Timeline for Do I understand the difference between the two versions of Symbol, and why would anyone ever choose the second one?
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| Apr 8, 2023 at 0:58 | vote | accept | Kirt | ||
| Jun 21, 2022 at 4:58 | comment | added | Nobody the Hobgoblin | @PeterCordes, fully agree -- I cannot fathom why they chose to use a table as an example instead of a ship, that would have been a much better choice. They also could just have said if the object is large or smaller and you move the object, it breaks. Sure someone would have come up with a plan to build a Gargantuan war machine full of symbols, but for practical play, that would have solved the problem too. | |
| Jun 21, 2022 at 4:54 | comment | added | Peter Cordes | Ah, Neil Slater already commented on another answer about that, linking Would a moving ship break glyphs of warding? | |
| Jun 21, 2022 at 4:53 | comment | added | Peter Cordes | I suspect the intent was to allow casting on a surface like the deck of a ship. (Things like this and "immovable rod" become problematic if you give any thought to reference frames like moving train vs. ground outside.) Moving relative to whatever nearby characters would be standing or or using as a frame of reference is what allows exploits, generally. Of course then you have to draw the line somewhere, maybe at a Symbol on a cart or wagon or even a one-person chariot. Or just disallow if it smells like an exploit, on a case-by-case basis, if that works for your table, perhaps. | |
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| Jun 20, 2022 at 4:12 | comment | added | Aganju | Note though that nothing keeps the players from going to the meeting place the night before, casting it on a stone or something else inconspicuous, and leaving it lying around there. It will be ready to be picked up and thrown / used the next day... | |
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| Jun 19, 2022 at 19:40 | history | answered | Nobody the Hobgoblin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |