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I would never keep the stakes from being explicit, but the use of the SC is cool. I've very rarely seen anyone use them in 5e. I really...

So, this actually happened in our last session. I offered the PC (through the fiction, via an NPC) the opportunity to Short Rest since...

I know, we could invent this thing... lets call it a 'skill challenge' where you make choices and get successes or failures depending on...

Bad Forgist! Bad!

Wait!? Haven't we seen this concept before? <Flips through 4e DMG1>. Hmmmmm! Well, you won't find me complaining, but I will point out...

I didn't have too much problem with some degree of earning it, or growing into it, but that process was less like 'the birth of a hero'...

I mean where the PCs are big darn heroes and the focus is on heroic action vs a lot of detailed exploration, logistics, etc. If you...

Actually, my experience is that D&D, certainly explicitly since 1e PHB, has advertised itself as heroic fantasy. Except for 4e it has...

Oh, no, that's not my complaint at all! In the absolute nicest terms I can possibly summon: The 2014 encounter-building rules aren't...

Sounds frustrating. I will say, all of this is a bit amazing to us old guys! Like, an entire campaign is wrecked by a few PC deaths? I...

Yeah, I guess. 😳 In my embarrassment I decided to take a break from the thread as punishment. 😊 The break got me thinking though, about...

Yeah, I agree with you on continuity. It COULD serve a useful purpose in some play, perhaps. But NOBODY actually exercises complete...

Oh, sure, if you want to play a TT tactical wargame, that's great! I was one of the playtesters for TFT Melee back in the day. It has...

Sorry if I'm just rehashing some of the last 53 pages of, hrrmmmm, fluffy material, my interest waned at page 4... I think this is...

No it isn't. If you come to that conclusion, then your definition of railroad is unprintable. Think harder. Every game presents...