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The humanoid pterodactyl looks at you and says: "I don't want to cure cancer! I want to turn people into dinosaurs!"

I guess the question that needs to be answered is twofold for any innovation. "How would someone create it?" and "Would it be worth the...

I thought that was Clarke's Third Law.

But with science like that, you could cure cancer!

Fire lances were used by the Chinese from the 10th to 12th centuries which were effectively flame throwers with the option to do...

The Renaissance firearms in the 5e DMG/5.5 PHB work great in my experience for most fun using characters. No special rules, damage is...

Gunpowder weapons dates from the 10th century and hand cannons were widespread in China/Vietnam by the 13th Century and reached Europe...

And, yet, history has firearms existing in the middle ages. Flamethowers, too.

I think that came from 2e trying to distance itself from the weird fantasy pulp vibe of earlier D&D and go for a more traditional...

What tactically interesting play there is in 5e sort of falls apart with ranged weapons. Moving at half-speed lets you be totally...

There is lots of other things that don't fit D&D's medieval aesthetic: galleon ships, rapiers, polytheism, and much of the D&D diet (I'm...

There is no sniper crossbow or longbow in 5E, so I dont see the need to make a sniper firearm exception. You nailed it, the game isnt a...

As James said, 2E is explicit that bonuses are added after multiplying for back stab. 1E doesn't say one way or the other in the DMG or...

I agree with most everything you say here so no comment on most Of course, I've been adamant that comes with the finalized product...

As someone interested in game mechanics and theory, it's nice to have data to support or debunk assertations about what is or what is...