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I recall reading somewhere that 2e was meant to have ascending AC and attack bonuses but that was shot down for backwards compatibility.

You know how small the font was in the DMG right? Well, there’s several pages dedicated to initiative alone. That should tell you...

I'd definitely allow the player to switch up their feats, or at the very least, make the PAM reach attack count as an opportunity attack...

Wow, okay. You've even laid it out clearly and there's still a lot of it I don't understand. Small wonder people didn't use it because...

It's so freaking slow. And not easy to grasp. Here are the steps in order: Determine if a side is surprised. Determine distance...

It was bad in that it is basically impossible to derive a clear, RAW interpretation that isn't contradictory in some way. In that...

I've heard that 1e initiative was bad, but how bad was it really? I think some comments I've heard were that it was unusable.

D&D spell illustration challenge, day 23: Animate Object When losing at dice, Animate Object turns them into innocuous implements of...

It’s interesting how different things appeal to different people. I was not even aware of the Mabaran Karrnath thing but that is a good...

D&D spell illustration challenge, day 22: False Life Borrowing life energy from the Underworld, the necromancer can empower himself...

I'm generally fine with one or two low stats, I think people don't like them since wotc editions where the stat bonuses and the standard...

I just had a conversation with one of my players about the feel of combat in 1st-2nd edition vs 3rd & 5th edition. For context, the...

It only “doesn’t mean anything” if you ignore the How To Play section of the game, and go out of your way to make it not mean anything...

Does this no longer exist in 5.5 because it used to just take an attack and opposed athletics check.

I recall this being especially bad in 3e. Feats for things like grappling should enhance your ability to do it rather seemingly require...