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Yeah, comparatively there’s effectively nothing as yet. But not literally nothing. There’s already a few Kickstarters and all kinds of...

People will get angry if they use D&D 2014, and people will get angry if they use D&D 2024, and other people will get angry if they use...

This is the big question. Will they move to DH on Critical Role? I think the decision has to come from what people are saying about the...

I haven't actually watched any CR, and have no particular plans to, so I have no idea what any of those examples are. However, 5e has...

They've explicitly said as much in a few places. I can't imagine they wouldn't have a long-term live play using Daggerheart. Especially...

I keep coming back to monster design and comparing it quite favorably to D&D 4E. I do really want something like Blog of Holding's MM on...

But that wouldn't happen every time there's a failed check. There's a boatload of possibilities. This includes possibilities like...

I'm pretty sure the idea is that the mechanics lend to the simulation. To paraphrase Hussar, the rules don't just say you miss in...

No, this is still wrong. When the dice are rolled, the GM could decide that there's a cook, or no cook, whether or not the roll is a...

I think this is the fourth time in this thread I point out it is well known that if the success situation is not known, there is no...

OK, how, to you, does it feel better? How, to you, is it more immersive?

I agree. "Nothing happens" must leave room for the game to continue.

But the end results are the same, so it's not actually any different.

Except that you're forgetting some very important things: One: The GM and player work together to make a good story. The GM isn't...

How many GMs will read advice sections, blogs, books, etc., and take it to heart, versus how many will read the rules and follow them...