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No, it's a well-known fact that people value animals far more than they do other people. For instance, around here, you can be fined...

That's because that's what it is IMO. Tracking encumbrance makes logical sense and keeps us all honest.

At about 7th level, a party I was DMing encountered a lock - with an illustration - that the Rogue failed to open. The cleric said...

Ah, so part of the issue was my lack of 5e knowledge. Not sure about the rest.

Concentration spells are only broken if you drop concentration voluntarily, from failing a con save when taking damage, or from...

for people who don’t track gear, do you just assume that your character has everything they need? When I played FATE, it was like...

I always ran it as "oh it's an action to remove an item, sure," and that's sort of made light of any other storage option.. until the...

I'm sure it's great, I've heard good things. I'm still not prepared to a screen shot of a few characters with no explanation is an...

I understand this is frustrating, but please assume positive intent. I don't think any harm was meant by sharing a meme (I didn't get it...

Bookkeeping isn’t fun, but simulations and resource constraints definitely can be. The trick is finding an enjoyable balance for your group.

I highly recommend it. And I am more Old School than current. A Greyhawk + 3.5e with AD&D adventures DM; I’m not a fan of 5e or...

Hmm, in the 5e campaign I’m a player in, I think our DM just makes stuff up as he goes along. Last session, we were in a room that was...

Perhaps a nicer reframing of that statement would be, "That wouldn't be fun for me".

Players IME generally don't want to deal with anything that impacts their PCs negatively that isn't immediately solvable with their...

If only more RPG designers (not to mention players) had a healthy respect for logistics. I relish taking these things into account.