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Perfection is the enemy of "good". Hit points are a great example of "good enough". Most importantly, hit points are fun. It's fun to...

The designers of Heroes of the Borderlands felt that they needed to define HP. As far as I can tell, they did it in a number of places!

I've seen that happen. A lot, actually! I've had players insist that a spell doesn't have a Saving Throw when I ask which Save it is...

I sometimes DM for a friend who is a skimmer as he reads. He doesn’t seem to be aware that he’s skimming. If when he casts a spell, I...

TEAM CAVES Encounter: Dig-Site Time: ~17:35 on 4 Tarsakh 1483DR Begin Round Four

Team Caves Shamal slashed his swords into the nearby Cultist, who fell to the ground among glowing green crystals. Urgan moved...

It is, indeed! Don't worry - You. Will. Be. Judged.

Sure, it happens. It's not the only place that the same information is given, as seen in other posts. But if you're not finding it by...

To be fair, this will a problem for some people who are simply not visual. I use a lot of diagrams in my teaching, which is great for...

I am certain that it will be. Your judge is, I think, waiting for a bit to see if there was any chance of a change of heart on behalf of...

This is also an experiment. If this turns out to be an utter disaster, we'll have Dragons of Stormwreck Isle II: The Wreckening by the...

I think it depends on the person. WotC's main audience is the newbies who will then graduate to buying $150 in core books and, ideally...

I find it interesting that there seems to be focus on improving the quality of all the bits and bobs in the kit, which will certainly...

So, this is an interesting dichotomy. The PHB does a great job of introducing people to the game, especially the 2014 version. It goes...