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Sometimes even the greatest of skill can't overcome sheer bad luck, and bad luck gets lumped in as one more factor to consider for...

See, to me the only functional difference between the first bolded piece and the second is that the second only came true after a...

Their characters are pretty much interchangeable widgets. The players, not so much.

I think the overall anti-tesis to your thesis is yes to your last question. I think the issue is that once you give the GM the level of...

I never said it was great. D&D isn't great at anything, but with some rules tweaking can be decent to really good at most things.

The exact phrasing doesn't matter, because people aren't machines who spit out the exact perfect phrase every time. I don't know what...

Where do you think the streamers got their advice from?

While I think it's a good idea I'm afraid it would quickly be swamped by disagreements and naysayers. You have people who simply run...

I don't have much interest in a weekend of lectures on how to be a better game master. But there is/was a company in Minnesota that will...

What does charge of the light brigade have to do with anything I've talked about?

I think we read different blogs just like we have different definitions of a sim. I don't really care what Sorensen or anyone else says...

I didn't remember the exact wording but the result is the same. The phrasing doesn't really matter, the player is obviously going to...

I see a distinction between adding to my character's background from their memory and adding to a scene of a tavern we just came across...

Substitute "Gee, I sure wish" with "Guessed". Poe-tae-toe poe-tah-toe.

Personally I'd go for vengeance, getting misty step and hunters mark are both a lot of fun. Admittedly those are bonus actions now, as...