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Wvaske: Session 52 ingest: add S52 rulings — Tempered Soul Aspects/charges, restrained blocks somatic components, Command-Halt allows reactions, kill location gates Revivify, squires, bastions without bastion turns, group travel averaging

2026-07-13T19:20:48Z

Session 52 ingest: add S52 rulings — Tempered Soul Aspects/charges, restrained blocks somatic components, Command-Halt allows reactions, kill location gates Revivify, squires, bastions without bastion turns, group travel averaging

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	* '''Legacy favored-enemy carryover.''' Abilities from the old (2014) rules carry into the 2024 rules where sensible — e.g. [[Keyleth]] retains advantage on dragon-knowledge checks from her former favored-enemy. ''(Session 47)''		* '''Legacy favored-enemy carryover.''' Abilities from the old (2014) rules carry into the 2024 rules where sensible — e.g. [[Keyleth]] retains advantage on dragon-knowledge checks from her former favored-enemy. ''(Session 47)''
	* '''Major respec between arcs.''' At arc breaks, a player may change subclass — or even class — and the associated mechanics freely. Story, background, and species remain '''canon and locked''' ("''that part is canon and lore, and we're keeping that''"); e.g. [[Shade]] may rebuild from bard toward wizard but stays a tiefling tied to the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]] and her infernal pact. ''(Session 48)''		* '''Major respec between arcs.''' At arc breaks, a player may change subclass — or even class — and the associated mechanics freely. Story, background, and species remain '''canon and locked''' ("''that part is canon and lore, and we're keeping that''"); e.g. [[Shade]] may rebuild from bard toward wizard but stays a tiefling tied to the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]] and her infernal pact. ''(Session 48)''

			=== Tempered Soul ===
			''The feat's full mechanics live on [[Tempered Soul]]; every use is logged on [[Tempered Soul/Usage Log]].''
			* '''Tempered Soul Aspects (the charge economy).''' The once-per-day limit is replaced. Each character has a base '''d4''' soul die and, once earned, an '''Aspect''' — a domain in which they roll a '''d6''' instead. Your charge pool is the sum of your dice (base d4 + one d6 Aspect = '''10 charges'''); rolling a die costs charges equal to its sides (d4 = 4, d6 = 6). '''Long rest restores all charges; short rest restores half.''' Aspects deepen d6 → d8 → d10 → d12 → d20 with continued in-domain use; spreading across multiple Aspects makes any one of them slower to climb. One Aspect each, for now. The number of charge boxes scales with proficiency bonus (another at level 9). ''(Session 52)''
			* '''Aspects are earned by use.''' An Aspect crystallizes when a character has spent Tempered Soul "enough times in a single domain" — which is why every use is logged. ''(Session 52)''
			* '''Any d20 test is a legal target''', and the die may also '''raise a save DC you impose on others'''. ''(Sessions 50–52)''
			* '''Timing: you may spend it after you know what you're facing''' — after the roll, after learning the stakes, before the outcome. "The whole point is, like, you know whether or not you need to go bigger." It may also be applied retroactively to a check already rolled. ''(Session 52)''
			* '''Narrate the surge.''' Every spend, the player states the emotion, memory, or instinct fuelling it. This is table convention, not optional colour. ''(Session 50)''
			* '''Camping on the road is a long rest''' — and so fully resets the pool. ''(Session 52)''

	=== Attunement ===		=== Attunement ===
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	* '''Anyone can use spell scrolls.''' The normal restriction (spell must be on your class list, or an Arcana check to cast) is waived — any character may use any spell scroll. (Flagged by the DM as provisional.) ''(Session 44)''		* '''Anyone can use spell scrolls.''' The normal restriction (spell must be on your class list, or an Arcana check to cast) is waived — any character may use any spell scroll. (Flagged by the DM as provisional.) ''(Session 44)''
	* '''Healing potions drunk as a full Action heal the maximum.''' If you spend a full Action to drink a healing potion you regain the maximum possible hit points instead of rolling. Established values: regular '''10''', greater '''20''', superior '''40'''. (Drinking faster, as a bonus action, rolls normally.) ''(Sessions 44–48)''		* '''Healing potions drunk as a full Action heal the maximum.''' If you spend a full Action to drink a healing potion you regain the maximum possible hit points instead of rolling. Established values: regular '''10''', greater '''20''', superior '''40'''. (Drinking faster, as a bonus action, rolls normally.) ''(Sessions 44–48)''
			* '''Devil-gifted items run on charges only.''' The items granted by the Hells cannot be upcast by burning extra spell slots — "just charges." ''(Session 52)''
			* '''The pact weapon carries the Raven Queen effect.''' [[Gootcha]]'s ability to send a soul permanently to the [[Raven Queen]] is not bound to the [[Shadowfell Crossbow]] — as a warlock she may make ''any'' weapon her pact weapon, and it will carry the same effect. The crossbow need not be wielded. ''(Session 52)''

	=== Tools, Trade & Crafting ===		=== Tools, Trade & Crafting ===
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	* '''D&D Beyond list prices are canonical.''' For buying and selling items, the prices listed on D&D Beyond are the campaign's canonical values. ''(Session 51)''		* '''D&D Beyond list prices are canonical.''' For buying and selling items, the prices listed on D&D Beyond are the campaign's canonical values. ''(Session 51)''
	* '''Old Baldur's Gate crafting decanonized.''' The old "2-day" crafting rules from the Baldur's Gate era are no longer canon; crafting now runs through the current harvesting/crafting system (see [[Dragon Harvest & Crafting]]). ''(Session 51)''		* '''Old Baldur's Gate crafting decanonized.''' The old "2-day" crafting rules from the Baldur's Gate era are no longer canon; crafting now runs through the current harvesting/crafting system (see [[Dragon Harvest & Crafting]]). ''(Session 51)''

