Questions tagged [support]
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What is the definition of a "viable character"?
I have seen mostly two definitions for a "viable character":
Unlikely to die in the first few encounters
Not much weaker than the strongest possible character of similar build
Is there an ...
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Making Citations Accessible
Years ago I had to fight to preserve citation styles - especially fighting inline citation. Because I honestly believe Inline citation is ugly and throws off my reading experience.
Now, Citations in ...
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I just showed up here. Should I be somewhere else if I play other RPGs more than D&D?
Seems like in name 'role-playing games SE' is as such, but by the numbers this is really D&D (and mostly 5E) SE.
I've seen this happen before on other sites (Usenet even), where the most obviously-...
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On a suggested edit, what is indicated by a tag being both red and green?
I recently reviewed a suggested edit and this is what I saw:
As you can see, spells appears twice, once as though it were removed, and once as though it were added. Is this a bug? What does this mean?...
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Should we refrain from tag-only edits to recent questions that also need substantial body edits?
Suppose we have a new question that needs substantial body edits and some tags. If I do not intend to do the substantial body edits immediately, should I refrain from adding the needed tags?
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If I posted a homebrew feature on this site, and plan to publish it (after revising based on feedback), what credits am I required to give?
I have not found any information about this on the website, but if I missed something blatant, please tell me.
I have posted numerous homebrew features on this website , and I have used advice gotten ...
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Why do my answers and comments keep getting shut down because I say "thank you"?
Every time I post an answer to my question or someone makes a small suggestion I respond and then I say something along the lines of "Thanks" or "Thank you". This ends up in my ...
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Why am I suddenly being notified of privileges?
Yesterday, I got a notification informing me that I had received access to the Edit review queue. Today, I was notified that I had received access to the Reopen votes review queue.
Not to brag, but I'...
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Why was the edit suggestion correcting an error in this answer rejected?
I recently proposed this suggested edit correcting a mistake in an answer to the question What powers do Elemental Mages start with?.
The answer originally stated (emphasis added):
This might not ...
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Can we quote parts of novels in our questions and answers?
I recently answered this RPG.SE question: Who is pictured on the cover of Dragonlance Adventures? I quoted some parts of the novel as support for my answer.
I was wondering if we are allowed to quote ...
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What is a Community-awarded bounty supposed to motivate?
Bounties exist to motivate answerers, and help questions get the answers they deserve.
A few weeks ago I received my first bounty, +50 for my answer to this question. It was a two year old question, ...
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I'm designing a simple one-session RPG specifically to get beginners interested. Can I get feedback on the main site?
I'm designing a simple one-session RPG specifically to get beginners interested but with the opportunity for expansion. Can I get feedback for the basic version on the main site?
I have a number of ...
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How can I mark an answer as a community wiki?
A comment to this question mentions "community wiki":
You could always self answer and mark as a community wiki so people can just expand on it as more are found
Being a member for (almost)...
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I would like to rescue one question out of my duplicate question - is this possible?
I would like to rescue a question - may i do this with a 5e question?
I put the first down here and it was annihilated due to a lack of popularity or something? Also, no answer.
I put down the second ...
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Why is my homebrew review question not getting answers, and how can I improve them?
I've asked several homebrew-review questions in the past, and it's been pointed out to me that there are several guides on RPG.SE for these type of questions, I used this one and this one. However, my ...
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why does StackExchange return only posts for dnd5e when explicitly Googling for dnd3.5e?
why does rpg.StackExchange return only posts for dnd5e when explicitly Googling for dnd3.5e (see example query below)? the community for dnd3.5e is still quite large, offering them only dnd5e content ...
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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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Serial voting script reversed legitimate downvotes
The serial voting checker script has reversed legitimate downvotes on the following questions:
Is this homebrew Music Domain balanced compared to the official domains?
Is this homebrew Chaos domain ...
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What does it mean when a question is highlighted yellow?
I've been part of the RPG SE community for a few months now I think, but I'm still learning the ropes and I consider myself new. This is my first time asking on meta and I apologize in advance if I ...
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Asking a potentially problematic follow-up question vs. unaccepting an answer
Some time ago, I asked the following question: What is the relation between Tabaxi and ordinary cats?
My question in the body text was a bit more nuanced, though:
How closely are Tabaxi and ordinary ...
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Why am I banned from posting?
I answered the questions and suggestions, but I am apparently not allowed to post now. Please explain. I apologise if I overstepped somewhere. I'm new to this exchange.
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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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If a question has one tag that I've watched and another tag that I've ignored, how is it displayed?
If there is a question with multiple tags, of which I am ignoring one (should be faded) and watching another (should be made more visible), how will it be displayed for me?
What if I am hiding ignored ...
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Why did another user edit my post?
Someone made an edit to my question/answer. Why did they do that?
This Q&A is part of an agglomeration of guidance given to new users made per this suggestion. Please also see the privilege page ...
