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Honestly, I think the removal of two-stage effect application in 2024 was a change for the worse. This is a situation where I think it...

Dungeons & Dragons has dropped their first Unearthed Arcana playtest of 2026, with four brand-new subclasses being tested. Today...

Early 5E published stuff often encouraged degrees of success or failure depending on the margin by which the player beats or misses the...

I realized some time ago that one of my favorite archetypes is the small-sized character who makes giant explosions, either with tech or...

I hope we get some romantic adventures for 2026. Fabio is still a good-looking guy. I would buy a special edition of Dark Sun with a...

Believe me, the actual cozy writers aren't happy about having a bunch of non-cozy stuff shoved into their drawer either.

Not all fantasy romance is "romantasy."

Polk is a genuinely good writer and is seriously worth the read. And while I haven’t read Fourth Wing , the blurb on this one says...

This is the way I like to do it. It depends on being prepared in advance, though.

I've done one of two things in the past (although, both methods were for in-person gaming): Have the player roll their dice in a tray...

Knights of the Dinner Table had a storyline recently featuring an oldschool grognard GM who insisted everyone draw numbered chits from a...

The session ran long, and we only got a few rounds into the combat before we had to pause it because of a combination of people needing...

Drive-Thru RPG Storefront Page Edition Note: This product was written for the 2014 version of 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons...

Thanks for your help, everyone! The final session is in a couple of hours, and I plan to incorporate some of the ideas in this thread.

I was thinking a bonus action that must be repeated every turn. The party is likely to give the bell to the bard, leaving the character...