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Two reasons: 1 - as informers to roleplay; 2 - for those times when (usually in-character physical) actions need to be abstracted...

Yes, because of Arrangement both the Standard method and Point Buy have the Dump Score problem. However, I would say that most Point Buy...

Even worse is when a room write-up uses "left" and "right" to describe where things are in the room even though different directions of...

For a non-linear design, it could be possible to encounter a room from the opposite direction. In such a case, what would normally be...

I don’t think of Baker is a revolutionary. I think of him more as a game designer who is very happy to share his thoughts and...

Were I the DM, my response would be "OK, thanks for the heads-up. Any instructions for your character?" Edit to add: I should probably...

The biggest complaint I have with DCC/Goodman modules is their awful, terrible, unreadable maps.

The casual gamers don't have to give a crap about RPG theory as long as they enjoy the games they're playing. Telling them right up...

Not trying to limit discussion in the least, merely asking if casual players have a place at the table. 'Cause sure, we here are the...

In reading the OP and subsequent discussion about required player effort, I'm left wondering: where does the truly casual player - the...

It's funny, in a way: discussions like this are the closing of a circle that began in the early TSR days. To explain: In, say, 1e all...

I was coming to say that this is another way I handle it when I remember to (old habits and the fun of the secret roll cup die hard)...

While I agree with your overall stance, I do have to ask why damage output is seen as the primary (or only) measure of balance.

No they won't. Not in play they won't. They may be "balanced" on your character sheet when you are not playing the game; but when you...

Two things about this. First, you're rolling on a bell curve, meaning duplicate stats near the centre of that bell curve are...