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Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Which Comes First? This is an age-old question in the realm of game design: Which element takes...

I liked the 3e paragon classes and iterations around this idea, permitting a player to spend a level on improving their racial...

Pursuant to this thread, I thought I'd like to have a (less contentious) thread to discuss both design goals and better solutions for...

Like many things, it is all Tolkien's fault. If Sam Gamgee had not asked for rope from the elves, we would not be having this...

I would calculate the XP of the party by reverse-engineering from the intended outcome, not from the flawed foundation of the rules and...

D&D in the WotC era (and arguably in the late 2E era) has moved away from "boy, I hope I can survive sneaking into this sewer and...

I think Donaldson is a good writer, and the series under discussion was innovative in a lot of ways. But Thomas Covenant himself is a...

One of the things I'm enjoying about this series is the reminder of certain vintage games and SF that I should be looking to add to my...

@Willie the Duck is correct!

I feel like it must be: -- d6: 1-3: roll 1d8 for result. 4-6: roll 1d8+8 for result. ...but it'd be nice if that was explained. Given...

What it really comes down to are the philosophical & ideological differences. 2e was the beginning of the end when it came to DM...

I loved Piers Anthony in my teens and I've been picking up a few of his earlier works when I come across them in used bookstores. The...

All four are great. I especially love the monk's dynamism but I think the dragon rider is my favorite for the striking pose and deep...

Interesting that the Civilization games came up in this conversation. Turn-based 4X strategy games for desktop PCs would not seem to...