Originally Posted by Mat22
Originally Posted by Zerubbabel
-Providing multiple uses for spells and abilities. Right now, some work for combat, some for dialogue, some for traversal, some for stealth. Give us reasons to use our spells and abilities in new ways. Maybe there's a location that is based around water and we need to raise or lower water levels at different points using create/destroy water. On the matter of languages, Comprehend Languages is a Dnd spell. Ultimately, using clutter and spells/abilities in new and interesting ways would simulate asking a DM if you can do X with Y. Be the cool DM that says yes. Maybe certain abilities reveal certain things in the world, or on the map. About the water, just give us puzzles that require certain abilities or items and some thought.

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Footnote: on the whole "Can't do languages, because that would complicate our huge dialogue tree" issue, languages need to be implemented for the specific application of "puzzles"; such as the documents on the desk or the writing on the wall.