If you’re playing D&D 5e, no perception check, no matter how high, will let you notice an object is actually a mimic.

False Appearance (Object Form Only). While the mimic remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary object.

We’ve got a British one, which I think explains a lot

Their planet didn’t look like it had much for seasons. Or even environments lol

It can be if you’re not a coward!

Depends, is the Wizard affected by Mage Armor? Because then you might have a case

My D&D character is just like me with extra trauma. I’m not sure that’s worth the magic lol

I loved 4e combat too. EOT and Scene abilities make combat much more fun and dynamic IMO

It definitely can get bogged down in complexity, but I think it’s usually worth it, and over time, you and your players can get used to it, and start picking up the pace.

Pokemon Tabletop United basically uses the same system, and it also has to contend with multiple Pokemon characters per Player character. The whole group needs to be working together to keep things moving. It’s definqtely a challenge for new players

It’s not just the GM’s responsibility. All the players at the table should be having those discussions throughout play

Yeah, this is the way.

We just fought a Troll in a Pathfinder session I was in. I’m playing an Athamaru (fish person) new to dry land, so I don’t have a ton of knowledge about stuff like fire. But the Druid hitting it with a fire spell, and the GM describing the way the Troll reacts is enough to naturally gain that knowledge on the spot. There are all kinds of reasons a character might not know even common monster weaknesses.

I think doing this kind of metagaming is important, because it gives opportunities for specific characters to stand out. If you have a party member with monster knowledge, it’s cooler for them to yell a warning, than it is for everyone to just act like they already know

The Worf Effect is specifically when it’s established on screen

I prefer to use the Worf Effect

Asking someone to write fantasy without putting their own lived experience into the writing would be counterproductive anyway. Good characters should have a little bit of yourself in them

Listen, my 9/11 Rogue/Sorcerer just hit level 10, so he can spend sorcery points to subtract d8 damage! I promise, he’s viable! 😭

You don’t even need the dice! I was definitely gambling last session when I attuned to a prosthetic eye filled with the trapped souls of everyone that’s ever used it. It gives me 60 feet of Truesight though!

Got a Scroll of Prestidigitation as a joke item, but I saved it, and eventually found a use for it, allowing my character to avoid the use of a public bathhouse, which was great for him due to personal issues.

The scroll became a running joke, everyone would always laugh about, “Oh, if we only had a Scroll of Prestidigitation!” whenever we fall into a sewer or something. So when he got his next cantrip, at level up, there was really only one choice

-Isaac Asimov, Foundation (1951)

So glad they decided to use this, rather than the Internet connection that came with the White House

Play Decimate Drive

I work for an ISP, and this is a common practice among my peers

You mistake us. America is, and always has been Genocide First