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I still think tiered modules would be a useful tool, especially if they are intended to be mixed and matched.

I re-read the chapter on Bastions and you were correct, the chapter in itself does not actually says the DM is not allowed to interact...

Modules' returning will only work if there is a lot of them and you can mix and match them

Wait. They make a Dungeon Master's Guide!?

Sounds like something that should be discussed in a Dungeon Master's Guide. If only we could get people to read them....

And if they do need or want that type of thing, then they should be excluded from D&D, am I right??

Experienced players and-or DMs might ignore what's written but new ones more likely won't; and that's where having some...

No, the book makes it very clear and specific that DM is ONLY allowed to interact with Bastions: a) when a player has not visited it or...

An ounce of player agency and "here is a thing DM CANNOT EVER INTERACT WITH IN ANY WAY" are two different things. I played with games...

I was a player in a game where one player exploits and abuses the rules and GM let him roll over everyone and that player made me in...

I would argue that bad design is the design that empowers bad players. Especially when its a design that feels added because someone was...

This monstrosity costs 82,000 dollars?! I'M RUINED

Because the ruleset very blatantly empowers the player and imo encourages that kid of behavior by taking away DM's tools to nip it in...

I heard and read many rpg horror stories where a player got mad their NPC allies or followers turned against them due to their amoral...

But the matter of fact is that during the playtest a lot of old-school players complained about the Fighter having maneuvers and were...