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There was an old AD&D module in Dragon Magazine (#78) called "Citadel by the Sea" that has orc antagonists and a theme related to orcish...

I also disagree that certain classes in 5.5e are weak enough to justify needing specific boosts from items. In my experience, player...

I think most players would not like this. Also in my experience less skilled players recognize they are less skilled and don't have a...

That's really useful, I kept making mistakes even with the order written down in front of me, so I switched to color-coded tabs (each...

One of my groups made the same decision (sticking with 5.0). As long as your group is having fun, it doesn't really matter all that...

The party consists of a dwarf shadow monk/ranger, human diviner wizard, elf trickster rogue, tiefling old one warlock, human stars...

One of my 5.5e groups (six players) does not have a single-classed barbarian, fighter, paladin, or ranger in the party; the closest they...

Heck, in 2024 even the lower-CR monsters can kill a first level character outright without breaking a sweat. A CR 1/2 hobgoblin does on...

We seem to be "nu-uh"-ing multiple things that are all true. They are marketing the game to 12-24 yo AND they still care about the...

This was my list of reasons to switch. Things I see as straight upgrades Weapon Masteries Starter Feats Adjustments to spells - like...

RE the 2024 ruleset, I've switched for two of my three groups and it's going fairly well. We're still learning the changes, but I...

So back to Basic/Expert and AD&D? No thanks. And in a sense it already exists in the form of the Starter Set/Basic Rules, as AlViking noted.

I have no idea why anyone cares.

Given we still most often get to go before the majority of enemies, fine. Getting an ambush is not all about going first (unless you’re...

But if you're mounting an ambush, acting first is not at all the only way to be effective. Acting from a superior tactical position...