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Every once in a while the party stomps on the BBEG in my game. But party effectiveness varies wildly and it will never be something...

To be fair, the sudden and enormous influx of new players 5e brought to the game would have made it impossible to know what “the vast...

And for those people, the 2014 DMG offered the (admittedly poorly named) “gritty realism” variant resting rules. Short rests take 24...

I would not mind a weapon breakage subsystem introduced in a Dark Sun campaign book, because metal weapons are rare. That could be fun...

So the argument is, because the party will approach the BBEG with all abilities ready (e.g. fully rested) they need to be differently...

Wow, 20 rounds of combat between long rests, with combats assumed to last about 3 rounds means they were expecting approximately 6 or 7...

All of which boils down to preference and what you wanted out of the game. I didn't think building or running encounters was...

Best what? Best selling? That goes to 5e. Most groundbreaking? OD&D. Most supplements? At a guess, 2e. I can't think of a single...

You just doubled down by saying it was "best designed". I, and the vast majority of people I played 3e and then 5e disagree (there's...

All I can say is that I disagree, I hated AEDU for every class after a while. It's fine that you have your opinion of course but can we...

In general my idea of a good restaurant is anything better than a Taco Bell, so my standard of "good" is possibly a touch lower than...

I want those kinds of prices. For my wife and I to eat at a good restaurant, it's $120-$250, without alcohol. That does include the tip...

Sometimes swords were primary sometimes they weren't. D&D has always had a list with a wide variety of weapons, many at least...

Sometimes swords were primary, sometimes they were secondary. In addition fighting as part of an army is typically different than...