Questions tagged [specific-question]
For questions primarily concerned with or seeking guidance for an individual question on the Role-Playing Games Stack Exchange.
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How should we handle this question, most of the answers to which only address the minor/secondary question?
This question How bad is Sunlight Sensitivity (of Drow, etc.), especially for casters? has two questions on it:
How bad is Sunlight Sensitivity, especially for casters?
How to mitigate it?
Now, it ...
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Are questions that are On-Topic but generated a lot of opinion based answers doomed to never be solved?
So I am still unsatisfied with the responses I got for the way this post got moderated:
How to roleplay my character's ethics according to the DM when I don't understand those ethics?
After ...
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Why was this post about roleplaying my character's ethics closed?
How to roleplay my character's ethics according to the DM when I don't understand those ethics?
I don't know what to add.
I can't see by any means how it's opinion-based. I am asking for ...
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Is this question too opinion-based?
A player has asked the DM to ignore the lore to enable his character concept. What are the pros and cons if the DM does so? has gone through two close-reopen cycles.
The first seems pretty ...
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Does the [system-agnostic] tag conflict with system specific tags?
In this question, the asker tagged his question with system-agnostic. He also tagged it with dnd-3.5e and dungeons-and-dragons.
Is this contradictory or in some way contrary to the spirit of the ...
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Should this question about player attendance be system agnostic?
This question is asking about an issue that seems like it is pretty clear of system mechanics. However, it started as being tagged with dnd-5e and it is clear that is the game being played.
I ...
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Should I delete an answer that becomes irrelevant after the question is edited? [duplicate]
For example, this answer (which I've deleted) to What happens when you cast Fog Cloud behind a wall?, but this isn't the only case.
The question originally asked about Create Bonfire, not Fog Cloud - ...
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Why was my comment requesting clarification on an answer deleted?
Today I commented on an answer to How should I deal with a player who wants to dictate loot distribution?, asking the answerer for clarification (and implicitly suggesting an improvement at the same ...
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How can the D&D lore question about evil/good and light/dark be reopened?
I asked this question (What is D&D lore establishing Evil/Good = Dark/Light?) to gain some knowledge about D&D lore, mythology, arcana, tales, stories etc.within published D&D literature ...
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Why was my duplicate flag declined?
I tagged this question as a duplicate of this question yet my flag was declined. The question has now been marked as a duplicate of that question, so why was my flag declined?
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Partial answer deleted as not an answer re: Medieval law and a tabletop role-playing game
In the following question:
Does Common Law apply to Nobles?
The OP asks about applying a certain section of medieval law to the Warhammer Fantasy setting. I understood this to be a question about ...
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What can be done with my question about Exploiter Wizards and Arcanists to save it?
I have asked a question about comparing the Arcanist with an Exploiter Wizard.
It got closed quickly, then reopened, now it's getting closed again. Before a full close-reopen war starts, I'd like ...
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My question was edited and now it looks like that the answer is in the question
I posted this question a few weeks ago:
Do monks have a gempukku ceremony?
As you can see, the second quote in this question seems to answer the question. If you look at the edit history, you can ...
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Why are 2, very similar optimization questions treated so differently?
Both of them has a common theme, "how can I get the most of these characters, given these boundary conditions", but the treatment is very different:
How can I optimize this “max-languages” build’s ...
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Should this question be reopened (when we don't know if it's OP's actual question)?
Is it possible to remove the attunement property of a magical item? was originally posted in an idea-generating form that wasn't really a good fit. (See, for instance, "short version" in revision 5 of ...
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Is "No, this is what that would look like" an acceptable answer?
I recently gave this answer to a question asking on how the Sleep spell works. The OP was confused about one part of it. As a counter example I wrote a homebrew spell that did work the way the OP ...
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How should we fix the Monster Lore Compendium question?
This question is currently hosting an edit war.
It was originally posted as a D&D 3.5 question, but with an assertion that the Monster Lore Compendium would be added to the d20pfsrd website. This ...
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What is wrong with this post?
How to summon risk free with Gate
This post has received negative press, but had not been flagged as anything specific. I don't want to break any of the rules of the site, yet want my question ...
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An otherwise-valid question was closed because it was posted by a suspended user; is there any reason I can't repost a similar question?
This question asked something I myself would like to know. Unfortunately, it was closed for purely administrative reasons -- viz., because (per a diamond mod's comment) the querent was a suspended ...
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My question was put on hold, even though I saw someone else ask something similar without it being closed
I have a question about my Role-playing Games Stack Exchange post: How do I test my own game online
I have edited my question now. But why did my question get put on hold, even though someone else ...
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Non-duplicate questions, with opposite correct answers, merged
See this meta question, where two questions covering similar topics got merged:
What Is The Difference, If Any, Between "Permanent", and "Until
Dispelled"?,
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Can a permanent teleportation circle ...
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Should we have edited a question to clarify the case to be considered after answers have been submitted?
In this question on whether a Sorcerer can twin cast Simulacrum, the querent had originally included the following line:
Usually a Sorcerer does not have access to the Simulacrum spell, but he ...
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How to sort out situation where two questions ask about essentially the same thing, yet answers are opposite?
What Is The Difference, If Any, Between "Permanent", and "Until Dispelled"?
Can a permanent teleportation circle be dispelled?
Answers to first one says it can't be dispelled, ...
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How to get this question re-opened? [duplicate]
Recently this question was asked: "Should I share personal dream sequences with the party as a DM?"
Clearly as a "should I" question it was inherently opinion based and was closed. However I think ...
