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If you had to list some staples, some qualities, what makes a game OSR?

I have been playing in this D&D 5e game for quite a while now. It started with 4 of us, 2 dropped out for unknown reasons. So, 2 of us have been playing since the beginning. We had some NPCs to help us out, they were hirelings. Some plot went down where he lost a large chunk of them so the...

Let's discuss what our preferred unit of measurement is when it comes to distance at the TTRPG table. It seems a lot of TTRPGs use Feet or Meters (perhaps for good reason). But, what unit of measurement would you prefer? It might be harder if you never used a particular measurement before, or...

Let's say a new TTRPG came out, and for its measurement of moving, ability/spell distance, falling, etc, they used Meters instead of Feet. Would you be fine with that, and would you play it? Example: You move 10 meters (1 step is 3 feet aka 1 meter). From pec to the tip of a dagger is 3 feet...

Hey, everyone! I believe this is the correct section to put this. I have been working on my own personal setting/TTRPG since 2019 (different from other settings & projects). It started as a hobby, however, the more I do it the more I I want to show it off little-by-little. I started a YouTube...

In the previous session my character was in my Drow Vampire Paladin got into a fight with his neighbor, another Drow Vampire. I wound up turning him to mist, to which it floated to its Grave Dirt which is inside its house in a coffin, rematerializing his body, but leaving him in the state of...

Let's say ONE of these was going to happen in One D&D. Which one would you prefer to see, and why?

A static form of defense much like Armor Class, where target rolls to see if they can hit or beat your Saving Throw? Active, where an effect happens and you roll to see if you can beat the effect? Competition, roll-vs-roll, both parties roll, and the winner gets their thing through. Whether it...

What types of Saving Throws do you like in your games? Old School - Death; Para/Poison/Petrification; Breath; Wand/Stave/Rod, etc Middle Grade - Fort; Reflex; Will Modern - Ability Scores - Strength; Dexterity; Constitution; Intelligence; Wisdom; Charisma Other - your own idea

Does anyone have any or know of any templates out there which are free to use? I am looking for Creature templates and Spell templates most of all. I am not looking for ones that auto fill data (though I wouldn't rule them out), but instead ones I can fill the blanks in myself. The main...

I am planning on playing a 3rd iteration of a dungeon I run -- Akrid's Dungeon -- and instead of D&D 5e, this time I plan on using Advanced 5e. One of the main creatures I wish the party to encounter are the Mindflayer, however, they are not present in A5e. I assume this has to do with WotC...

I got my physical books not too long ago, as you can see on one of my previous posts. However, as a backer, where do you download the PDF copies of the books? And, do they have the revisions that the printed books have? Thanks for any help.

From far away lands on foreign shores they came. My books at last! Time to do some reading!

For the sake of discussion, the effect is always active, you have to attune to the items, the magic DC is the same on all of them if that matters, and the rings weigh the same.

How does my Hunting Dog work? It is an "item" I got during character creation. Where can I find its stats? And I assume it is a Standard Action to command it?

Let's say 6e comes out, and we have the normal dice: 1d2 (1/2 a d4, used sometimes) 1d3 (1/2 a d6, used sometimes) 1d4 1d6 1d8 1d10 1d12 1d20 1d100 But then they also add these dice to the game: 1d14 1d16 1d18 How do you feel? Are you excited about the prospect of bigger, and larger dice...

So, looking through Tasha's Guide there is a section for Sidekick Classes. However, in this section it does not tell us the Hit-Die each Sidekick Class has. The book states it will be listed on the Sidekick stat block, and looking at each Class I do not see any HIt-Die. Am I to assume that the...

I feel the magic system is a little... weird. I need a little help explaining it, or, perhaps I am right. It seems Magic uses Resolve to cast Spells. BUT, it also permanently takes Resolve away to learn new Spells or to even take traits that would enhance your Magic? I feel if you want to have...

Make sure when you want to trick your players, you use a young, helpless child that is "lost" and needs "help" to aid the child. Then, when the "child" decides it morphs into its true self, a Hag! Probably when it lures the players into its den with all of its Mimic furniture.

Every once-in-a-while I will be getting a case (8 boxes) of D&D miniatures from a set, and I've been thinking about live streaming as I open them. Would anyone be interested in watching something like that? I did a case for Theros but didn't stream it. I wound up getting the most valuable...