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To be charitable to Keith, he has a successful brand and series of books for 5e14. Moving on isn't just a matter of running a new...

I read that and thought “Okay, so it’s not the story he had in his head” but it does emulate other kinds of fantasy. Again, what I...

For me, it was more the statements of "They're making changes for the game first, and not basing it on the STORY!" That's been the cri...

Well, considering it was a design goal.of 2014 as well, the fact that 2024 is simply more successful at the stated design goals seems...

Yeah, complaining that characters are more balanced and there aren't traps wiating for players is odd. 2014 was pretty difficult to mess...

The author's points are taken mostly from a financial one. He sells a product rooted in enhancing and modifying monsters from official...

I don’t think that’s really true. What specifically does 5.14 support that 5.24 doesn’t?

Yep. It's pretty common among those who are newer to the hobby, and especially those who are focused on implementation and technique...

It makes sense. 5e monsters have always been balanced around the assumption of lasting 3 rounds of combat, but some monsters didn’t...

Yeah, pretty much.

Honestly I kind of expected a more.... thoughtful take from a storied blog like this rather than knee jerk gloom and doom about how PCs...

Unfortunately for that plan, I think a lot of players are attached to their one particular PC, not that they’re contributing a fraction...

I’m a huge fan of horizontal advancement over vertical advancement, so I’d be all for such a system.

Yeah, there's a need there. That assumption in D&D that your character is not normal has not always been a comfortable fit, especially...

Here's an idea for a 'narrative' power/passive; "After winning combat, any surviving enemies increase their attitude towards the...