			=== Bastions & Squires ===
			* '''Bastions, but no bastion turns.''' [[Nuts Deep]] is the party's bastion. Each PC may claim one '''facility''' (forge, alchemy lab, arcane study, research facility, teleportation room, barracks…); facilities are level-gated and grant a '''discount on the cost and the time''' of crafting. The 5e bastion-turn economy is '''not used''' — anything a facility says you "can do on a bastion turn" is ignored, and all making runs through the campaign's crafting system. ''(Session 52)''
			* '''Squires.''' Each PC has a level-1 squire assigned by their faction. Squires '''roll their own initiative and act on their own''' — you may shout instructions and they may or may not listen; direct control comes later, with relationship. By default they are '''parked at the bastion''', not dragged into every fight: "we're not just going to have a party of 12 or 13 characters." Each squire is also that character's starting helper for their facility. ''(Session 52)''
			* '''Hiring through a faction''' gets you people ideologically aligned with that faction. ''(Session 52)''

	=== Combat ===		=== Combat ===
	* '''No massive-damage instant kill.''' There is no rule in this campaign by which a single huge hit instantly kills a creature above 0 HP; damage is tracked normally. ''(Session 44)''		* '''No massive-damage instant kill.''' There is no rule in this campaign by which a single huge hit instantly kills a creature above 0 HP; damage is tracked normally. ''(Session 44)''
			* '''How you kill determines whether they can come back.''' The DM now routinely asks whether a specific body part was targeted. Destroying the head means '''Revivify fails''' — recovery would need a greater reincarnation-type spell. (Used deliberately by [[Baelgrum]] on the caster [[Keith Sorrowmere]].) ''(Session 52)''
			* '''Restrained blocks somatic components.''' A restrained creature cannot cast a spell with somatic components unless it first passes the relevant Strength check. (Web plus Silence is therefore a full caster lockout.) ''(Session 52)''
			* '''Command "Halt" does not block reactions.''' The halted creature takes no action, bonus action, or movement on its turn, but may still take reactions. ''(Session 52)''
			* '''Command is not a truth serum.''' Command cannot be stretched into "tell me what I want to know" — it is not powerful enough to simply make a target do whatever you want. ''(Session 52)''
	* '''Mounted combat — full footprint.''' A mounted character occupies the entire space of their mount (all four squares of a Large mount) for the purposes of reach and aura effects, not just a single square. ''(Session 43)''		* '''Mounted combat — full footprint.''' A mounted character occupies the entire space of their mount (all four squares of a Large mount) for the purposes of reach and aura effects, not just a single square. ''(Session 43)''
	* '''Riding huge+ creatures (mounted grapple).''' To ride a Huge or larger creature, succeed on an Athletics check to grapple onto it; while mounted you hold on with one hand (advantage on melee attacks with the other), it does '''not''' reduce the creature's speed, and you make a contested Strength check at the end of each of the creature's turns to stay on. ''(Session 45, [[Alexios]] vs the [[Mind Gobbler]])''		* '''Riding huge+ creatures (mounted grapple).''' To ride a Huge or larger creature, succeed on an Athletics check to grapple onto it; while mounted you hold on with one hand (advantage on melee attacks with the other), it does '''not''' reduce the creature's speed, and you make a contested Strength check at the end of each of the creature's turns to stay on. ''(Session 45, [[Alexios]] vs the [[Mind Gobbler]])''
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	* '''[[Alexios]]'s Battlefield Command.''' Requires the target to have a minimum Intelligence and to understand language — it does not work on mindless creatures. ''(Session 46)''		* '''[[Alexios]]'s Battlefield Command.''' Requires the target to have a minimum Intelligence and to understand language — it does not work on mindless creatures. ''(Session 46)''
	* '''Hidden/surprise initiative.''' Attacking a foe who can't see you means that foe rolls initiative at disadvantage (you roll normally); being fully invisible additionally grants you advantage on your own initiative. ''(Session 48)''		* '''Hidden/surprise initiative.''' Attacking a foe who can't see you means that foe rolls initiative at disadvantage (you roll normally); being fully invisible additionally grants you advantage on your own initiative. ''(Session 48)''
	* '''Hiding.''' Hiding is an '''action''' against a flat '''DC 15''' Stealth check; being invisible grants '''advantage''' on the check. Once hidden, you stay hidden until a creature takes the Search action and finds you. ''(~~Session 51~~)''		* '''Hiding.''' Hiding is an '''action''' against a flat '''DC 15''' Stealth check; being invisible grants '''advantage''' on the check. Once hidden you have the invisible condition, '''your Stealth total becomes the DC to find you''', and you gain advantage on initiative and on your first attack. You stay hidden until a creature takes the Search action and finds you; attacking or stepping into line of sight normally breaks it. ''(Sessions 51–52)''
	* '''Hostile touch spells.''' Casting a leveled touch spell on an unwilling target (e.g. Remove Curse on a corrupted NPC who doesn't want it) means '''rolling initiative and making a spell attack''' to land the touch. ''(Session 51)''		* '''Hostile touch spells.''' Casting a leveled touch spell on an unwilling target (e.g. Remove Curse on a corrupted NPC who doesn't want it) means '''rolling initiative and making a spell attack''' to land the touch. ''(Session 51)''

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	=== Exploration & Travel ===		=== Exploration & Travel ===
			* '''Group travel checks are averaged.''' On an overland leg every character rolls Survival and the DM takes the party '''average''' to resolve the journey. ''(Session 52)''
	* '''Group nat-20 = double travel.''' On a group travel check, a natural 20 (with the group succeeding) covers double distance for that leg. ''(Session 43)''		* '''Group nat-20 = double travel.''' On a group travel check, a natural 20 (with the group succeeding) covers double distance for that leg. ''(Session 43)''
	* '''Take 10.''' In a safe, unpressured moment a character may "take 10" on a Perception or Investigation check. ''(Session 43)''		* '''Take 10.''' In a safe, unpressured moment a character may "take 10" on a Perception or Investigation check. ''(Session 43)''

Wvaske: Session 51 ingest: add S51 rulings — 2024 familiars sense infernal resonance, hide action, tool+skill advantage, D&D Beyond prices canonical, hostile touch spells, attunement reaffirmation

2026-07-04T15:54:00Z

Session 51 ingest: add S51 rulings — 2024 familiars sense infernal resonance, hide action, tool+skill advantage, D&D Beyond prices canonical, hostile touch spells, attunement reaffirmation

