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On the new horizons thread, someone asked why fire elementals aren't impervious to fire in 4E -- which I'd agree with, you don't fight pure fire with pure fire because you're just adding to the fire. Conversely, however, if fire elementals are invulnerable to fire, then they can't hurt each...

Over and over, I see evidence of polite but irreconcilable differences within the fanbase. From art to warlords, the divisions never heal. Some posts are simply statements of personal preference. Other posts do the courtesy of explaining a preference. And some posts speculate how a modular D&D...

Longish preamble: I recently read about the fascinating history of Esperanto, the most successful artificial language in history. (This account comes from Uncle John's Heavy Duty Bathroom Reader, which is way more interesting than the Wikipedia entry.) Apparently, Esperanto was reviewed by the...

I wondered if it would be possible to wed D&D with some great sci-fi novels of the last decade, and, while I was at it, to reconcile some contentious D&D elements with in-game explanations. Below is one idea: Thoughts, or other ideas for a convincing fusion of fantasy and sci-fi tropes? Some...

For years, I've always imagined that when you add Str bonus to hit, that the PC was using their high strength to swing a sword harder, making it more likely to cut through armor and flesh. I assumed there would/should also be causation between Dex (or Int in 4E) and AC, ability bonuses to skill...

Inspired by this thread, I thought it would be interesting to find out -- have you ever refrained from using a 4E power (even though it was perfectly valid action according to the rules) because you thought the effect wouldn't be "realistic" in the fiction? For example, you decided not to...

The always refreshing Jared von Hindman has a new article here: Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Fears for Tiers) In your campaign, do you allow a PC to be cognizant that there are mysterious forces (which we know as xp, levels, encounter design, narrative...

Hailing the Book of Vile Darkness which has guidelines for an evil campaign, I was wondering... Say the PCs have destroyed an outpost of evil giants that were planning to overrun a nearby village. The heroes find a girl giant, plus many orcs and goblins in chains and slave collars working the...

We had a LARP last week. My friend Hardy, who is stout and strong, played a gnome. His friend, Laurel, who is tall and thin, played a mountain giant. So of course, they get into a RL squabble during the game, but they're fighting in-character, right? So Laurel cries that Hardy should be pulling...