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depending on how wide the net you want to cast is, you could also look at adjacent games like 13th Age (probably not for you…), Shadow...

that depends on how you played back then, we already did not like / tried to avoid character death in the early 80s when we started...

Most of my action declarations are because that's what the character would do. Like, that's playing a role, right? But then, most of...

Great Roleplaying The LotR has absolutely no examples of scared hobbits stepping up. Im sure there were no earlier opportunities to...

Thanks, friend! It was a memorable moment for sure. I should have added: in the game there is a mechanic called "shadow points," which...

While playing the 5e version of LotR, my character--a halfling scholar--made it very clear to his party that he did not want to go into...

I think that's a good point, oh wise one. We played a DCC Hyboria game set in Conan's world, and the system was perfect: I skinned the...

Yeah, there are so many flavors out there of D&D, whether one is using the 5E engine or another derivative, that finding a perfect fit...

If you like DCC, check out the 5E products that Goodman produces. Especially their Original Adventures Reincarnated line. Also Frog God...

I wonder too if breaking out of WotC's orbit isn't a way to approach thinking about 5e. As I said...somewhere in this long (and very...

That's what I did last time I ran it. Slow level progression, gritty realism for healing, removed some spells that made it too easy. It...

That's all very well said, thank you. I am realizing it's a mindset issue, not a quality issue. If I do run 5e again, I have to think...

I am leaning toward giving 5e another whirl (2014 edition...I'm not ready for 2024). This has all been helpful to me in re-framing what...

I've been playing some version of D&D since the 80s, and I've always adhered to Moldvay's "no rule is inviolate" tagline to get through...