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Fabula Ultima makes it impossible for a character to die without being in a pivotal scene with a major villain. If a character is...

How do those games put the decision in player-hands? What if the GM wants them to die . . . :devil: Not going to solve your TPK...

Given Wizards' history of layoffs, I'd be very hesitant about uprooting my life in order to apply for a job there – particularly on the...

"Actionable resources?" "Narrative pillars of D&D?" The last is the best: "forward-thinking perspectives." Is that not the same thing...

That's . . . pretty limited. Is there no story in Daggerheart? Definitely! I can't play D&D for long, because every time someone has...

Campaign length in the design of a game is not based upon using game mechanics a certain number of times and then ending it. It's about...

That's what a class is to me. A character class is a predetermined point-buy plan over levels of character advancement.* The process...

We are in the home stretch now; there's less than twelve hours left in this match! Happy writing, DMs!

Very well, we'll kick off Round 2, Match 1 then!

It's not just you @Gradine. I loved both entries, but the exclamation marks made my eyes bleed. I honestly considered cut-and-pasting...

Traditionally we use the bard as an improvised weapon. Or tie them up as bait and run for it. Serves the player right for playing a...

@jian @GMMichael Not sure if you looked more into it, but finally got to reading Y's cover to cover and have to say I'm really...

Bards are terrible at avoiding bears/omnivores, even with the skill. It's because they're usually coated in sweet/flowery perfume, and...

Excellent article. I had one guy bring a dozen of egg, unprotected, in his backpack. They broke when he fell on the first day. His...