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Clarification on the information in the closed question banner
I am a user with more than 3K reputation and have the privilege to vote to close or open. Looking at closed questions, I have some questions of my own.
It seems like most of the information on closed ...
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Why are users saying my answer isn’t an answer?
I posted on a thread, but users downvoted and replied saying it
wasn’t an answer. What do they mean?
What does it mean for an answer
to be too forum-like?
Someone told me not to comment in an answer.
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What are the rules and policies of RPG.SE?
Is there a list of rules I need to follow here?
What are the site policies I need to know about?
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What does it mean for a question to be closed?
My question just got closed! What does that mean?
How do questions get closed?
What do I need to do to get my question reopened?
This Q&A is our specific one to expand on the guidance in the ...
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What are the criteria for a comment being auto-deleted when you flag it as "no longer needed"?
I've noticed (and have done so today, in fact) that when I flag certain comments as No Longer Needed, they are auto-deleted right there and then, rather than requiring a moderator to delete them ...
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Why do I need to specify my game system, and how do I best do it?
I asked a question, but it was closed, with users asking what system
I was asking about. What do they mean, and why do I need to specify
this?
Someone said my question was missing a system tag. What ...
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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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MathJax guide for RPG.SE: How to format pretty tables and equations?
There are strong reasons to prefer Markdown tables to MathJax discussed in this meta, please take a look there before deciding to use MathJax tables on RPG.SE
For a more exhaustive tutorial please ...
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Does the answer need to be upvoted within 12 hours to qualify for the Illiminator badge?
The Illuminator gold badge description says:
Edit and answer 500 questions (both actions within 12 hours, answer score > 0)
If you post an answer and edit the question, but then the answer goes ...
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Why is it difficult to edit the "on-topic" help page?
A question that I asked on the main site was closed, despite following the rules as they are stated on the page about what's on-topic.
When I asked why, I was told that Rule Intent questions are not ...
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Does editing in @User into a comment still ping that user?
Let's say I wanted to reply to someone's comment, but I forgot to add @user.
If I submit the comment, then realise, edit the comment, add @user, then confirm the edit, does the user receive a ping at ...
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Is editing tags enough to quality for the Illuminator badge?
The Illuminator gold badge description says:
Edit and answer 500 questions (both actions within 12 hours, answer score > 0)
Is editing the tags of a question enough for the purposes of qualifying ...
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How do I make voice-to-text work in RPG.SE chat?
As I recover from a hand injury, I attempted to use voice-to-text in RPG.SE chat. It did not work. It did work in the upper room. (Christianity.SE chat).
It did work in the title to the question, but ...
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Why does inline math require \ before $?
I just asked this question, but my inline math didn't work until I put a backslash before the dollar signs \$like so\$.
Why is the backslash required? That isn't ...
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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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Posting "shortcuts" to make my posts look more professional?
I'm new here, but I am already addicted to reading and answering questions. I am predominantly on my phone.
How can I beef up my posts?
I recently learned about using ...
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Why is this question about which build is optimized for damage too broad?
My question: Which of these builds is best optimized for damage?
I am wondering about the amount max average damage each of my suggested builds could put out each turn. This seems like a math ...
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Is there a way to find a history of the questions I've viewed on Stack Exchange?
My question is about a possible feature this site might have.
The problem is that I've lost track of what I was doing on Stack Exchange this morning because I've been dealing with students, work, and ...
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Does Editing a Comment with a Ping in it Re-Ping the Mentioned User?
Specifics are not important for so general a question, but I was responding to a comment from another user under one of my answers and realized that I didn't know. This user seemed upset with my ...
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How can we use bold/italics inside MathJax tables?
In this Q&A, it is shown that we can use MathJax to create tables (see this answer in particular). However, as I attempt to use it, I find myself unable to add the text formatting I wish to use.
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Is bookmarking posts possible so I can find them easily later?
Is there any way to set aside certain posts that I read here by, maybe, bookmarking or flagging them, so that I can find those posts later, to refer to them easily or to keep track of and see their ...
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Trying to contact a user for permission to print an answer in a book
I apologize in advance for breaking protocol. I'm just looking to get an official okay on rewriting and publishing Red Orca's answer in this thread in an upcoming book about Magic Items. I looked for ...
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Why does this old user have an unclickable profile, yet retain the profile name by their posts?
This user
looks like a deleted user, but unlike most (all?) users, they retain their username - usually a deleted user become user123456 or something random number.
Is this a bug? What happened to ...
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What is the process for editing the tag prompt?
Today I came across this old question: Can our tag-prompt nudge toward including system? which I think is really great. It looks like nobody is taking action, though.
What is the process for editing ...
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Can't edit my profile
I've been low-key following all the stuff with the new CoC and figured, fine I'll give my pronouns or whatever. Go to make the change and keep getting stopped because apparently my profile picture is ...
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Broken Chat Links
This isn't the first time I see this happening. An answer has a line of comments that is getting long, gets moved to chat to avoid clutter. Sometimes later the chat gets locked and new comments appear ...