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The HP poll got me thinking about this. When out in the wilderness and a “random” encounter occurs, or in a hostile place the PCs are exploring, how do you handle the monsters the players encounter? Are they immediately hostile? Can the PCs peaceably interact? If a fight breaks out, do the...

I'm contemplating gutting the wizard of their spells. At least, sharply restricting what spells are available to ALL wizards. I want to move most of the spells off to the various schools for the subclasses and leave a very small core of spells that all know - the most iconic of spells that...

D&D has classically broken spells out in wizard-defined schools of magic. However, lacking access to healing magic, spells like cure wounds have floated through various magical schools over the editions. I'd like to make a spell school, counter to Necromacy - based on the idea that necromancy...

Been doing some work on my homebrew rules and had been contemplating some changes to the skill rules. I'm adding a few (Melee Combat, Ranged Combat, Armor, Endurance, Arcane Spellcasting, Divine Spellcasting) and changing up Expertise slightly so that it only applies to a subset of a skill...

Hey all, back in 3E I took a stab at starting my own company to produce 3rd party D&D products. The big project was my book of monsters, Bestiary Malfearous, which ended up getting broken into a second book Bestiary Nefarious (on Scribd). For the past two years, I've been working on 5E updates...

Periodically, I enjoy creating campaign worlds, this is one I'm putting together for Everyday Heros, which is a modern take on D&D 5E. THE YEAR IS 20XX In 1988, the modern world came to an end. None of the survivors of that night of terror know exactly what sent the world into a death...

With the latest hubbub of false rumors, IF someone could buy D&D, who would you like it to be? Doesn't have to be a case of they could really afford it - assume they won the lottery or somesuch and could manage to pull it off. And, once acquired, what direction would you like to see them take...

So, we’r rapidly approaching the end of the year, have you put any thought into plans for next year revolving around D&D (any version, or fantasy RPG’s in general)? For me, my 2024 goals are: - Sell my Planescape and Ravenloft 2e adventures (I have them digitally, and unlikely to ever actually...

For those not familiar with the board game Formula D, it is a racing board game that uses various dice - D4 to D30 - to simulate a car's speed. There are, of course, additional rules - having to stop 1-3 time in corners to keep for taking them "too fast" and the ability to track tire...

About almost a month ago, I ran a survey asking about a campaign theme and if folks would be interested in playing it. I got a lot of interesting and varied feedback on it. I've been working on it in a format I haven't used in years now - a handwritten journal with maps, giving it a sort of...

Imagine a campaign: Most of humanity lives on a massive island chain that is the remnants of an ancient Wizardly empire. Pirates, bestial monsters, deadly bursts of magical weather and general survival are the issues of the day among the island-states. Among the common island trade slip the...

Although I've DMed groups with Artificers in them, I'm just getting to play an artificer for the first time (Armorer subclass). Because the class is fairly new, the subclasses that exist feel restrictive - Chaos Jekyll/Hyde (Alchemist), Iron Man (Armorer), Heavy Weapons Guy (Artillerist) and...

I’ve been making custom rules for D&D and other games for years, shaping the game to fit the way I want it to run. It might be some idea I saw in a movie or book, or perhaps evolves out of an in-game issue, but I’m generally the one coming up with new stuff. While I always listen to my players...

So, an idea I'm having for a campaign is one where the characters all have a dragon-like companion or a dragon mount. Planning to start characters at 2nd level, maybe 3rd. The idea is a touch of Dragonlance, How to Train Your Dragon, Dragonriders of Pern, and the latter part of Game of...

Does this happen to bring back any memories for anyone? I pulled the old AD&D CD-ROM Core Rules 2.0 / Expansion disks out of storage and installed it on my PC to assist with helping my players make 2E characters (and along the way, rediscovered some old rules I forgot - for example, that...

There's been a lot of musings and ink/pixels spilt lately about the new OGL. I know there is a "leaked" document, but I can find neither Official releases of the OGL 1.1 on the Beyond or Wizard's site. Has the official wording been released? Because the leaked document is filled with a bunch...

One of the things I have been considering is giving fighters an ability, feat, weapon style or maneuver that allows them to increase their damage dice with weapon attacks. It's something similar to the martial arts increase the monk gets for unarmed attacks. With the fighter getting extra...

Inspired by the "What 5E books you've bought this year", I'm curious about what purchased book products are in various folks 5E library. I'm primarily looking for physical, professional products (something you paid $1 or more for) - both what you liked, and anything you regret getting. For me...

Can’t get your Star Frontiers New Generation fix? Why not just use the original? At @darjr ’s request, I’m posting screenshots from my just-arrived hardcover copy of Star Frontiers Alpha Dawn. It’s also available in softcover. The cover … is pink/purple? My boxed set is blue, but I have...

So, lately I've been going through the 5E Spelljammer rules and likewise reading the old 2E rules. I've come across several areas in the new rules I feel are incomplete or have rules that on closer inspection, don't work very well. For the moment, I am going to put placeholders in this post...