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For large numbers of enemies, I hate tracking individual HP totals for mooks. I have a HP threshold (2-3x party level). Any damage above...

A bit of a tangent here, but I would argue there’s a reverse-Clarke’s Law going on with D&D’s magic. It is sufficiently understood so as...

I think having a clock system for challenges, chases and the like would be a good addition, particularly if it gives rules for how it...

Moreover real disease doesnt progress fast enough to be an issue where a high five from a paladin can fix it after an 8 hour nap.

I feel they are so clearly worse than Fortitude/Reflex/Will I don't know why anyone would go back to that level of ambiguity unless you...

I assume for your second sentence, you mean "why you would", rather than "why you wouldn't", so I'm going to roll with that. I would...

While I agree with your conceit about 1e, we applied the same philosophy to 4e and 5e: lots of "...winging things or making up your own...

There are plenty of things that were ghastly about 1E. Level drain. Imbalance between classes, including poor implementation of...

I do not get WOTC's obsession with pissant damage boosts. Bleed is a whopping Cha modifier damage to one hit a couple times per rest...

I'd honestly run the Verdant Passage as the opening adventure path and draft the campaign book assuming Kalak was slain and Tyr is free.

Even with point buy and 2 ASIs the only way to have 20 CHA is to have 16 STR or DEX when a normal Fighter has 20 STR or DEX so you're...

A feat chain you can pick up is still a massive left turn from the default. Arcane Magic defiles. You can hold back, use some of...

I mean, it's objectively worse than a Battlemaster, I think it can be demonstrated. Brutality is: CHA bonus uses/Rest 1/round No...

This is called a "Rowboat World". You can go anywhere but you have to put in all the effort and the vast majority of what you find will...

I'm not familiar with it sadly. I suspect there are edgier/punkier MtG settings than that but I'm also not an expert on MtG. That...