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I often do the potato farmer story. Hard but happy childhood with living parents, a first born with many siblings. But, it's not for...

I've been getting by with it as my primary income for a few years now, 3.5-4hr sessions for $40/seat. If you think you run a good game...

I was a paid DM for (I think about) 35 sessions of 5e D&D a couple years back, and am looking into getting back into it (I had to wind...

Hey. So as some will know back in August I took my first steps into paid DMing. It wasn’t something I did lightly but I’ve been DMing...

Hey this is cool to read about. I bet when people pony up to play a game they (tend) also tend to be 'on'. Thanks for sharing.

It adds an extra layer of decision-making for the player. Each new rest is an opportunity to think about what would be most useful the...

I definitely lean into the normal. Though, im more on the competent scale than the total noob stumbles into a hero journey. The...

Fair enough. To each their own, but I generally take play too seriously to enjoy fourth wall breaking unless comedy is the point.

Why not a hybrid way. Use the 5e method but allow a caster to “lock” spells into slots. Those specific slots can’t be changed but...

I actually like prepared Vancian. As a matter of fact, it's not Vancian if it's not prepared, it's just clunky spell slots... Without...

I use the above in my OSR homebrew rules.

I'd probably go route #1 - losing flexibility for the option to have more spells on hand that will be useful at any given time...

I generally hate the idea, even spell slots are kind of dumb in the end. Spell point is the best variant to me. but, since this is a...

Can we call these Kibbles Quibbles?

In Moldvay B/X Basic the only example I can find is an optional rule on page B60. Everything else is 2d6 based (reaction rolls, morale)...