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"Lie and betray" is an interesting definition of role-playing.

I recently got into XCOM a few months back, and my first comment on it to my friend was "this is a better roleplaying game than any...

Which is drawback of simplified enemy statblocks. If they have proper PC-like features this can also inform what they can do out of...

Maybe 3e has grooved itself too hard into my brain, but intuitively it does really feel like that's not a lot to ask. My experience...

I felt similarly and it's the game norm in A5E. I designed an updated character sheet when I was playing that game to reflect this...

I've found A5E's expertise die a reasonable compromise, though it didn't go as far substituting that mechanic as it could have...

Yeah, my problem with that was how casually Mearls threw it out as a truth of the medium, instead of a design decision. There's some...

The 5MWD is just a consequence of not converting D&D into a different paradigm at higher levels When D&D says the players become...

I once accidentally made an encounter slightly harder than intended when I by mistake added four Orcuses instead of four orcs.

The core issue is for many monsters, they cannot realistically generate equal power as a fully rested party of adventurers to convert...

Focusing fire isn’t a new concept. It’s made explicit in the 4E Player’s Strategy Guide. And has been common practice at tables with...

Role-playing, to my eyes, is primarily an metagame way of setting the goals of play. It's essential in a role-playing game that...

Personally I think turkey is mostly overrated, but it can be salvaged with careful brining. There's much more exciting fowl, but...

In case anyone's curious how the bird came out: Everything under the wire grill is diced aromatics and turkey drippings.

Yes, it is! And also no it isn't. There's overlap, there. Any setting WotC puts out is going to result in -some- playerbase splitting...