Questions tagged [specific-question]
For questions primarily concerned with or seeking guidance for an individual site question.
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How do I ask for fan theories?
I have just asked a question relating to Mordenkainen, and this answer refers to a fan theory which I found really interesting. I would be very interested to see if there are any other similar ...
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Is this question about Hide of the Feral Guardian off topic as a designer intent question, and if so, can it be salvaged?
What is the point of this line in the Hide of the Feral Guardian?
It's relatively short, I'll provide the entire question text here:
The Hide of the Feral Guardian, a legendary item from the ...
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Is this question about Brass Braziers a duplicate? [closed]
Candidate for closure: Is the brass brazier required for find familiar?
Candidate dupe target: What are the details surrounding the brass brazier required for the Find Familiar spell?
Is this question ...
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What is this question actually asking and is it on topic?
This question on the history of the use of 'plate' terminology in D&D has created some concern about what is being asked and if it's on topic.
I'm still unclear as to what OP actually is asking ...
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Is this question about the nature of an Echo Knight's Echo a duplicate?
Candidate for closure: Is the Echo of a Echo Knight actually a creature?
Dupe Target: Does an Echo Knight fighter's echo provoke an opportunity attack when it moves?
Is this question asking if the ...
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Are any of these D&D 5e questions about creatures attuning to and using magic items duplicates?
The following questions about creatures attuning to/using magic items in D&D 5e are all somewhat similar, some involving specific features that may or may not actually impact the answer to their ...
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Are any of these questions about the type of additional damage in D&D 5e duplicates?
The following are all related or relatively similar questions about effects that deal damage without specifying a type being combined with effects that deal multiple types of damage at once:
Can I ...
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Discussion on thread “Artificer Eldritch Cannon Protector temp hit points and Wildshape”
Currently there is an edit war with regards to the [dnd-5e] tag on this question: Artificer Eldritch Cannon Protector temp hit points and Wildshape
The question is unambiguously about D&D 5e, but ...
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Is my question about the difference between spell ranges “Self” vs. “Self (XYZ)” really a duplicate of this question about “Self”-range spell targets?
My most recent question, What is the difference between a spell with a range of "Self" and a spell with a range of "Self (XYZ)"?, has been marked as a duplicate twice (it was ...
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Should this question be closed as a duplicate if it is answered in the body of another question?
My question, the potential dupe target: Is there any way to give proper disadvantage on saving throws against spell effects to a creature with Magic Resistance?
New question, answered in the body of ...
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Is this question about an Ordinary Items Database an off-topic tool recommendation question?
Here is the question: Looking For Historically Accurate Ordinary Items Database For Dungeon-Stocking
Tool recommendation questions are off-topic on rpg.se. Is this question a tool recommendation ...
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What could be done to improve the question about Joules of energy required to lift in-game objects?
the question How many Joules does strength values ten through twenty estimate to? a lot of negative votes and was voted to be closed very quickly... and I don't understand why.
What could be done to ...
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Is this question about the Magic Initiate feat a duplicate that should be closed?
Candidate for closure: Can an Arcane Trickster or Eldritch Knight with the Magic Initiate feat (picking the wizard list) use spell slots to cast the chosen 1st-level spell?
Dupe Target: Can you cast a ...
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Is this question about alternatives to the word humanoid too broad or opinion-based, or is it well-scoped?
The question: Is there an alternative word to be used in place of Humanoid?
At time of writing this meta, the question is on the verge of being reopened without modification after its initial closure ...
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Should this question on unconscious creatures and a banshee's Wail be closed as a duplicate of this other question on unconscious PCs and hearing?
This recent question What happens when an unconscious creature fails their saving throw against a Banshee's Wail? seems to be a duplicate of this question: Can an Unconscious PC hear you?
As the ...
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Is this question about equipping ordinary soldiers with magical equipment (primarily) opinion-based?
In lieu of a seemingly inevitable open-close tug of war, I'd like to put this question forward for discussion:
Which magic item of very rare or lower rarity is most useful to protect a group of ...
