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True, but then the alternative is usually that the disparity between skill levels become so great at high levels that the less skilled...

In your terms, always static. Otherwise, you're looking at a skill/DC increase treadmill. What's the point of increasing your skill if...

Fighters have absolutely been short-changed by the "big dumb meatshield" stereotype. I have had extreme reservations about the class in...

Modern D&D is about the characters. OSR is about the adventure.

Moving from 4E's minor actions to 5E's bonus actions was an attempt to simplify and quicken the combat turn. There is a decision point...

I voted 4, though it probably ranges from 3 to 5. Lighter rules play faster, which is a huge factor for me. The D&D 3.5 games where our...

It's a great system...from a certain point of view. Honestly, I think it's a pretty good system that is poorly explained, and I...

For me, Star Wars is the most cinematic of franchises. Story and style trump realism. It requires a cinematic/narrative-focused game...

I take "Story" as the overall fiction that the "Gameplay" creates. In other words: Story is what the game is about. Gameplay is how it...

I believe this is true even in more narrative or "story"-based games, like Fate, Quest, PbtA, Sorcerer or what have you. These games...

This started in another thread but I thought I would spin it off into its own thread before it goes wild. What do you think of TTRPGs...

I would say improvements have been: 1. Better lore, particularly 4E onwards. 2. Better class balance (still needs work and still very...

OD&D had the six ability scores, but they were rarely used as roll modifiers and, if they were, were capped at +/-1 on a d20, so not a...

Am I the only one scared of the Ewoks? You think they're cute, but what do they do when they first meet the main characters? That's...

Those aren't meant to be Jedi robes in the Prequels. It's a bit ambiguous, but all scenes happen to take place on Casual Fridays, with...