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A notion I somewhat like for species/subspecies design is to have some part which is a common baseline, something distinctive, and then...

I am not that familiar with Pathfinder 1E, but I have played D&D 3e a lot, and PF1 is closely based on that, IIRC, so I'll compare that...

Human Dwarf Elf Tiefling Dragonborn Halfling Gnome Goblin Kobolds Golilath Warforged (maybe: Soulforged) Subraces don't exist directly...

Items Damage Types This section will list the support for and why you might want each type of damage. Item slots I recommend going to...

I love D&D 4 combat, but I agree that I would hate using it for the multi-encounter dungeon crawls, which is what many of the adventures...

Having combat sometimes be resolvable with a single die roll certainly can be interesting. The classic movie scene where someone sneaks...

Maybe Harry Potter specifically, because i think he wasn't that great with Potions, but Harry Potter Universe Wizards do a bit more than...

True. I guess you need a system to adjudicate fleeing the scene or at least forcing an arrest and giving another chance to escape later...

Independent of whether you count this as narrative control or not - if the end result is that the Smuggler with the Heart of Gold can...

It's naturally difficult to classify. The base rules of 4E are fairly simple. But the exception based design of the powers (much like...

And what is a drama point/benny/luck point if not a narrative mechanic? You get to narrate "Aha, but something awesome to my benefit...

There are many different ways for a spellcaster to work. The pseudo-Vancian magic model of the 5E flavor is just one way. Mages don't...

I made a Star Wars 4E-inspired game and played a campaign with it. The concern with power level can be real. Personally ,I think Jedi...

If 5e is at a 6 or 7 for some, D&D 4 must be 9 or 10? Because that's the complexity I enjoyed. But where would something like Shadowrun...

Complexity should exist to faciliate making the outcome interesting and giving the players meaningful choices. If your skill challenge...