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Should this question - about Extra Attack + Hunter ranger's Whirlwind Attack, and separately about Whirlwind Attack + Horde Breaker - be split in two?
The question Do the Hunter ranger's Extra Attack, Whirlwind Attack, and/or Horde Breaker features work together? seems to be asking 2 entirely separate questions in a single post:
One aspect of ...
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Can this question on real-world corollaries to Forgotten Realms civilizations be salvaged?
I asked this question: Are any of the kingdoms/realms of the Forgotten Realms based on real world civilisations?
It was closed for asking about Designer Intent, which is off topic.
I've run into pages ...
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Why was my answer to a question about the naming of oozes deemed “not an answer”?
I recently answered the question What's the difference between a jelly, a pudding, and other oozes? by saying that there is no answer to discover. However, my answer was deleted. That's fine in ...
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Are these three questions on gemstone size and value duplicates?
How big is a 5,000gp diamond?
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How big is a gemstone in the dmg gemstone table?
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How big is a 50 gp diamond?
These three very related questions are potentially a triplet of duplicates. Rather ...
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I asked a bad question, how should I fix that?
The question I am talking about is this question about the telepathic range of a familiar previously summoned by Find Familiar while a Flock of Familiars spell is active by the same caster.
Now, the ...
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How should we handle this question that refers to information that's likely to change over time?
I'm curious specifically about the question What is the order in which published D&D 5e adventures should be played?, which listed the published D&D 5e adventures available at the time the ...
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Is this question about a site listing absurdly powerful D&D 3e/3.5e characters really a recommendation question?
I have stumbled upon this question: Site with absurdly powerful characters for D&D 3/3.5. It asks about a site that the querent has seen.
The question does not ask the users to suggest a game, not ...
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Why was this answer to the question “Can a player choose to fail a spell's ability check contest?” deleted?
The question Can a player choose to fail a spell's ability check contest? has a deleted answer. For users without 10k rep, here's a screenshot of the answer:
While the post score is very negative,...
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Should this question on bludgeoning damage attacks with other stat scores be closed?
This question has gone through several rounds of open/close and it's unclear to me what the status to be.
I had the first comment to the question asking for a better understanding of the bounds ...
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Why was this question that has a lot of community disagreement reopened without community discussion?
This question on bludgeoning damage with a different stat went through a couple rounds of community closure and reopening.
But then it was closed again, and then reopened by a single user (mod) rather ...
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Was my edit to this answer on a Q&A about Spell Sniper an edit too far?
I recently made a substantial edit to this answer to the Q&A "Which spells benefit from the Spell Sniper feat?", that would make a good dupe target.
The help page on editing says:
Edits ...
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I got several good answers and a best answer, so I'm good - but should I put work into getting my closed question reopened?
I asked the following question: How do you determine what action belongs to who in a modernist GM-based game?
I got an answer out of it and even some upvotes, and I don't really want or need anything ...
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Should this question about “the Wildemount Chronugy subclass ability chronal shift” be tagged as D&D 5e without OP specifying it?
Straight-forward: this question has caused an edit war and a close-reopen-close war. The argument for tagging and reopening is:
The splat book only exists in DnD-5e, so it's not guessing – Pureferret
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Is a question asking for a resource list of places to find developer commentary on the construction of D&D 5e's rules on-topic and wanted?
We have the following relevant Meta Q&A which covers the topicality of asking for commentary on specific rules (they are currently considered off-topic):
Are questions about rule intent on topic?
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Should a mechanic-specific question that becomes ultimately about GMing be retagged?
My answer to this question about balancing combat powers has reframed it to be about being a new DM with new players.
I've said why it's a bad idea in general, I've given some advice, but not answered ...
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Question closure: Why does a round last 6 seconds?
I recently asked Why does a round last 6 seconds? on the main site.
To the best of my experience, this question is on-topic, specific, answerable, and reasonably scoped.
Nevertheless, it was closed as ...
