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Peter Cordes
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GNU/Linux programmer/performance engineer and command line junkie. He/him.

Primary maintainer of the Stack Overflow tag wiki.

I like efficient code, and knowing how things really work.

I mostly use C/C++ (and perl/bash) on Linux, but I mostly look at assembly-language stuff on SO because it's more interesting to me, and there are fewer people posting good asm answers.

(profile pic is from https://xkcd.com/386/, and describes me perfectly. Incomplete answers/explanations make me crazy.)

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If I place a Bag of Holding inside another Bag of Holding, can I use Misty Step to get away before the gate to the Astral Plane opens?
Jun 8, 2020
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Can you use a readied action to act on a different round?
May 28, 2019
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How to DM unlikely strength checks
May 11, 2021
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How can I word the rules for a custom Magic item that allows a caster to cast a spell (but still requires the spell slot and component)?
Nov 26, 2023
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What happens if you roll a 20 on a death save but you can not regain hit points?
Feb 8, 2025
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Does Telekinetic feat's Invisible Mage Hand or Arcane Trickster's Invisible Mage Hand Conceal Objects It Carries?
Sep 8, 2025
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How to communicate to my GM that not being allowed to use stealth isn't fun for me?
Jun 6, 2019
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Is changing concentration rules for 1h+ buff spells a bad idea?
Dec 28, 2019
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Would it be balanced to change True Strike from a cantrip to a 1st level spell in order to make accessing it less of an investment?
Sep 16, 2020
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What is the ideal way of emulating a full dice set using a single d20?
Sep 30, 2020

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Why does C++ code for testing the Collatz conjecture run faster than hand-written assembly?
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