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	=== Attunement ===		=== Attunement ===
	* '''Flexible attunement.''' You do not need a short or long rest to attune to a magic item. You may attune (and swap attunements) freely at any time — '''up until you take your first action in initiative''', after which your attunements are locked for that encounter. ''(Session 44)''		* '''Flexible attunement.''' You do not need a short or long rest to attune to a magic item. You may attune (and swap attunements) freely at any time — '''up until you take your first action in initiative''', after which your attunements are locked for that encounter. ''(Session 44; reaffirmed Session 51 — swaps allowed anytime out of combat)''

	=== Magic Items & Consumables ===		=== Magic Items & Consumables ===
	* '''Anyone can use spell scrolls.''' The normal restriction (spell must be on your class list, or an Arcana check to cast) is waived — any character may use any spell scroll. (Flagged by the DM as provisional.) ''(Session 44)''		* '''Anyone can use spell scrolls.''' The normal restriction (spell must be on your class list, or an Arcana check to cast) is waived — any character may use any spell scroll. (Flagged by the DM as provisional.) ''(Session 44)''
	* '''Healing potions drunk as a full Action heal the maximum.''' If you spend a full Action to drink a healing potion you regain the maximum possible hit points instead of rolling. Established values: regular '''10''', greater '''20''', superior '''40'''. (Drinking faster, as a bonus action, rolls normally.) ''(Sessions 44–48)''		* '''Healing potions drunk as a full Action heal the maximum.''' If you spend a full Action to drink a healing potion you regain the maximum possible hit points instead of rolling. Established values: regular '''10''', greater '''20''', superior '''40'''. (Drinking faster, as a bonus action, rolls normally.) ''(Sessions 44–48)''

			=== Tools, Trade & Crafting ===
			* '''Tool + related skill = advantage.''' If you are proficient with a tool ''and'' a skill related to the check at hand, you make the check with '''advantage'''. ''(Session 51)''
			* '''D&D Beyond list prices are canonical.''' For buying and selling items, the prices listed on D&D Beyond are the campaign's canonical values. ''(Session 51)''
			* '''Old Baldur's Gate crafting decanonized.''' The old "2-day" crafting rules from the Baldur's Gate era are no longer canon; crafting now runs through the current harvesting/crafting system (see [[Dragon Harvest & Crafting]]). ''(Session 51)''

	=== Combat ===		=== Combat ===
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	* '''[[Alexios]]'s Battlefield Command.''' Requires the target to have a minimum Intelligence and to understand language — it does not work on mindless creatures. ''(Session 46)''		* '''[[Alexios]]'s Battlefield Command.''' Requires the target to have a minimum Intelligence and to understand language — it does not work on mindless creatures. ''(Session 46)''
	* '''Hidden/surprise initiative.''' Attacking a foe who can't see you means that foe rolls initiative at disadvantage (you roll normally); being fully invisible additionally grants you advantage on your own initiative. ''(Session 48)''		* '''Hidden/surprise initiative.''' Attacking a foe who can't see you means that foe rolls initiative at disadvantage (you roll normally); being fully invisible additionally grants you advantage on your own initiative. ''(Session 48)''
			* '''Hiding.''' Hiding is an '''action''' against a flat '''DC 15''' Stealth check; being invisible grants '''advantage''' on the check. Once hidden, you stay hidden until a creature takes the Search action and finds you. ''(Session 51)''
			* '''Hostile touch spells.''' Casting a leveled touch spell on an unwilling target (e.g. Remove Curse on a corrupted NPC who doesn't want it) means '''rolling initiative and making a spell attack''' to land the touch. ''(Session 51)''

	=== Spells & Effects ===		=== Spells & Effects ===
	* '''Moonbeam is not sunlight.''' It does '''not''' trigger drow (or other) sunlight sensitivity — but it still damages allies who stand in it. ''(Session 46)''		* '''Moonbeam is not sunlight.''' It does '''not''' trigger drow (or other) sunlight sensitivity — but it still damages allies who stand in it. ''(Session 46)''
	* '''Circle Magic.''' A homebrew ritual: secondary casters lend the primary caster spell slots (any matching-or-lower slot, no specific spell required) to expand a spell's area, safeguard chosen targets from it, and extend its duration (up to 24 hours with seven casters). Casting time scales up — up to roughly one minute. (Used to thaw the frost giant [[Hrimthur]] with a "safe" Burning Hands that healed rather than harmed him.) ''(Session 48)''		* '''Circle Magic.''' A homebrew ritual: secondary casters lend the primary caster spell slots (any matching-or-lower slot, no specific spell required) to expand a spell's area, safeguard chosen targets from it, and extend its duration (up to 24 hours with seven casters). Casting time scales up — up to roughly one minute. (Used to thaw the frost giant [[Hrimthur]] with a "safe" Burning Hands that healed rather than harmed him.) ''(Session 48)''
			* '''2024 familiars are spirits — and can sense the infernal.''' Familiars under the 2024 rules are celestial, fiend, or fey spirits in animal shape; as such they can '''feel infernal resonance''' (used in Session 51 to sweep [[Luskan]] and map the blood-red coin hoards). ''(Session 51)''

	=== Sea Travel (hex-crawl subsystem) ===		=== Sea Travel (hex-crawl subsystem) ===

Wvaske: Pass 2 (S48 texture): add Circle Magic (homebrew shared-casting ritual, used to thaw Hrimthur), the major between-arcs respec ruling (mechanics free, story/species locked), hidden/surprise initiative, and ice-traversal mechanics

2026-06-18T15:26:42Z

Pass 2 (S48 texture): add Circle Magic (homebrew shared-casting ritual, used to thaw Hrimthur), the major between-arcs respec ruling (mechanics free, story/species locked), hidden/surprise initiative, and ice-traversal mechanics

