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Thank you for starting this thread. I was very interested in the other discussion but have been locked out of "D&D General" threads. I...

This As a DM I want to set up a situation and then let the players solve it. I dont have a correct/preferred way for it to be solved...

I would go so far as to say that most people who are discovering D&D now, their personal "appendix N" is full of things directly...

That was a really interesting, and for me, somewhat exasperating article/link. There was one comment in particular that struck me: He...

This started in another thread but I thought I would spin it off into its own thread before it goes wild. What do you think of TTRPGs...

I have never played Dungeon World, but isn't it a PbtA play-to-find-out game? If so, that makes it even LESS of a story than neo-trad 5E.

But a game isn't a story until it is over. RPGs generate stories by virtue of being played, but they aren't "A Story". Stories have...

It isn't a story until it is over.

What we did back in the day was switching chapter 4 and 5. So you get to the Fane, defeat Azaar Kul and (possibly) the Aspect. Just make...

Why? If you don't want it, you don't buy it. But folks who do can.

The Lowward Gaol Every month going forward, I will post at least one map that I’ve underpainted like this one. Starting in March, these...

I don't think a d20 skill check is particularly helpful with wilderness exploration. You need a more robust system.

I don't think unified mechanics is good for its own sake. Mechanics should support the thing they are trying to emulate. Sometimes that...

But do they do anything about it. 3.x had much more robust 3 pillar support. But that's obvious: 3.x had much better overall support...

Big 3 Likes: Actually thinking about game design. D&D was designed by vibes for a long time before anyone thought about the impact...