12 PMThe combat wheelchair and the "safety tools" all originated in third party products, both are now on the new official D&D totally not 6e book.

Ignoring those products doesn't help.

There is still no combat wheelchair in 5e. Just a single picture (and only a picture) of a guy in a wheelchair (looks like an ordinary one). No rules about them. No text. None of that.

The "safety tools" is an optional rule buried in the DMG. Like any other optional rule a DM can use. You don't like it, don't use it. Nobody is forcing people to use optional DMG rules, Indeed, MOST DMG optional rules from 2014 went unused at like 99% of tables.

But how dare people use a rule at their table you don't like right?

Quote from: Mistwell on January 10, 2025, 10:11:53 PM

Quote from: GeekyBugle on January 08, 2025, 01:22:12 PMThe combat wheelchair and the "safety tools" all originated in third party products, both are now on the new official D&D totally not 6e book.

Ignoring those products doesn't help.

There is still no combat wheelchair in 5e. Just a single picture (and only a picture) of a guy in a wheelchair (looks like an ordinary one). No rules about them. No test. None of that.

The "safety tools" is an optional rule buried in the DMG. Like any other optional rule a DM can use. You don't like it, don't use it. Nobody is forcing people to use optional DMG rules, Indeed, MOST DMG optional rules from 2014 went unused at like 99% of tables.

But how dare people use a rule at their table you don't like right?

Because that's obviously my problem, right Professor Xavier?

Fuck off you fucktard.

Quote from: SHARK on January 10, 2025, 09:37:37 AMYes, I'm biased. I would much rather have a nice, fresh-made Carne Asada burrito, stuffed with lots of melted Cheddar Cheese, some fresh Guacamole, salsa, chopped onions and cilantro, diced tomatoes, and just a bit of Mexican rice mixed in. *Laughing*

Carne Asada Burrito. Perfection in a tortilla when done San Diego style (Robertos, Albertos, and a dozen other 'tos make them the same). Hard to find in Texas but I'm still looking.

Quote from: Ruprecht on January 10, 2025, 10:53:37 PM

Quote from: SHARK on January 10, 2025, 09:37:37 AMYes, I'm biased. I would much rather have a nice, fresh-made Carne Asada burrito, stuffed with lots of melted Cheddar Cheese, some fresh Guacamole, salsa, chopped onions and cilantro, diced tomatoes, and just a bit of Mexican rice mixed in. *Laughing*

Carne Asada Burrito. Perfection in a tortilla when done San Diego style (Robertos, Albertos, and a dozen other 'tos make them the same). Hard to find in Texas but I'm still looking.

Greetings!

*Laughing* That's right, Ruprecht! Yes, Carne Asada Burritos are really a superior form of food! Mexican cuisine is probably my favourite food cuisine, definitely in my top 3!

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK

Quote from: Mistwell on January 10, 2025, 10:11:53 PM

Quote from: GeekyBugle on January 08, 2025, 01:22:12 PMThe combat wheelchair and the "safety tools" all originated in third party products, both are now on the new official D&D totally not 6e book.

Ignoring those products doesn't help.

There is still no combat wheelchair in 5e. Just a single picture (and only a picture) of a guy in a wheelchair (looks like an ordinary one). No rules about them. No test. None of that.

The "safety tools" is an optional rule buried in the DMG. Like any other optional rule a DM can use. You don't like it, don't use it. Nobody is forcing people to use optional DMG rules, Indeed, MOST DMG optional rules from 2014 went unused at like 99% of tables.

But how dare people use a rule at their table you don't like right?

Greetings!

Mistwell, why are you being pedantic? You are just like Jhkim, man. So, WOTC didn't *officially* include fucking combat wheelchairs in the DMG. Or whatever. So what? Where have you been? Companies *have* included combat wheelchairs in various products, there have even been miniatures produced of them for D&D. Beyond that, and more importantly, the whole idea, and ideology of talking about them, including them, and embracing a Woke sensitivity for "Representation" of disabled people--with the concurrent idea that if you don't swallow down all of this Woke BS you must be a fucking evil Nazi. Combat Wheelchairs have very much been a weaponized topic for inclusion in D&D for some time now.

You tap dancing and being pedantic about this topic, just like Jhkim does, just makes it seem like you are gaslighting everyone and being intentionally obtuse.

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK

Quote from: Mistwell on January 10, 2025, 10:11:53 PM

Quote from: GeekyBugle on January 08, 2025, 01:22:12 PMThe combat wheelchair and the "safety tools" all originated in third party products, both are now on the new official D&D totally not 6e book.

Ignoring those products doesn't help.

There is still no combat wheelchair in 5e. Just a single picture (and only a picture) of a guy in a wheelchair (looks like an ordinary one). No rules about them. No text. None of that.

The "safety tools" is an optional rule buried in the DMG. Like any other optional rule a DM can use. You don't like it, don't use it. Nobody is forcing people to use optional DMG rules, Indeed, MOST DMG optional rules from 2014 went unused at like 99% of tables.

But how dare people use a rule at their table you don't like right?

I think the existence of the picture of a combat wheelchair, in the new 2024 PHB; insinuates that they do exist in the game, a.k.a. they are an option if a player character wants one. 

Well why not have a colostomy bag, too?  Or hearing aids?  I mean, why not just insert all kinds of more modern devices into the setting?

Quote from: Mistwell on January 10, 2025, 10:11:53 PMThere is still no combat wheelchair in 5e. Just a single picture (and only a picture) of a guy in a wheelchair (looks like an ordinary one). No rules about them. No text. None of that.

The "safety tools" is an optional rule buried in the DMG. Like any other optional rule a DM can use. You don't like it, don't use it. Nobody is forcing people to use optional DMG rules, Indeed, MOST DMG optional rules from 2014 went unused at like 99% of tables.

But how dare people use a rule at their table you don't like right?

I'll translate this for folks:

"Stop complaining frog, and stay in the pot until it boils."

Quote from: BoxCrayonTales on January 10, 2025, 02:43:02 PMTo get back on topic...

It's not like D&D has been authentic to any myths, but in this instance they're literally defying the dictionary by making specifically female creatures genderfluid. This just creates unnecessary confusion when they could've combed folklore for suitable monsters to adapt or just made male counterparts up wholesale.

Dryad: There are a few male tree spirits in European folklore, but they're generally an Old Man of the Woods, not hot young man of the woods. The closest I can find is the Scottish Ghillie Dhu, or "dark-haired lad".

Hag: Old ugly evil wizard? There's a lot of those in folklore, but they're never specifically called out the way that hags are. Patriarchy, I guess? Anyway, just call him Rutterkin. It means "sly old fox".

Medusa: D&D already has the maedar. Bald, turns flesh to stone, and has a venomous gaze as of 4e. Use him. They should really be called gorgons anyway

Good stuff

Quote from: Chris24601 on January 10, 2025, 08:31:48 PM

Quote from: BoxCrayonTales on January 10, 2025, 02:43:02 PMDryad: There are a few male tree spirits in European folklore, but they're generally an Old Man of the Woods, not hot young man of the woods. The closest I can find is the Scottish Ghillie Dhu, or "dark-haired lad".

The term I've found in research for non-OGL monsters for a male tree spirit is Drus... which actually fits well with Dryad so I decided to use it.

That's fakelore. There is no "drus" in any pre-internet sources. It seems to be something someone made up and shared online.