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It’s comparable to the extra attack granted by Nick, which also omits the ability bonus (unless).

The wording of cleave is vague - it says it does the weapon’s damage, which suggests “only” but only specifically excludes damage from...

The Wood Beyond the World is a fantastic title and also reminds me of Narnia, specifically the Wood Between the Worlds in The Magician’s...

Any RL Anglo-Saxon warrior would have carried a shield, as the shield wall was their standard tactic. The idea that you didn’t have one...

Sterling Defenders basically a Paladin/Beastmaster hybrid. It can put out good damage. Maverick is a bit campaign depending...

It's a good question. The is a Traveller 5e coming soon. Dunno if that will take gameplay in a less grounded (i.e. more space opera...

But that's using something for a purpose it was not intended for. If you use something incorrectly, it's you fault if it breaks, not the...

That's a matter of writing, not acting. And in a visual medium you can leave things for the audience to deduce, not everything has to be...

I actually just got done reading Draw Steel!'s advice on encounter building, and I think they summed it up nicely for any D&D style RPG...

The ability to correlate information and recognise patterns does not require you to first stuff your brain with huge amounts of...

It not specifically “diagnostic skills” it’s any form of problem solving or critical thinking, and it’s certainly true that it’s not...

I’ve been replaying Phoenix Point recently too. Haven’t really looked at Chaos Gate.

You can turn turn based off for trash mobs and on for difficult fights.

The camera is similar to other games, I guess if you have played those you have learned the skill of controlling it. If you haven’t you...

I'd not be entirely surprised to discover J Michael Straczynski played D&D in his youth, read some White Dwarf issues and found the...