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I prefer core mechanics where the chances of success are relatively easy to estimate for the average player. So I generally favor...

...core mechanic can have a big impact on emulating genre: combat as a fail state, tactical flurry, or heroic showmanship...

If you design your own RPG, I really, really, really believe the idea of mechanics is attached to two very specific things: 1. The...

I am confused what that has to do with improvising a decision. You did this every week. People knew the exact question that was going to...

I think the bold is an important caveat. But with a game like D&D, that has not been what I see. There are just too many variables, and...

I like that stuff, too. But I like it in a setting guide, rather than in the MM which I feel should be setting neutral. Just my taste.

God I have used King's Road a lot! :) As for me, I would say the most used items are: 1. Campaign world map 2. My pair of red GM dice...

We play with these tiles a lot of the time These minis from 3e days have been around for years at our table. I would say though...

I think we had this discussion before, but that was the one thing that bothered me with the 2024 edition. I thought the 2014 edition did...

Even just narratively speaking, five seconds is not a lot of time for some people. I mean, just going around the table and asking someoe...

I'd also argue there's a huge difference between the semi-reflexive decisions of people who are at least trained, and probably practiced...

There are so many great options! I've been collecting since around 1980. If we are going old school lead miniatures, I was a Ral Partha...

It's tough. The newer Bones lines (like Black) are better than the Bones models they produced a few years back. I usually stick to...

Wizard71, The OP has backtracked and said he used all the wrong words to describe the scenario. This was after much criticism that it...

Thanks. I will check it out. What about players that have difficulty remembering exactly what they can do, or always get confused about...