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Absolutely. Gary's instructions in this adventure do go directly against the best-practice wisdom of using reaction rolls and letting...

If I draw the implications correctly, then I think you are right in saying we should be critical of treating everything not ruled out by...

There are many ways to play a sandbox, a lot of people use random tables. But just to expand a bit (and because it's early and my...

This example does not match what I described. If a poker tournament's rules expressly state that telepathy is allowed, it can hardly be...

Technically correct, although not every version of a D&D style game tells you it's ok to fudge in the text.

That depends upon the game. It's stated in the game text that DM can alter rolls if they choose, so doing so cannot be cheating in D&D...

That is a gamist argument, while @Lanefan 's is a sim one. Orthogonal to each other in this case.

You are misreading me. The Legardarium is a subset of Tolkien’s work, consisting of those writings associated with the world of Arda as...

I don't recall seeing them. It's pretty much the now usual "look at the situation, play the monsters fairly, and use your judgment"...

I'm prepared to be told how wrong I am, but... Strange New Worlds (like TOS but done with TNG sensibilities, what Discovery should have...

I like having rules rather than being told to just make it up on the spot. Plus, rules allow for other rules to interact with them...

I treat morale like an ability check in my game. If an enemy would automatically flee or stay, no roll. It just happens. If it's in...

I don't really optimize my characters to their ability scores, so those flat numerical adjustments don't add much for me. I'd much...

All I can tell you is I've seen more than one human fighter in my day, and they were all different.

Since that 'extras are expensive' handwave of an empty sickbay back in the first episode of the season, I keep noticing how deserted the...