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That's intuitive but also probably based off 40 years of doing this wrong. Because my experience with players is that they only tend to...

Agreed. But it's also precisely how you describe a room that you try to present the most obvious features last. Why? First, because...

There is a map. A really good one, actually. And I would say the only confusing thing here at all is K61 isn't actually marked on the...

As someone learning and DMing a 1e game right now, I am regretting adding weapon specialization to my table. It has wildly imbalanced...

It's.... fine. It's a great teaching aid for novice GMs, and I would have very much enjoyed it at say 16 for a lot of reasons. The...

The essay I remember would have been something like Scry magazine in the late 1990s. I'll see if I can find it, but I don't know if I...

6+1 HD monster with the equivalent of an extraordinary ability. 5+1 HD monster with the equivalent of an extraordinary ability. 7+1 HD...

Wait what? So two encounters per level?

I read quite a bit about Admundsen and race to South Pole. It's fascinating and interesting to read. But it would be pretty boring to...

Sure, and planing is 90% of job. But it's rather boring as game play loop. Once you start your journey, you might as well play Oregon...

I was thinking more in terms of how to make fun game play experience in mid to long term campaign from something that can in lot of...

Yup, DMG, p. 85 says so, with: "*Treat peasants/levies as up to 1-1, men-at-arms as 1-1 to 1, and all levels as the n+1 hit dice...

Oh this whole post is worth it just for the Caillois' classification terminology, which I've somehow managed to avoid in all my study of...

There are a lot of good thoughts in this post. I am intrigued by the idea, if I may rephrase, that "RPGs cannot replicate experiences...

As I said above, good thing I love Oregon Trail. I do agree though that RPG-style adventure goes well with the traditional kind, and can...