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I can relate to this a lot. I turn 55 next month, and I’ve noticed the same thing happening to me. I own both Kingmaker and Wrath of the...

So I decided this weekend to give the Kingmaker CRPG another go. I had previously finished the game but that was before the dungeon add...

And this is a textbook response for someone who has missed a quarter of a century of narrative game development. Seriously "rules that...

Not trying to change your mind, but I think this video offers a different and more useful perspective than an "actual play".

Yes, sometimes players get a favourite game and won't tolerate any criticism, or sometimes players will tear a game down no matter what...

For me, a “hit” depends entirely on how the system defines what happens after the roll. I don’t think there’s one single answer that...

@earthsea_wizard Fair enough, I get that you wanted to leave the question open for people to bring their own definitions. But even...

I think the premise here is a little too thin to support the question being asked. A few problems jump out: 1. Defining a “long...

@jian The issue with your suggestion isn’t that it couldn’t work, but that it assumes hit points have a fixed meaning that can be...

Hey Enworlders! I just developed a great new idea that will move D&D forward! How about once every ten (ish) or so sessions is spent...

I think folks often look at alignment from a straight jacket perspective. As in, if you have X/Y on the sheet then only X/Y approved...

I first came to EN World (under a different account) over twenty years ago, when the site was new. I was deeply engaged with D&D during...

I don’t think we can really know what the designers’ intent was at the outset. All we can do is look back at the rules as they were...

That’s a fair point—domain play and “name level” benefits absolutely existed, and they gave players a direction beyond the dungeon. I’m...

One could argue (I would argue) that the play loop of classic D&D led to "name" level benefits like strongholds and domain play. So...