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As a tangent, the most annoying part is that the word "meta" when used in RPG context is completely divorced of any broader definition...

Great question. This has never stopped OSR fans in the past and never will.

I think it's all too common case of people mostly correctly identifying their feelings, but being atrociously bad at determining their...

Conclusion: All of Snarf’s 1e Fighters just happened to have 18 Str and 18 Con. I’m sure he totally rolled it. 😁

What about a fighter with Strength 17 and Constitution 16? Are they stronger than a cleric with Strength 18? Is a special class ability...

Yeah I've re-read spell description. Welp. I'd still say being able to use abilities that rely on sight (which, iirc, is most of spells...

It's a 2nd level spell, a significant resource, especially at lower levels. It's VERY niche; if it doesn't work as advertised that's a...

Movie rules unconsciousness might be the single most common genre trope ascended to setting norm. Bonking someone on the head to put...

As a tangent, realistically, I don't know about that. I'm not a big girlie (an average man is probably stronger than me, and an average...

I can see it being played (and even intended) that way: seeing an invisible creature is better than, well, not seeing it, but hitting or...

What if it comes at the cost of greater connection to the fiction when taken holistically? I gave a grid movement example upthread...

It's not particularly uncommon to model miscellaneous threats differently from the main one in exercises. I recently was helping my...

I tend to think of minions as the 3.5e templates

No, they can pick and choose from a limited set of random options. As the crudest example, you level up and roll for 3 random classes...

Oh for sure. I wouldn't imagine players being particularly happy. It can easily be very clumsy. Randomizing how much progression you...