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Balance means balanced results for two players. If one player swings a sword and does 9 damage and another player swings a sword and...

Did you check the 2e DMG, or just the PH? I ask because in 1e that guidance, such as it was, was buried in the DMG where it said...

As I said before equal or equivalent ability scores do not increase the likelihood of balance in play. If people want to talk about...

All true, to a point. That said, it only really applies at very low level; after which magic item accumulation, feats, and class...

It looks like you've fallen into the trap of believing that high percentages mean much of anything when talking about a few points of...

Though I want granularity in resolution, there does come a point where the complexity overwhelms the (real or perceived) returns and a...

IDK, I think that any mechanic can be analyzed and assessed as to its effectiveness set next to playstyle A or play expectation B...

Oh, indeed; though at 3rd-4th level the PCs were still a long way from being able to do their own revival magic. (Raise Dead is 5th...

My preference for lower crunch systems has nothing whatsoever to do with the topic at hand. I was just making a comment about what I...

Not sure about turning undead but I can think of one rather famous example of a prophet-like (i.e. Cleric-like, in the days before heavy...

But isn't the idea of heroes and superheroes already based to some extent on these same literary and historical exemplars? I find the...

I think the team with parts is a feature of several of the folktales you mention, and it's certainly true of some of the fantasy...

There's 16 numbers in the range (3,4,5,...17,18) and 6 stats. So, the number of possible stat sequences after arrangement would be...

I think I see. This is because the point buy value scale is not symmetrical around the Classic (3d6) method's average of 10.5. We can...

Nothing breaks, especially in MotW which (like a lot of PbtA games) has starting characters that are pretty professional and skilled...