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Yes, as a big fan of both The Man With No Name and Lone Wolf and Cub, I absolutely get what they were trying to do. I just don't think...

Am I the only one who thinks the Mandalorian is an incredibly dull character? In a galaxy full of possibility, I honestly don't know why...

Ahh, yes, nicely spotted! I would agree with you that moving one millimeter away from the caster satisfies all requirements.

Because, in the rules, moving at least 5ft is needed to satisfy the condition to "spend their turn" moving. D&D 5E uses 5ft increments...

I would say that a targeted creature that uses its turn to move any distance away from the caster satisfies the text of the spell...

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...