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Are these "is it possible to double your proficiency twice" questions duplicates?
Is it possible to double your proficiency bonus twice?
Do features that allow you to add twice your proficiency bonus, under some other name, stack with Expertise?
I Roll To Seduce The Dragon! (or, ...
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Is "How long does published adventure X take?" an appropriate question on RPG.SE?
It would be useful (in my eyes) to users of the site to be able to find roughly how long a published adventure for a given RPG will take, for time estimation / planning in real life. This varies ...
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Can we get voting unlocked on this post please?
This answer to "I think my DM is consistently faking dice rolls for saves against a specific spell; how do I call my DM out?" is a great answer to an interpersonal question. Unfortunately, presumably ...
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Why was my question about Cantrips put on hold?
My question was put on hold for being off topic. More specifically because I supposedly ask about the game.
This is not true at all and even edited it in for more clarification:
Whats the ...
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How to ask a country-specific version of a more general question?
I have a question about my Role-playing Games Stack Exchange post: How to find a tabletop RPG group open to newbies?
My question is similar to this one : Where can I find other RPG players?
I tried ...
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Is this werewolf homebrew question on-topic?
This question about a homebrew 5e race's balance was closed as off-topic, with a comment about primarily opinion-based. But it seems to me that it's objective enough to compare the constellation of ...
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How should we sort out this question that was closed as a duplicate of another closed question?
The question "Were Grungs created for 5e or did they exist before this edition?" has been closed as a duplicate of a question that was closed as unclear.
However, that leaves us now with a question ...
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What to do about unsupported answers
I recently read Valley Lad's answer to the "What is an Avatar of a God?" question.
Is this answer acceptable? It doesn't seem to give any RAW, RAI or RAF interpretation, doesn't give any examples of ...
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How to make this "design combat encounter for a fighter in stealth mission" less broad?
As a DM, how can I best design a combat encounter in a stealth mission for a fighter?
I've tried to restrict the question to only deals the problem from DM side, and right now I don't know what can ...
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Why was the 'taint' tag deleted from this question?
The question in question: Is it true that that "more taint-absorbing items = less protection against taint"?
A moderate rep user created a tag that, as far as I can tell, accurately ...
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Why did this question allow one answer after hold but not mine?
I was in the middle of writing an answer to this question when it was held for being a duplicate. (This meta is not about the duplicate status, just that it was and still is held as of this meta.)
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Why was this homebrew question held as Too Broad?
This recent question was held as Too Broad, but it just as narrow in scope as many of the other good homebrew questions are. It provided one homebrew creation and asked for an evaluation. We've left ...
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Missing comments on "thawing ice" question?
What spells can be used to thaw or melt ice?
My question has some comments asking for clarification that I haven't addressed, but they magically vanished just as I tried to reply to them!
I don't ...
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Delete this post for me
I have a question about my Role-playing Games Stack Exchange post: What is 5e's Damage Dice Progression?
I am removing the Question for a lack of valid input in an attempt to clean up spam and ...
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Should we reverse the duplication of these questions about simultaneous readied actions?
What happens when 2 readied actions trigger at the same time? the more recent question has been marked as a duplicate of How are simultaneously-triggered Readied actions resolved?.
However, I think ...
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How to improve the 'invisible nearby enemy' question?
My question Does an invisible enemy within 5 feet of you still impose disadvantage on ranged attacks? seems to make people misunderstand the actual question.
My goal is to clear misunderstanding and ...
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Why was I downvoted?
In this question, I was downvoted a lot. As far as I am aware, I did not do anything wrong. Can someone please explain to me why I was downvoted?
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Can we reopen this question that is marked as being a duplicate of two completely different answers?
I think Does a Life Cleric casting Goodberry at higher spell levels get more potent Berries? should be reopened.
I have a generic concern with the closure in that it does not seem helpful to mark ...
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One question was put on hold as too broad, another wasn't. What's the difference?
This question:
Party betrayal in an evil campaign
was put on hold as too broad.
On the other hand, this one wasn't:
How can I handle players who want to browse shops at random?
In both cases, ...
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How to handle accusations of dishonesty with respect to answers that cause disagreement in interpretations?
So my question with respect to spell requirements got locked and one of our moderators decided to throw this gem of a line in there:
" not asking honestly about the practical situation it’s about. "
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Will this question about mapping not get put on hold as too opinion-based?
This question, "What map scales have you found useful", was put on hold as too opinion-based.
I've tried to reformulate it. Will this question get put on hold as too opinion-based?
I've tried hard ...
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How to ask about map scales?
I would like to salvage What map scales have you found useful?, which was put on hold as too opinion-based.
What would make it more acceptable?
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Is the question about the origin of "Waterdhavian" on-topic?
The question at hand: In-universe, why is "Waterdhavian" the adjective form of Waterdeep?
This question seems to be very close to a designer intent question (which are off topic). It does not fit the ...
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My question was closed as too broad, but I thought it was very filtered and refined. Why?
The question on trial:
What creature(s) can a Moon Druid transform into that would benefit from humanoid armor?
TL, DR: When druids shapeshift, is there a valid form that benefits from their armor?
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Are we sure DNDBBS is a video game?
SSD just closed this question as off-topic because it's about a video game.
The question is about DNDBBS, which appears to stand for "Dungeons and Dragons Bulletin Board System." This site describes ...
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Should this question actually be marked as duplicate?
I have marked Can you Contingency a spell from a Ring of Spell Storing? as a duplicate of Can Contingency be used with a spell cast from an Ioun Stone?, but there was some disagreement in chat as to ...