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Getting a straight answer from questions filled with frame challenges
On the question How to create a villain for level 1 players, there are many great answers, however they are all frame challenges. They don't help someone who needs to actually create a conventional ...
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Can this question about homebrewing potentially be reopened?
My question here concerns the following closed question about homebrewing a monster for D&D 5E.
help in adapting a monster from a short story to 5E
My understanding of the reasons for closure
It ...
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Would this question about when it's better for a Pact of the Chain warlock to have their familiar attack be an on-topic bounded list question?
Recently, I asked this question: For a Pact of the Chain warlock, is choosing to have their familiar attack generally the worse option for the warlock's action?
As I mention at the end of the ...
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Does adding the system tag to this question violate the “never guess the system” policy?
This question: Would Zorquan be a Unity domain patron?
As I said in a comment, given that the question includes "2e Forgotten Realms" (provided for background context for lore purposes) and "we're ...
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Advice for getting this question about the overseer's major creation reopened
The question "In this situation, what are the best tactical uses for at-will major creation?" seems complete except for perhaps needing more information about the environment in which the final ...
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Isn't my question about LARP opinion-based?
Two years ago, I asked a question: How do I get my players' LARP characters to not be a bunch of murderous cretins?
It was about a problem that most Russian LARPers know about, a very practical ...
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Can my question about what D&D 5e build can summon all summonable monsters with the fewest possible levels be reopened?
My question is here: What DnD 5e build (with minimum number of combined levels over all classes) is needed to summon all summonable monsters?
I do not believe my question needs any changes.
The ...
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What should we do with these two questions on knowing if Charm is cast on someone when spell fails?
A question was recently asked about whether a target of charm who made their save would know that a spell was cast on them.
I had found the this question which includes that case of the new question ...
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Should I narrow down this particular question about combat without opportunity attacks, or leave it as broad as it is?
Here's the question — How would combat work without opportunity attacks? It virtually asks "why games need opportunity attacks and what happens if we remove them".
It was asked in context of D&D ...
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How should I handle my question about whether hearing is useful in spotting a hiding creature?
I wanted to ask a question that goes against something that some (many? a lot? most?) DMs believe. I thought it would be best to be clear and thorough in explaining why I came to the conclusion I did, ...
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Can we slow down with the “when did X appear and how did they differ between editions” style questions?
There's now four on the top page:
Artificers
Druids
Rangers
Warlocks
The first line of the help page states:
You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you ...
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When should we apply the [targeting] tag?
targeting can be a very general tag, because basically nearly every spell/attack etc. involves a target.
Should we only be applying targeting when the querent specifically mentions targeting? Or is ...
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Star Wars Lore: a Request for Explanation, and Either Migration or Reopening
I've had this question about sources for price benchmarks for typical items/services closed as off-topic. I would like to request either one of two actions, or an explanation of the logic behind what ...
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A dupe target with an incomplete answer: is this dupe designation mistaken?
One of our users has asked a question about the PHB+1 rule in Adventurers League(AL), but is specifically asking about some ambiguity regarding season 9 sources.
The title looks like it fits another ...
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How do we help this new user formulate a question about their homebrew Toadstool that can be properly answered?
A new user has posed this homebrew review question, which has gone through a ton of edits and is seemingly in a rollback war between users:
How would a major buffing ability effect challenge rating?
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Is this question about invisibility a list question?
It turned out that there are multiple 1st-level abilities that make their user invisible, and that's why this question has 3 answers as of now, all of them showing a way to get invisibility at level 1....
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Would asking for a comparison of 4e warlock pacts with 5e warlock patrons be primarily opinion-based?
I was planning on asking the following question:
Does each warlock pact type from 4e have an equivalent in 5e?
I know little of 4e, but am familiar with 5e. I know there are various types of pact in ...
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Closing a question based on the Moderators' belief about what the answer will be
A common issue I've seen on stackexchange in general, and which appears to have happened here on rpg.se, is a question is closed because the moderators imagined they knew what the answer would be and ...
