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Yeah ... weird to see this thread necro'd, but I think that there may be people who don't understand the point. I am not suggesting that...

Ideally, if there's something special about character classes as opposed to NPC "classes", I'd think that the PC version of something a...

Guilty about the checks. I'm still occasionally reminded by my players that there is no Engineering skill, and they tease me when I ask...

I think this is a classic 3e-ism that a lot of players haven't fully done a reset of in their narratives. Definitely not uncommon if...

Thinking about it more, it's because they're player-facing. If a DM doesn't want to use vampiric roses from Castle Amber in his game...

This is super subjective, but I feel like there was a shift in either the game culture or in the game presentation that started during...

Downtime weapon training can fix the halberd problem.

It’s a good principle. You should play your character for as long as you enjoy playing your character. The point at which you stop...

I can definitely see the point of this line of criticism. Having to pick specific weapons to be proficient with in 1e, the addition of...

I don't love the long rest changeout (switching as you level, or heck some newly-defined intermediate timeframe, would be better) but I...

Well, let's unpack this a little. 3d6 vs point buy and 4d6 vs point buy are pretty different comparisons. Both point buy and 4d6 are...

just because i know i'm never going to use one for a real game i wouldn't mind having a mock run through on here, just for fun. edit: i...

because there is a far FAR greater number and range of things that spells cover than just damage+minor effect, the sorcerer would know...

Did someone say dragon cannon?