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I don't think you are appreciating the combat impact of running out of stress. It means no more beating Thresholds. it means using...

It also means future stress causes HP damage, which is a big deal.

You are still using stats, and that runs counter to the whole idea.

Perspective of someone who started with 3E and mainly played 5E: Dislike: The unified d20 roll high mechanic was a mistake. A d20...

Killing PCs in 5E is not hard if that's your goal. It just isn't fun.

So here's the part where I ask you to name your top Grimdark novels and watch as other people come in to argue with those choices. ;)

I love improv too, but I also like a solid structure under which to improv, if that makes sense. I would not be comfortable just ad...

I much preferred the pre-WotC method: your class and level determined what saves you were good at, and by and large martials had the...

My favorite grimdark novel is The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie and I don't think there is any reason to think you can't emulate that march...

I disagree. Grimdark is often about fading and diminishing hope and about the inevitability of failure. Scars do that just fine. I...

Starting writing up an adjusted campaign flow as I noodle on the DH conversion. Leaning on some prior work I did planning a 5e game from...

This one mechanic, which only gets invoked if you avoid death (with getting to the point where this is necessary being a pretty rare...

The days of mobile games being "less than" are long past. They can be incredibly robust and, as Fortnite proves, some of the most...

That may be true, but does having advantage or disadvantage make the roll inherently more "narrative friendly?" I don't think so. Maybe...

Because it feels weird to roll three dice on d20 tests. The even/odd technique would do similar. But also I don't think there needs to...