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It is if the DM is going to be exacting about the accuracy of player's mapping skills. You asked what our experience was. I've DMed for...

If I did, it wasn't because I failed to accurately draw a visual map based on someone's voice audibly describing my environment which...

This is another thing im an outlier on. I have found its going to be more struggle than its worth giving this task to the players...

Have never seen a session wherein the players were required to map as they go that did not end in a frustrating fiasco. Also not sure...

I used to feel this way too. If it helps, I justified it to myself by saying, they’re adventurers. They’re already a rare bunch just by...

Depends entirely on the tone and setting of the campaign. Fine for some campaigns, wrong for others. Expectations (and how much exactly...

I mean how long is a session? 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours? Big difference there.

In an actual play show running Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus, running 4 hour recording sessions on average once per month, took...

I'm not convinced by the argument that 5E "needs" one. The fact that despite not having one, the fact that it's the most successful...

This and Dragon Delves are my favorite official D&D products of 2025 so far. I say that as very much a casual Stranger Things fan who...

I liked: playable svirfneblin and duergar (later reprinted elsewhere, but for a while this was the only source) half-elf sub-types...

Xanathar's Guide to Everything has a selection of 20 "Racial Feats".

How about ... SOLD 5E TITLE SINCE 5BIGBY PRESENTS GLORY OF THE GIANTS2023-Aug 11BIGBY PRESENTS GLORY OF THE GIANTS...

One thing that I noticed that I hadn't even realized - I've already sold 130x PHB 2024 (when you add up both covers). So when you...

At some point, I promised to share my FLGS's D&D sales from July 2014 to October 2025, for those that like to look at lists. Obviously...