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I'd say D&D 3.Xe can be a very tall game. With feats, PrCs, synergies, and practically unbounded bonuses, it gave people the option to...

Sure enough. I should look into Modos 2 - I can see there's a free edition on DTRPG. Basically, just on the broad/tall advancement...

I'm confused. This article takes quite a bit for granted. The art's cool, though. I don't fit into this "most GMs" category. Maybe...

I'd like to hear your take on these. I've seen the Dragonbane free quickstart, but I couldn't tell you how broad/tall it was from the...

It's for levels 1-3 in the "starter set."

Allow me to draw your attention to the "class features" section of the "pops." I'll hand it to WotC, it takes a hero's courage to try...

All creatures have a weak point that players may be able to figure out and capitalise on. It may be one (or two) low defence(s), or a...

5/10, one reason being clarity: A: What's an NPC? B: It stands for non-player-character. A: So, everything that's not a...

I gave it an 8. I would give the 2014 version an 8 too. The 2024 version is better some ways, worse in others. Either of these are...

No, the fire dragon keeps a log of each gem encrusted in its hide. It's sort of like a balance sheet. I'd like to know if one can...

These are both questions of scale, illustrating how much progress the GM wants to award for the roll result. It seems that Baker uses...

I don't think there are two distinct kinds of roll like you describe, just differences in granularity of conflict resolution. I switch...

Thought you were going to end this with . . . "definitely doesn't make noise if she doesn't want to." Anyway, I thought some shadows...

So, I suspect a potential reason some people seem to be struggling to grasp rolling for effect vs intent, may be due to viewing through...

Zweihaender is excellent for this. I feel nefarious characters with palmed stilettoes all around me when I read the book.