It is actually a good strategy to dilute the term Dungeon Master into a general phrase, because that means Hasbro can't enforce their copyright. For instance, Aspirin is a brand name, but it's such a generic term that anyone in the US can call their product Aspirin without risk.

True, but anyone who thinks it's a drag and drop replacement is in for a headache

We'll have to agree to disagree! I prefer using the game's defined term, or Game Master for general usage.

I need to read up on Pathfinder 2e. I know the "joke" was that 1e was basically D&D 3.75... which was a bit too powergamey for my tastes, so I never even looked at 2e...

It's Blindness/Deafness which has a duration of permanent (albeit dismissible by the caster)

Ah! Whenever I'm talking to people about Pathfinder, it's always 2e. Sorta like people saying D&D and meaning 5(.5)e.

It's still a d20 system but it is quite a bit different.

*Nobody liked that*

D&D 3.5: Blindness/Deafness Necromancy Level: Brd 2, Clr 3, Sor/Wiz 2 Components: V Casting Time: 1 standard action Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level) Target: One living creature Duration: Permanent (D) Saving Throw: Fortitude negates Spell Resistance: Yes You pretty much destroy their eyes or ears. There's a spell that undoes the damage

So can wizards quietly cast spells in a stealthy manner? Want to know if I ever get isekai'd into a pathfinder world.

same! I almost let it go assuming we were talking about a crit fail from 2e, but I had an itch in the back of my head telling me to check first

Y'all could have saved me the clicks if I had checked here first. I just went through this same thought process

I've just not had the excuse to look yet, my life is currently a bit too chaotic for a regular game, let alone one in another new system... I *am* working on an open game setting over at https://ttrpg.network/c/Canyonlands but don't have anything like a plan for actually running a game.

Good luck, fellow worldbuilder!

Oh I completely forgot about that distinction XD

There's always a feat for that!

AFAIK The (D) behind „permanent“ means „dismissable“ so the caster can end it any time they want.

That is correct

GM is also used in GURPS, but the 5 guys here who have used it already know that. And if they want someone to join them, they can always DM me.

>Silent Spell (Metamagic) >Benefit: A silent spell can be cast with no verbal components. Spells without verbal components are not affected. A silent spell uses up a spell slot one level higher than the spell's actual level. Doesn't work on Bard spells for obvious reasons. >Conceal Spell >Through sheer mental effort, you can simplify the incantations and gestures needed to spellcast, leaving them barely noticeable. If the next action you use is to Cast a Spell, the spell gains the subtle trait, hiding the shining runes, sparks of magic, and other manifestations that would usually give away your spellcasting. The trait hides only the spell’s spellcasting actions and manifestations, not its effects, so an observer might still see a ray streak out from you or see you vanish into thin air.