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	* '''+1 stat feats give +2.''' Any feat that would grant a +1 ability score increase instead grants '''+2''' in this campaign ("you get +2 AND something cool"). ''(Session 47)''		* '''+1 stat feats give +2.''' Any feat that would grant a +1 ability score increase instead grants '''+2''' in this campaign ("you get +2 AND something cool"). ''(Session 47)''
	* '''Legacy favored-enemy carryover.''' Abilities from the old (2014) rules carry into the 2024 rules where sensible — e.g. [[Keyleth]] retains advantage on dragon-knowledge checks from her former favored-enemy. ''(Session 47)''		* '''Legacy favored-enemy carryover.''' Abilities from the old (2014) rules carry into the 2024 rules where sensible — e.g. [[Keyleth]] retains advantage on dragon-knowledge checks from her former favored-enemy. ''(Session 47)''
			* '''Major respec between arcs.''' At arc breaks, a player may change subclass — or even class — and the associated mechanics freely. Story, background, and species remain '''canon and locked''' ("''that part is canon and lore, and we're keeping that''"); e.g. [[Shade]] may rebuild from bard toward wizard but stays a tiefling tied to the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]] and her infernal pact. ''(Session 48)''

	=== Attunement ===		=== Attunement ===
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	=== Magic Items & Consumables ===		=== Magic Items & Consumables ===
	* '''Anyone can use spell scrolls.''' The normal restriction (spell must be on your class list, or an Arcana check to cast) is waived — any character may use any spell scroll. (Flagged by the DM as provisional.) ''(Session 44)''		* '''Anyone can use spell scrolls.''' The normal restriction (spell must be on your class list, or an Arcana check to cast) is waived — any character may use any spell scroll. (Flagged by the DM as provisional.) ''(Session 44)''
	* '''Healing potions drunk as a full Action heal the maximum.''' If you spend a full Action to drink a healing potion you regain the maximum possible hit points instead of rolling. Established values: regular '''10''', greater '''20''', superior '''40'''. (Drinking faster, as a bonus action, rolls normally.) ''(Sessions ~~44–45~~)''		* '''Healing potions drunk as a full Action heal the maximum.''' If you spend a full Action to drink a healing potion you regain the maximum possible hit points instead of rolling. Established values: regular '''10''', greater '''20''', superior '''40'''. (Drinking faster, as a bonus action, rolls normally.) ''(Sessions 44–48)''

	=== Combat ===		=== Combat ===
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	* '''Cover.''' Creatures of equal size grant each other only '''half cover''' (+2 AC), not three-quarters. Cover applies to ranged attack rolls but not to save-based spells. Line of sight is tracked strictly. ''(Session 46)''		* '''Cover.''' Creatures of equal size grant each other only '''half cover''' (+2 AC), not three-quarters. Cover applies to ranged attack rolls but not to save-based spells. Line of sight is tracked strictly. ''(Session 46)''
	* '''[[Alexios]]'s Battlefield Command.''' Requires the target to have a minimum Intelligence and to understand language — it does not work on mindless creatures. ''(Session 46)''		* '''[[Alexios]]'s Battlefield Command.''' Requires the target to have a minimum Intelligence and to understand language — it does not work on mindless creatures. ''(Session 46)''
			* '''Hidden/surprise initiative.''' Attacking a foe who can't see you means that foe rolls initiative at disadvantage (you roll normally); being fully invisible additionally grants you advantage on your own initiative. ''(Session 48)''

			=== Spells & Effects ===
			* '''Moonbeam is not sunlight.''' It does '''not''' trigger drow (or other) sunlight sensitivity — but it still damages allies who stand in it. ''(Session 46)''
			* '''Circle Magic.''' A homebrew ritual: secondary casters lend the primary caster spell slots (any matching-or-lower slot, no specific spell required) to expand a spell's area, safeguard chosen targets from it, and extend its duration (up to 24 hours with seven casters). Casting time scales up — up to roughly one minute. (Used to thaw the frost giant [[Hrimthur]] with a "safe" Burning Hands that healed rather than harmed him.) ''(Session 48)''

	=== Sea Travel (hex-crawl subsystem) ===		=== Sea Travel (hex-crawl subsystem) ===
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	* '''Group nat-20 = double travel.''' On a group travel check, a natural 20 (with the group succeeding) covers double distance for that leg. ''(Session 43)''		* '''Group nat-20 = double travel.''' On a group travel check, a natural 20 (with the group succeeding) covers double distance for that leg. ''(Session 43)''
	* '''Take 10.''' In a safe, unpressured moment a character may "take 10" on a Perception or Investigation check. ''(Session 43)''		* '''Take 10.''' In a safe, unpressured moment a character may "take 10" on a Perception or Investigation check. ''(Session 43)''
			* '''Ice traversal.''' On steep ice, "slope" costs apply: +5 ft of movement to climb a slope (difficult terrain even with crampons), with steeper slopes also requiring an Acrobatics check or you slide prone to the bottom; vertical climbs are DC 15 Athletics per 8-ft level (advantage with crampons). High ground gives +2 to hit, low ground −2. Boots such as [[Xanphina]]'s Winter Strider ignore all of it. ''(Session 48)''
	~~=== Spells & Effects ===~~
	* '''~~Moonbeam is not sunlight~~.''' ~~It does '''not''' trigger drow~~ (or ~~other~~) ~~sunlight sensitivity — but it still damages allies who stand in~~ it. ''(Session 46)''

	=== Flavor / Sensory ===		=== Flavor / Sensory ===

Wvaske: Pass 2 (S47 texture): add Character Build rulings (faction feats auto-qualify, +1 stat feats give +2, legacy favored-enemy carryover) and the Sea Travel hex-crawl subsystem (6mi/hex, wind-based speed, crew morale, cold-water immersion, ship cover/ballista)

2026-06-18T15:21:09Z

Pass 2 (S47 texture): add Character Build rulings (faction feats auto-qualify, +1 stat feats give +2, legacy favored-enemy carryover) and the Sea Travel hex-crawl subsystem (6mi/hex, wind-based speed, crew morale, cold-water immersion, ship cover/ballista)

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	== House Rules ==		== House Rules ==
	Standing rulings and homebrew mechanics that the DM ([[Wes Vaske]], "Papa DM") has established at the table and that now apply to the [[Deez Nuts]] campaign. These are collected from session play; each notes the session where it was set down. New rulings are added as they arise.		Standing rulings and homebrew mechanics that the DM ([[Wes Vaske]], "Papa DM") has established at the table and that now apply to the [[Deez Nuts]] campaign. These are collected from session play; each notes the session where it was set down. New rulings are added as they arise.

			=== Character Build ===
			* '''Faction feats auto-qualify.''' Because the party stands high in their factions, prerequisite faction feats are granted free as you climb (e.g. a Harper Agent feat unlocking Harper Teamwork). ''(Session 47)''
			* '''+1 stat feats give +2.''' Any feat that would grant a +1 ability score increase instead grants '''+2''' in this campaign ("you get +2 AND something cool"). ''(Session 47)''
			* '''Legacy favored-enemy carryover.''' Abilities from the old (2014) rules carry into the 2024 rules where sensible — e.g. [[Keyleth]] retains advantage on dragon-knowledge checks from her former favored-enemy. ''(Session 47)''

	=== Attunement ===		=== Attunement ===
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	=== Combat ===		=== Combat ===
	* '''No massive-damage instant kill.''' There is no rule in this campaign by which a single huge hit instantly kills a creature above 0 HP; damage is tracked normally. ''(Session 44)''		* '''No massive-damage instant kill.''' There is no rule in this campaign by which a single huge hit instantly kills a creature above 0 HP; damage is tracked normally. ''(Session 44)''
	* '''Mounted combat — full footprint.''' A mounted character occupies the entire space of their mount (all four squares of a Large mount) for the purposes of reach and aura effects, not just a single square. ~~(Relevant to paladin auras such as [[Alexios]]'s.)~~ ''(Session 43)''		* '''Mounted combat — full footprint.''' A mounted character occupies the entire space of their mount (all four squares of a Large mount) for the purposes of reach and aura effects, not just a single square. ''(Session 43)''
	* '''Riding huge+ creatures (mounted grapple).''' To ride a Huge or larger creature, succeed on an Athletics check to grapple onto it; while mounted you hold on with one hand (advantage on melee attacks with the other), it does '''not''' reduce the creature's speed, and you make a contested Strength check at the end of each of the creature's turns to stay on. ''(Session 45, ~~established when~~ [[Alexios]] ~~rode~~ the [[Mind Gobbler]])''		* '''Riding huge+ creatures (mounted grapple).''' To ride a Huge or larger creature, succeed on an Athletics check to grapple onto it; while mounted you hold on with one hand (advantage on melee attacks with the other), it does '''not''' reduce the creature's speed, and you make a contested Strength check at the end of each of the creature's turns to stay on. ''(Session 45, [[Alexios]] vs the [[Mind Gobbler]])''
	* '''Falling.''' Falling damage caps at '''10d8'''. A creature that falls onto another ~~creature~~ deals — and takes — the same falling damage. ''(Session 45)''		* '''Falling.''' Falling damage caps at '''10d8'''. A creature that falls onto another deals — and takes — the same falling damage. ''(Session 45)''
	* '''Cover.''' Creatures of equal size grant each other only '''half cover''' (+2 AC), not three-quarters. Cover applies to ranged attack rolls but not to save-based spells. Line of sight is tracked strictly. ''(Session 46)''		* '''Cover.''' Creatures of equal size grant each other only '''half cover''' (+2 AC), not three-quarters. Cover applies to ranged attack rolls but not to save-based spells. Line of sight is tracked strictly. ''(Session 46)''
	* '''[[Alexios]]'s Battlefield Command.''' ~~Going forward, the push/command ability requires~~ the target to have a minimum Intelligence and to understand language — it does not work on mindless creatures (~~ruling added after he walked a mindless~~ [[~~Rust Monster~~]] ~~off~~ a ~~cliff~~). ''(~~Session 46~~)''		* '''[[Alexios]]'s Battlefield Command.''' Requires the target to have a minimum Intelligence and to understand language — it does not work on mindless creatures. ''(Session 46)''

			=== Sea Travel (hex-crawl subsystem) ===
			Established in [[Session 47 - The Sea of Moving Ice\|Session 47]] for ship voyages:
			* The map is a hex grid at '''6 miles per hex'''. Ship speed is measured in hours per hex: with the wind ~1 hour, neutral ~2 hours, against the wind ~3 hours; travel time is doubled at night.
			* '''Crew morale''' (cap +10) is added to ship checks and is raised via Performance (DC 10 + current morale), once per day per player.
			* '''Cold-water immersion:''' a character can last a number of rounds equal to their Constitution modifier before they must begin making Constitution saves.
			* The ship's railing grants '''half cover''' against things in the water. Underwater attacks require an Athletics check (with disadvantage for two-handed weapons). The ship's ballista: +6 to hit, 3d10 damage, with a loading action.

	=== Exploration & Travel ===		=== Exploration & Travel ===
	* '''Group nat-20 = double travel.''' ~~When the party makes~~ a group travel check ~~and someone rolls~~ a natural 20 (with the group succeeding ~~overall~~)~~, the party~~ covers double ~~the normal~~ distance for that leg. ''(Session 43)''		* '''Group nat-20 = double travel.''' On a group travel check, a natural 20 (with the group succeeding) covers double distance for that leg. ''(Session 43)''
	* '''Take 10.''' In a safe, unpressured moment a character may "take 10" on a Perception or Investigation check ~~rather than rolling, representing careful, repeated searching~~. ''(Session 43)''		* '''Take 10.''' In a safe, unpressured moment a character may "take 10" on a Perception or Investigation check. ''(Session 43)''

	=== Spells & Effects ===		=== Spells & Effects ===
	* '''Moonbeam is not sunlight.''' It does '''not''' trigger drow (or other) sunlight sensitivity — but it still damages allies who stand in ~~it; you cannot safely walk a party member through~~ it. ''(Session 46)''		* '''Moonbeam is not sunlight.''' It does '''not''' trigger drow (or other) sunlight sensitivity — but it still damages allies who stand in it. ''(Session 46)''

	=== Flavor / Sensory ===		=== Flavor / Sensory ===
	* '''First-time sensory save.''' A genuinely novel, disturbing sensory experience (e.g. the wet sound of the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]] tearing free of its socket, or looting a long-rotted corpse) forces a one-time Constitution save — only the first time ~~a character encounters it~~. ''(Session 45)''		* '''First-time sensory save.''' A genuinely novel, disturbing sensory experience (e.g. the wet sound of the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]] tearing free of its socket, or looting a long-rotted corpse) forces a one-time Constitution save — only the first time. ''(Session 45)''

