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Each encounter would be an independent sample of a small set of rolls… In short, increasing your number of samples make the phenomenon...

Some analysis as to why this happens so much. It's because the d20 dice and relatively low rounds of combat. Cold or Hot dice can turn...

I know it gets a bad rep, but I do think that 4E did this pretty well. 4E encounter design was pretty good.

That surprised me as well, to be honest. I think the strong reaction mostly comes from the fact that the players have grown very...

It's probably the reason that you can't find it at an FLGS - they would have to pay more shipping than their margin, so unless they jack...

Buying directly from the publisher usually comes at a huge cost when you are in Australia. I bought physical copies of 3 Sly Flourish...

What Morris says above is what I mean by "skipping the middle-man". I get why it's attractive to publishers, but it unfortunately makes...

I don't know if anyone's assuming that. I think you've made your position pretty clear.

I have not tried it, but I assume that is what would happen. Though the only way to really know is to try it.

My father was an orthopedic surgeon. I grew up with horror stories about motorcycle accidents. My dad gets into his 50s…gets a...

Adding “Bozo Jabroni” to my list of NPC/possible PC names.

Bozo is so underutilized, though I'm more of a jabroni guy myself...

The bane of every occupation. I have never worked for any organization that was not ruined by people who failed upwards.

Ah, out of touch executives with more decision-making power than understanding of the issues they have that power over. The bane of all...

As the business grew it was seen as a liability. When Baldur's Gate 3 was announced at E3 in 2019, I and Swen Vincke did an interview...