Questions tagged [status-completed]
Indicates that the report has been resolved through the implementation of a feature or the fixing of a bug.
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[strategy]: burninate or fix?
The strategy tag is in bad shape. It's low volume, only 24 questions (14 open, 10 closed) so this is like cleaning the base boards behind the fridge, but big or small, we clean things when we see they ...
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Should we make plural (or singular) synonyms for all common tags?
Some tags use the singular, for example class-feature, others use the plural, for example magic-items.
I never can remember which has which, and when you manually type a tag in the search box, and end ...
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The [character] tag is in serious need of help, else it may need to be burninated
I found myself browsing through the character tag, and I think it needs a lot of help. I'm not sure it can be saved, but I'll outline the problems I'm seeing and maybe the community can come up with ...
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Bug when saving an edit: I made my post disappear
When saving an edit, I am asked if I want to abandon the edit:
Then, if I choose cancel, the post disappears:
It works on questions too:
This is on iOS Safari.
Meta.se report here: Editing a post ...
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Should we have an [ancestry] tag?
In Pathfinder 2e, races have been replaced by ancestries. Functionally, though, ancestries and races perform the same role.
When editing this question about PF2e ancestry ability boosts, I ran into a ...
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Should we turn on MathJax in comments?
We have MathJax turned on for posts, but not comments. We do get some math-heavy posts from time to time, which is why we have MathJax in posts, but we don't have it turned on for comments like they ...
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Missing aside text on first answer queue
The aside that shows when looking at review queues when out of votes for the First Answers queue is blank.
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The visited link color on our mainsite theme is missing because --theme-primary-color-300/800 are not set
Visited link text on mainsite is broken—the text is showing up black instead of the usual visted color. For example, on How to ask:
This is because apparently ...
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"Community Ads for 2021" is still featured on meta
Community Ads for 2021 was posted on June 17 and was initially featured. That featured tag was removed automatically on July 24th, and it was locked on August 2nd.
There's no reason for it to be ...
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Should we change the tag [arcane-focus] to [spellcasting-focus]?
We currently have 87 questions tagged arcane-focus of which 79 are cotagged with dnd-5e, the other 8 being pathfinder-1e.
In D&D 5e, the general category is spellcasting focus, with arcane focus ...
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The question list's "actioned X time ago" alignment is broken
The “asked/answered/edited X time ago” messages on the question list are always right-aligned. Today that right alignment seems to be missing, except for when they word wrap to the next line.
It ...
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Watched and ignored is not displaying for me
I have two watched tags and 85+ ignored tags.
As of checking the site today (06-09-21 PT), the process of highlighting watched tags and blurring ignored tags does not appear to be functioning the way ...
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Re-earned all my tag badges at once
Today I had virtually no activity on the site (other than visiting) and to my surprise I somehow just earned all of my tag badges simultaneously. As far as I am aware I already had all these badges ...
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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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Should we merge the [critical-failure] tag with the [fumbles] tag?
The current tag descriptions:
critical-failure (20 questions):
For questions about critical failures (sometimes called "critical fumbles"), a mechanic in various RPGs in which results of ...
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Main help center page: Question collection and voting
Coming from this question about what to put on the main help center page, the suggestion is to have a (relatively short) list with important meta questions to help introduce new (and network) users to ...
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Can these 3 locked questions be unprotected?
There are 3 questions that are currently locked. However before they were locked they were protected, causing them to show up in the protected question list.
Since users cannot answer locked questions,...
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Rename the [masks] tag to [masks-a-new-generation]
Since we can't make a system tag look different, when possible we should probably expand system tags so they don't look like common game terms.
Masks: A New Generation is the complete text used in ...
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Can the system tag policy be stated to askers in advance?
Whenever I do something for the first time, I read the instructions. I spend time to understand the rules and try to follow them in good faith. Yet after having spent this effort, if I am later get ...
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New ask page: How do we want to use it to help new users specify their system?
The stack exchange network recently got a new question page (our meta post which links to the MSE post). With it comes an expansion of customization for the individual site (which needs to be ...
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Spam user report
I am reporting this spammer: https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/61952/tonyzega
Their about me is just spam for their product. Please do delete the user, and do not support that company that it is ...
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How should we deal with these multiple related questions about weapons used for Extra Attack/Two-Weapon Fighting?
There are a number of D&D 5e questions specifically asking about what weapons can be used when making multiple attacks using the Extra Attack feature, the Two-Weapon Fighting rule, or both:
Can ...
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Should something be done about the current duplicate statuses of these related questions on readied actions?
The three following questions currently exist (ordered from newest to oldest):
If I Ready an action, can I then use my reaction for something else?
Reaction while holding a readied action?
Can you ...
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Should we burninate the [shape-water] tag?
Recently, there were several questions posted in quick succession regarding the shape water spell in 5e. Shortly after that, a new tag was created for the spell - shape-water - and added to the ...
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Request that these questions about Warlock spell slots and multiclassing gain a second duplicate
There currently exist both of the following questions:
Can I cast a Warlock spell with another (higher) spell slot from a different multiclass?
What level are spells cast at if a warlock multiclasses ...
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Should these questions about the history of the 5-foot square in D&D be merged?