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Pass 2 (S46 texture): add S46 rulings — cover (equal-size = half cover; cover vs ranged not saves), Alexios's Battlefield Command now needs a min-Intelligence/language target, and Moonbeam is explicitly not sunlight (but still hurts allies)

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	* '''Riding huge+ creatures (mounted grapple).''' To ride a Huge or larger creature, succeed on an Athletics check to grapple onto it; while mounted you hold on with one hand (advantage on melee attacks with the other), it does '''not''' reduce the creature's speed, and you make a contested Strength check at the end of each of the creature's turns to stay on. ''(Session 45, established when [[Alexios]] rode the [[Mind Gobbler]])''		* '''Riding huge+ creatures (mounted grapple).''' To ride a Huge or larger creature, succeed on an Athletics check to grapple onto it; while mounted you hold on with one hand (advantage on melee attacks with the other), it does '''not''' reduce the creature's speed, and you make a contested Strength check at the end of each of the creature's turns to stay on. ''(Session 45, established when [[Alexios]] rode the [[Mind Gobbler]])''
	* '''Falling.''' Falling damage caps at '''10d8'''. A creature that falls onto another creature deals — and takes — the same falling damage. ''(Session 45)''		* '''Falling.''' Falling damage caps at '''10d8'''. A creature that falls onto another creature deals — and takes — the same falling damage. ''(Session 45)''
			* '''Cover.''' Creatures of equal size grant each other only '''half cover''' (+2 AC), not three-quarters. Cover applies to ranged attack rolls but not to save-based spells. Line of sight is tracked strictly. ''(Session 46)''
			* '''[[Alexios]]'s Battlefield Command.''' Going forward, the push/command ability requires the target to have a minimum Intelligence and to understand language — it does not work on mindless creatures (ruling added after he walked a mindless [[Rust Monster]] off a cliff). ''(Session 46)''

	=== Exploration & Travel ===		=== Exploration & Travel ===
	* '''Group nat-20 = double travel.''' When the party makes a group travel check and someone rolls a natural 20 (with the group succeeding overall), the party covers double the normal distance for that leg. ''(Session 43)''		* '''Group nat-20 = double travel.''' When the party makes a group travel check and someone rolls a natural 20 (with the group succeeding overall), the party covers double the normal distance for that leg. ''(Session 43)''
	* '''Take 10.''' In a safe, unpressured moment a character may "take 10" on a Perception or Investigation check rather than rolling, representing careful, repeated searching. ''(Session 43)''		* '''Take 10.''' In a safe, unpressured moment a character may "take 10" on a Perception or Investigation check rather than rolling, representing careful, repeated searching. ''(Session 43)''

			=== Spells & Effects ===
			* '''Moonbeam is not sunlight.''' It does '''not''' trigger drow (or other) sunlight sensitivity — but it still damages allies who stand in it; you cannot safely walk a party member through it. ''(Session 46)''

	=== Flavor / Sensory ===		=== Flavor / Sensory ===

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2026-06-18T15:11:38Z

Pass 2 (S45 texture): add S45 standing rulings — riding huge+ creatures (mounted grapple), falling damage cap 10d8 + equal damage to lander/landee, first-time sensory CON save

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	=== Magic Items & Consumables ===		=== Magic Items & Consumables ===
	* '''Anyone can use spell scrolls.''' The normal restriction (spell must be on your class list, or an Arcana check to cast) is waived — any character may use any spell scroll. (Flagged by the DM as provisional.) ''(Session 44)''		* '''Anyone can use spell scrolls.''' The normal restriction (spell must be on your class list, or an Arcana check to cast) is waived — any character may use any spell scroll. (Flagged by the DM as provisional.) ''(Session 44)''
	* '''Healing potions drunk as a full Action heal the maximum.''' If you spend a full Action to drink a healing potion you regain the maximum possible hit points instead of rolling. Established values: regular '''10''', greater '''20''', superior '''40'''. (Drinking faster, as a bonus action, rolls normally.) ''(~~Session 44)''~~		* '''Healing potions drunk as a full Action heal the maximum.''' If you spend a full Action to drink a healing potion you regain the maximum possible hit points instead of rolling. Established values: regular '''10''', greater '''20''', superior '''40'''. (Drinking faster, as a bonus action, rolls normally.) ''(Sessions 44–45)''
	* '''Party Inventory.''' Shared loot is tracked in a D&D Beyond "Party Inventory" with named bags of holding (potion bag, scroll bag, magic items, and a "new items from DM" bag). ''(Session 44)''

	=== Combat ===		=== Combat ===
	* '''No massive-damage instant kill.''' There is no rule in this campaign by which a single huge hit instantly kills a creature above 0 HP; damage is tracked normally. ''(Session 44)''		* '''No massive-damage instant kill.''' There is no rule in this campaign by which a single huge hit instantly kills a creature above 0 HP; damage is tracked normally. ''(Session 44)''
	* '''Mounted combat — full footprint.''' A mounted character occupies the entire space of their mount (all four squares of a Large mount) for the purposes of reach and aura effects, not just a single square. (Relevant to paladin auras such as [[Alexios]]'s.) ''(Session 43)''		* '''Mounted combat — full footprint.''' A mounted character occupies the entire space of their mount (all four squares of a Large mount) for the purposes of reach and aura effects, not just a single square. (Relevant to paladin auras such as [[Alexios]]'s.) ''(Session 43)''
			* '''Riding huge+ creatures (mounted grapple).''' To ride a Huge or larger creature, succeed on an Athletics check to grapple onto it; while mounted you hold on with one hand (advantage on melee attacks with the other), it does '''not''' reduce the creature's speed, and you make a contested Strength check at the end of each of the creature's turns to stay on. ''(Session 45, established when [[Alexios]] rode the [[Mind Gobbler]])''
			* '''Falling.''' Falling damage caps at '''10d8'''. A creature that falls onto another creature deals — and takes — the same falling damage. ''(Session 45)''

