Recent content by OptionalRule

For folks like us who don't have a steady gaming crew, finding the perfect players and setting clear expectations is super crucial to start any game on the right foot. I've found that using a Pitch Deck for my campaigns is a killer way to attract the right kind of adventurers and lay down some...

The idea has been floating around since the earlies days of DnD so it wouldn't surprise me if it was more codified in 3e. 5e uses this as the basis for Lair Actions, which is fine enough but it's tied to the monster and doesn't present much to the player. I've used this for some great...

Exploration should be part of the adventure! Dive into our latest blog post featuring rare and powerful locations for your next DnD campaign! From the ancient Echoing Library to the mystical Feywild Glade, your adventures will never be the same. I've used these in my game to great success...

If that works for you then go for it. Yes, I think you're trying to convert the 4e version of Marked to 5e. Simple isn't a flaw, it's a feature. The post I made is an improvement on the Mark Option in Chapter 9 of the 5e DMG.

There's an option in the 5e DMG to implement a Marked option in combat. Basically, a martial can designate one target they attack that wont consume their reaction if they make an Opportunity Attack. This seems needlessly complex to me and I wrote a post recently suggesting the following...

Kidding aside, I don't generally mind the increase. I can afford it. I'd feel a bit better about it if I knew it was going to writers and artists instead of shareholders.

That brutal inflation rate of 20% we've all been working under.

If DM fiat works for you then go for it. Right tool for the right job. As to why, I literally wrote a whole article as to why.

Sure. Right tool for the right job. XP works best for me with a group of friends in a longer campaign when the friends like to reminisce about their actions and the game. I use Milestone in my online games with people who just pop into play. It's not that Milestone is bad, I use it myself. I...

You hit on something unacknowledged here. Milestone is SUPPOSED to be handing out XP at particularly points, and DM levels ups a whole different thing. At least in my experience, nobody uses it like that and everyone just assumes the idea that Milestone is DM Level ups. I do in this post but...

I made a recent post summarizing the benefits of XP over Milestone in DnD I hope will be interesting. Milestone is fine, but it's become the default progression method in DnD from what I've seen. So I decided to try to put together a case for why I think it can be effective still. Right tool...

It addresses the talk that's really emerged about everyone wanting to do off crazy custom actions.

Thanks. That more would be interesting but I wanted to keep it as short as possible. I'm riffing on some GDC surveys.

I would like to ask you to take a moment to complete the short survey (under 2 min) below, asking TTRPG players to rank their most enjoyable elements of play. I'll share the results in the next week or so. Please feel free to share this as well. Thanks Link to Survey Microsoft Forms