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They're over-generous only if the DM doesn't in tandem use the item-destruction rules, where all your worn-carried gear has to save if...

I can very much live without skill challenges and baked-in fail forward (which can be covered under "degrees of success-failure..."...

Dungeon Masters Guide and Monsters Manual DIALS for (i) Gritty (Lower Starting Stats, Hit Point modification*, Slower Rests, HD usage...

I will freely admit to skipping over most of the wall of text posts on this topic. Mostly because it has largely gone way over my head...

We have the luxury in the modern world of soft cushy morality that make us feel better about ourselves. The reality is that for most of...

Which leaves it wide open for by-table interpretation. I've noticed. It's annoying. It'll be interesting to see what they do with...

No but I realize how biased my sample is. I play with friends and at least one of their wives…other times it’s my kids including my...

And how do you get the 1e or BX feel back in there?

It did take a lot of effort as it was also a birthday party. There is a picture somewhere of me, after the party, asleep on the battle...

This is a little off topic, but I think about pre-3.0 saving throws A LOT in relation to what is being communicated. The short version...

Side note: in a module I wrote and ran a few years ago I kinda did just this: a big ol' Blue Dragon that in her prime would have...

I dislike minion mechanics. However, I also disagree with the moralistic argument being used against them; if for no other reason than...

Indeed. I just want to be able to have mass slaughter in the toolbox along with the rest of the (not always savoury) repertoire.

I would love for a next edition to be a little more... low power. Crank down the superhero feel of modern d&d characters into something...

e.g. I recently had the experience of taking a brand-new-to-roleplaying player into my 5th ed D&D campaign last year, creating a...