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As a designer, when making stuff for 5E I do my best to create encounters that allow multiple solutions, and can be solved by skilled...

The idea originally came to me when running Shadowdark, where not having light is a major problem and tension builder. It worked great...

2025 and some people are still like "People watch other people play D&D?!?!?"

I am sure there are, but it just strikes me as an invitation to frustration to me (from either side of the screen).

One of the issues with this, particularly when using the old school rules, is that much of it is driven if not by GM whim, by pure...

Reynard out here trying to drive all the content creation with these threads. :D I just wanted to note that for me its a 2 way street...

I like this post. Thanks.

I think “player skill” as a jargon term has accumulated too much baggage to lead to productive discussion. It’s a lot like “dissociated...

Index Card Dungeon II – Map 13 – Sorcerer’s Tomb This is the thirteenth map in the Index Card Dungeon II set. It sits below and to the...

Isn't tactical acumen "player skill"?

I think a major issue we face when discussing "skilled play" is simple: skill at what, exactly? It won't be the same from game to game...

Critical Role may not be switching to Daggerheart, but Acquisition Inc. apparently will be switching to Daggerheart, according to...

Acq. Inc. finished at PAX with plunging a dagger into a heart and are switching to Daggerheart with Christopher Perkins running. There...

Good point. I edited the title.

I hate to say it, but I think the OP poisoned the well by assuming "GM-may-I" is a part of skill play in the title. It can be, and is a...