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We agree, then, other than I misremembered 14th as 16th.

If someone talks to me about a problem they're having with the rules, the first thing I'll suggest (if they're sure it's a problem) is...

Discussion of any one rule (or houserule) from one system (or house) is still worthwhile, though, as is comparing it to other rules or...

Individual-strike damage reductuion (DR) brings with it a host of corollary problems, the biggest of which is it completely shuts down...

Gary was inconsistent. It is known and I think it can be safely dismissed.

Opposite: take the archetypes and lean into them hard. Ironclad niche protection for each class. No jacks of all trades. No...

If that's truly the case then perhaps the game has designed PCs to be too powerful relative to their surroundings - and also relative to...

Perhaps it would be actually challenging and interesting compared to punching boring HP sacks that cannot harm you.

In 5e, maybe. In 1e-likes I've done party-vs-party numerous times and at different levels; it rarely turns into either side...

CR is easy and simple (if still not always accurate) if you just happen to be running a party of the size and capabilities the designers...

That's just it. The different D&D editions ENDORSE the creation and use of house rules. Tweaking the rules is part of the rules of the...

Casting times spilling over into the following round sometimes serves as a bit of a brake on casters. If they go right from one spell...

Given that a common complaint I hear is that 5e combats tend to go on too long, this all sounds like a solution rather than a problem...

By looking at and comparing the actual numbers in the statblock, along with the various extra abilities. If I'm running an NPC as a foe...

This seems pretty nonsensical to me and leads to gameplay where the rules cease to be connected to the fiction, in which case I don't...