	=== Exploration & Travel ===		=== Exploration & Travel ===
	* '''Group nat-20 = double travel.''' When the party makes a group travel check and someone rolls a natural 20 (with the group succeeding overall), the party covers double the normal distance for that leg. ''(Session 43)''		* '''Group nat-20 = double travel.''' When the party makes a group travel check and someone rolls a natural 20 (with the group succeeding overall), the party covers double the normal distance for that leg. ''(Session 43)''
	* '''Take 10.''' In a safe, unpressured moment a character may "take 10" on a Perception or Investigation check rather than rolling, representing careful, repeated searching. ''(Session 43)''		* '''Take 10.''' In a safe, unpressured moment a character may "take 10" on a Perception or Investigation check rather than rolling, representing careful, repeated searching. ''(Session 43)''

			=== Flavor / Sensory ===
			* '''First-time sensory save.''' A genuinely novel, disturbing sensory experience (e.g. the wet sound of the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]] tearing free of its socket, or looting a long-rotted corpse) forces a one-time Constitution save — only the first time a character encounters it. ''(Session 45)''

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2026-06-18T15:03:42Z

Pass 2: create House Rules page collecting standing DM rulings surfaced in the texture sweep (flexible attunement, anyone-uses-scrolls, potion-as-action=max, no massive-damage instakill, mounted full-footprint, group nat-20 double travel, take-10) — seeded from S43-S44, to accumulate

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== House Rules ==
Standing rulings and homebrew mechanics that the DM ([[Wes Vaske]], "Papa DM") has established at the table and that now apply to the [[Deez Nuts]] campaign. These are collected from session play; each notes the session where it was set down. New rulings are added as they arise.

=== Attunement ===
* '''Flexible attunement.''' You do not need a short or long rest to attune to a magic item. You may attune (and swap attunements) freely at any time — '''up until you take your first action in initiative''', after which your attunements are locked for that encounter. ''(Session 44)''

=== Magic Items & Consumables ===
* '''Anyone can use spell scrolls.''' The normal restriction (spell must be on your class list, or an Arcana check to cast) is waived — any character may use any spell scroll. (Flagged by the DM as provisional.) ''(Session 44)''
* '''Healing potions drunk as a full Action heal the maximum.''' If you spend a full Action to drink a healing potion you regain the maximum possible hit points instead of rolling. Established values: regular '''10''', greater '''20''', superior '''40'''. (Drinking faster, as a bonus action, rolls normally.) ''(Session 44)''
* '''Party Inventory.''' Shared loot is tracked in a D&D Beyond "Party Inventory" with named bags of holding (potion bag, scroll bag, magic items, and a "new items from DM" bag). ''(Session 44)''

=== Combat ===
* '''No massive-damage instant kill.''' There is no rule in this campaign by which a single huge hit instantly kills a creature above 0 HP; damage is tracked normally. ''(Session 44)''
* '''Mounted combat — full footprint.''' A mounted character occupies the entire space of their mount (all four squares of a Large mount) for the purposes of reach and aura effects, not just a single square. (Relevant to paladin auras such as [[Alexios]]'s.) ''(Session 43)''

=== Exploration & Travel ===
* '''Group nat-20 = double travel.''' When the party makes a group travel check and someone rolls a natural 20 (with the group succeeding overall), the party covers double the normal distance for that leg. ''(Session 43)''
* '''Take 10.''' In a safe, unpressured moment a character may "take 10" on a Perception or Investigation check rather than rolling, representing careful, repeated searching. ''(Session 43)''

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	* '''Tempered Soul Aspects (the charge economy).''' The once-per-day limit is replaced. Each character has a base '''d4''' soul die and, once earned, an '''Aspect''' — a domain in which they roll a '''d6''' instead. Your charge pool is the sum of your dice (base d4 + one d6 Aspect = '''10 charges'''); rolling a die costs charges equal to its sides (d4 = 4, d6 = 6). '''Long rest restores all charges; short rest restores half.''' Aspects deepen d6 → d8 → d10 → d12 → d20 with continued in-domain use; spreading across multiple Aspects makes any one of them slower to climb. One Aspect each, for now. The number of charge boxes scales with proficiency bonus (another at level 9). ''<ref name="s52">[[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]].</ref>''		* '''Tempered Soul Aspects (the charge economy).''' The once-per-day limit is replaced. Each character has a base '''d4''' soul die and, once earned, an '''Aspect''' — a domain in which they roll a '''d6''' instead. Your charge pool is the sum of your dice (base d4 + one d6 Aspect = '''10 charges'''); rolling a die costs charges equal to its sides (d4 = 4, d6 = 6). '''Long rest restores all charges; short rest restores half.''' Aspects deepen d6 → d8 → d10 → d12 → d20 with continued in-domain use; spreading across multiple Aspects makes any one of them slower to climb. One Aspect each, for now. The number of charge boxes scales with proficiency bonus (another at level 9). ''<ref name="s52">[[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]].</ref>''
	* '''Aspects are earned by use.''' An Aspect crystallizes when a character has spent Tempered Soul "enough times in a single domain" — which is why every use is logged. ''<ref name="s52" />''		* '''Aspects are earned by use.''' An Aspect crystallizes when a character has spent Tempered Soul "enough times in a single domain" — which is why every use is logged. ''<ref name="s52" />''
	* '''Any d20 test is a legal target''', and the die may also '''raise a save DC you impose on others'''. ''(~~Sessions 50–52~~)''		* '''Any d20 test is a legal target''', and the die may also '''raise a save DC you impose on others'''. <ref>[[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]–[[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]].</ref>
	* '''Timing: you may spend it after you know what you're facing''' — after the roll, after learning the stakes, before the outcome. "The whole point is, like, you know whether or not you need to go bigger." It may also be applied retroactively to a check already rolled. ''<ref name="s52" />''		* '''Timing: you may spend it after you know what you're facing''' — after the roll, after learning the stakes, before the outcome. "The whole point is, like, you know whether or not you need to go bigger." It may also be applied retroactively to a check already rolled. ''<ref name="s52" />''
	* '''Narrate the surge.''' Every spend, the player states the emotion, memory, or instinct fuelling it. This is table convention, not optional colour. ''<ref name="s50">[[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]].</ref>''		* '''Narrate the surge.''' Every spend, the player states the emotion, memory, or instinct fuelling it. This is table convention, not optional colour. ''<ref name="s50">[[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]].</ref>''
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	=== Attunement ===		=== Attunement ===
	* '''Flexible attunement.''' You do not need a short or long rest to attune to a magic item. You may attune (and swap attunements) freely at any time — '''up until you take your first action in initiative''', after which your attunements are locked for that encounter. ''(Session 44; reaffirmed Session 51 ~~— swaps allowed anytime out of combat~~)''		* '''Flexible attunement.''' You do not need a short or long rest to attune to a magic item. You may attune (and swap attunements) freely at any time — '''up until you take your first action in initiative''', after which your attunements are locked for that encounter. <ref>[[Session 44 - Garmok's Mine\|Session 44]]; reaffirmed in [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)\|Session 51]].</ref>