Last week, the question When did 5 foot squares become standard in D&D? was marked as duplicate of When did the 5-foot square/hex become the standard unit of measurement in Dungeons & Dragons?....
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Does this question about smartphone apps for LARP combat really need a historical lock?
I just happened across this old question. It's short enough that I might as well quote it in its entirety:
Are there any serious smartphone apps for handling combat in a LARP situation?
I've seen ...
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What is the [psychology] tag for?
I've noticed the psychology tag on a few questions (it's up to 11, at the time of this posting). It has no tag info/wiki, so it's not obvious what exactly it's meant to be used for. The questions ...
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Can this question about the Sense Motive skill be reopened?
This question for Pathfinder about how to use the Sense Motive skill is marked as a duplicate of this question for Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition about how to use the Insight skill.
While these ...
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Please delete the misspelled [pronounciation] tag
I have accidentally misspelled pronunciation and thus created a meaningless pronounciation tag. I do not know how to (and probably do not have the privileges to) delete it.
Apologies to the ...
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Angry DM/GM site change - link updates?
Someone kindly pointed out that the link in this answer to an Angry DM post goes to what looks very much like a malicious domain squatter. Looks like he's moved to ...
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Is it possible to create a tag referral?
A recently added tag was created with the UK English spelling flavour. Many US English speakers may have trouble finding or be hesitant to use this tag. Is it possible to create a tag that refers to ...
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Should the [pathfinder] tag be renamed to [pathfinder-1e] (with the former as a synonym)?
Pretty straightforward question. Pathfinder's 2nd edition has just been released, and correspondingly there is a pathfinder-2e tag (as well as the pathfinder-2e-playtest tag for the playtest version(s)...
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Should we rename the [adnd] tag to [adnd-1e]?
Relevant recent Meta: Appropriate response to questioning which version of D&D I'm asking about
The user for that meta is describing a difficulty they're facing on this site where use of the adnd ...
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Should "Do role-playing games have to be fun?" be closed?
"Do role-playing games have to be fun?" was a nice question in the early days of the site, very typical of early-beta-site questions generally. Then it went quiet for five years until a (totally ...
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Should we have a [food-and-drink] tag?
We have 212 questions about food within the context of rpgs, but no tag to connect them.
A question was just asked where the definition of food and drink will be important to the answers. I was ...
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Should the synonym between [spellcasting] and [spells] be broken?
I ask this question because I have asked questions lately that play on the spellcasting mechanics of Anima: Beyond Fantasy lately, that nonetheless have almost nothing to do with a particular spell or ...
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Should we add [sentient-magic-items] as a synonym of the [intelligent-magic-items] tag?
Right now, the intelligent-magic-items tag exists, with the tag info:
For questions about intelligent or sentient magic items.
(In D&D 5e, at least, these are referred to in the DMG (p. 214) ...
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The problem with the [gurps-dungeon-fantasy-rpg] tag wording
Today I saw a Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game question (or rather, question spanning both GURPS and DFRPG), and decided to add the latter tag to it, started typing dungeon-fantasy-roleplaying..., ...
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Time to retire the [rules-as-written] tag?
We have recently seen some issues around site users being unclear on how to use the rules-as-written tag and some unpleasantness broke out on the topic. Sadly, this has been happening for more than ...
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Should the [grab] tag be merged with the [grapple] tag?
I just noticed that the grab tag existed recently because I saw it added to a Pathfinder question. It seems very similar in scope to the grapple tag.
The grapple tag info/wiki says:
For questions ...
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Should the [wfrp-4] tag be renamed to [wfrp-4e]?
Pretty straightforward stuff. We generally use the -[#]e tag suffix to denote different editions (presumably because that's how those editions of those games are ...
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Stack Devs: Please let us show longer answers in the Tour page
The tour page presents a sample of the kinds of Q&A we might see on this site. Moderators can pick what shows up there from a very limited list of questions, with a preview of how it will show up ...
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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"?,
and
Can a permanent teleportation circle ...
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Should the [breath] tag be renamed to [breathing]?
The usage guidance for the breath tag currently says:
For questions related to to the act of breathing or holding your breath.
However, any time I see the tag, it takes me a second (or takes me ...
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Do we need a [disadvantage] tag?
When I was writing my question, I tried to find disadvantage which does not exist, but then remembered that I might should use advantage instead.
Disadvantage is part of advantage/disadvantage ...
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Blacklist bare [#-edition] tags
D&D editions sometimes colloquially go by their edition number alone, and people sometimes enter just the edition for a tag. We've had to burninate the 5e tag a few times.
I'd like the following ...
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The [story] tag should be merged with the [plot] tag
This issue of the confusion between the story and plot tags has been brought up twice in the past (years ago):
How should the “story” and “plot” tags be used?, in November
2011 (eventually closed as ...
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Should we burninate [3rd-party]?
3rd-party just seems to be a reincarnation of 3PP, a tag that was previously burned. This tag seems to be used in the exact same way and have the exact same issues as the previously burned tag.
The ...
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Burninate [players]. The tag, I mean
I've browsed through the players questions and found these ones:
Questions about issues with problem-players
Questions about social aspects of role-playing games or group-dynamics
Question about ...
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