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I don't get too concerned about how long an individual round takes, I view them as shorter at low levels and longer at high. If I cared...

I can see the party's reactions when that happens...

I find that it is also cool when the bad guy pulls out a potion and drinks it as a bonus action when the PCs just did a bunch of damage.

I don't really get the realism argument. Assuming a six second round, with lots of circling around and casting spells and such... how...

Despite what many people seem to think, a potion is one ounce. Its a decent sized swallow but it's less than a shot glass.

Understandable. For my part I have no problem limiting the availability and/or effect of problematic spells, so long as such changes are...

I've been doing the same thing for a couple of years now, not sure where I first heard the rule. I allow other potions as a bonus...

There's a lot of things that were not invented or needed in the real world, like fireball resistant sails. In addition, the goal of a...

For a good guy/heroic pirate campaign have a bad guy nation/organization for them to raid. I played a good viking pirate in a campaign...

Aargh, pirates are a scurvy lot of no-good scum who deserve to walk the plank or hang from the yardarm! ;) A true pirate is going to be...

Overall, so far so good. I've even started using some 2024 monsters in one of my 2014 games. I like the slight increase in difficulty...

We can objectively say that a bowling ball is heavier (or if you want to be pedantic, it has more mass) than an apple, I don't think we...

yeah, but usually a welcome one. No one is really expecting anything negative from going to a haunted house ride either, and they are...

I disagree because it will always depend on your criteria and how you measure. I can't think of anything else to add.

There is no way to measure how good a game is "generally". It always comes back to personal opinion. Being designed to support a narrow...