	=== Magic Items & Consumables ===		=== Magic Items & Consumables ===
	* '''Anyone can use spell scrolls.''' The normal restriction (spell must be on your class list, or an Arcana check to cast) is waived — any character may use any spell scroll. (Flagged by the DM as provisional.) ''<ref name="s44">[[Session 44 - Garmok's Mine\|Session 44]].</ref>''		* '''Anyone can use spell scrolls.''' The normal restriction (spell must be on your class list, or an Arcana check to cast) is waived — any character may use any spell scroll. (Flagged by the DM as provisional.) ''<ref name="s44">[[Session 44 - Garmok's Mine\|Session 44]].</ref>''
	* '''Healing potions drunk as a full Action heal the maximum.''' If you spend a full Action to drink a healing potion you regain the maximum possible hit points instead of rolling. Established values: regular '''10''', greater '''20''', superior '''40'''. (Drinking faster, as a bonus action, rolls normally.) ''(~~Sessions 44–48~~)''		* '''Healing potions drunk as a full Action heal the maximum.''' If you spend a full Action to drink a healing potion you regain the maximum possible hit points instead of rolling. Established values: regular '''10''', greater '''20''', superior '''40'''. (Drinking faster, as a bonus action, rolls normally.) <ref>[[Session 44 - Garmok's Mine\|Session 44]]–[[Session 48 - Inside Oyaviggaton (2026.04.12)\|Session 48]].</ref>
	* '''Devil-gifted items run on charges only.''' The items granted by the Hells cannot be upcast by burning extra spell slots — "just charges." ''<ref name="s52" />''		* '''Devil-gifted items run on charges only.''' The items granted by the Hells cannot be upcast by burning extra spell slots — "just charges." ''<ref name="s52" />''
	* '''The pact weapon carries the Raven Queen effect.''' [[Gootcha]]'s ability to send a soul permanently to the [[Raven Queen]] is not bound to the [[Shadowfell Crossbow]] — as a warlock she may make ''any'' weapon her pact weapon, and it will carry the same effect. The crossbow need not be wielded. ''<ref name="s52" />''		* '''The pact weapon carries the Raven Queen effect.''' [[Gootcha]]'s ability to send a soul permanently to the [[Raven Queen]] is not bound to the [[Shadowfell Crossbow]] — as a warlock she may make ''any'' weapon her pact weapon, and it will carry the same effect. The crossbow need not be wielded. ''<ref name="s52" />''
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	* '''Command is not a truth serum.''' Command cannot be stretched into "tell me what I want to know" — it is not powerful enough to simply make a target do whatever you want. ''<ref name="s52" />''		* '''Command is not a truth serum.''' Command cannot be stretched into "tell me what I want to know" — it is not powerful enough to simply make a target do whatever you want. ''<ref name="s52" />''
	* '''Mounted combat — full footprint.''' A mounted character occupies the entire space of their mount (all four squares of a Large mount) for the purposes of reach and aura effects, not just a single square. ''<ref name="s43">[[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep (2025-08-31)\|Session 43]].</ref>''		* '''Mounted combat — full footprint.''' A mounted character occupies the entire space of their mount (all four squares of a Large mount) for the purposes of reach and aura effects, not just a single square. ''<ref name="s43">[[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep (2025-08-31)\|Session 43]].</ref>''
	* '''Riding huge+ creatures (mounted grapple).''' To ride a Huge or larger creature, succeed on an Athletics check to grapple onto it; while mounted you hold on with one hand (advantage on melee attacks with the other), it does '''not''' reduce the creature's speed, and you make a contested Strength check at the end of each of the creature's turns to stay on. ~~''(~~Session 45, [[Alexios]] vs the [[Mind Gobbler]]~~)''~~		* '''Riding huge+ creatures (mounted grapple).''' To ride a Huge or larger creature, succeed on an Athletics check to grapple onto it; while mounted you hold on with one hand (advantage on melee attacks with the other), it does '''not''' reduce the creature's speed, and you make a contested Strength check at the end of each of the creature's turns to stay on. <ref>[[Session 45 - The Mind Gobbler\|Session 45]] — [[Alexios]] vs the [[Mind Gobbler]].</ref>
	* '''Falling.''' Falling damage caps at '''10d8'''. A creature that falls onto another deals — and takes — the same falling damage. ''<ref name="s45">[[Session 45 - The Mind Gobbler\|Session 45]].</ref>''		* '''Falling.''' Falling damage caps at '''10d8'''. A creature that falls onto another deals — and takes — the same falling damage. ''<ref name="s45">[[Session 45 - The Mind Gobbler\|Session 45]].</ref>''
	* '''Cover.''' Creatures of equal size grant each other only '''half cover''' (+2 AC), not three-quarters. Cover applies to ranged attack rolls but not to save-based spells. Line of sight is tracked strictly. ''<ref name="s46">[[Session 46: The Underdark Expedition\|Session 46]].</ref>''		* '''Cover.''' Creatures of equal size grant each other only '''half cover''' (+2 AC), not three-quarters. Cover applies to ranged attack rolls but not to save-based spells. Line of sight is tracked strictly. ''<ref name="s46">[[Session 46: The Underdark Expedition\|Session 46]].</ref>''