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The idea is that once the third person is added, the two failures are retroactively considered to be part of the group check. So you...

You bring up a good point, though. "Blended" is a good choice of words because this "blurs" the line between what is accomplished by the...

Would you allow the PCs that failed to be part of the group check? I'm thinking yes since he may have failed on his own, but can add...

So one of the major changes in 2024 is the removal of bypassable Resistances to weapon damage. (Aka resistance to bludgeoning, slashing...

Fantastic and helpful doc. I should have looked at it before we played. would have made tracking easier.

Not that I'm aware of. We have a local convention in New England next month and several members go, but its not like we wear t-shirts...

I’ve decided to start the year 2026 with a look back at the self-publishing work I completed in 2025. I spent much of my spare time over...

In practice, the PC with the highest STR already tried to open the door, maybe using Athletics so the door should be pretty hard to open...

If it's armies versus armies I use 10 minutes also. I normally use 1 round like the PCs when things are more "local", like the...

Could one just say to the shopkeeper that I want to play D&D, and then pull out the Shadowdark rules when people sit down. Depends on...

This is why I asked much earlier in the thread what the OP's definition of "D&D" was.

What one does with Shadowdark is incredibly similar to D&D. A large portion of the Facebook Shadowdark group is using it strictly to run...

aco175 submitted a new resource: Large Scale Battle Tracker - simple way to track large battles Read more about this resource...

Based on this old thread resurrected. - D&D 5E (2014) - Tools for Running Larger Battles Efficiently

I made a basic Word Doc to try and use for a large battle based on the comments on @ExploderWizard and @SkidAce mentioned above. On the...