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I used a funnel to start a new campaign a few years ago but actually used a different game system entirely (Dread) to weed out...

In my experience, they'd wipe the floor with this encounter... But I have very optimized and tactically-minded players. If they make all...

Ugh? Featureless room? Throw in some elements the players can use or have it used against them. Grells hiding in fog in the air...

That's not the assumption you should make from my comment. The entire thread is full of babble, in part, because the OP used the wrong...

I can see what you mean. I haven't applied this idea to D&D 5E yet. My thought experiment with it would be a chance at a permanent...

I agree. I am just saying, since we understand that railroading might be viewed differently based on what game is being played, and the...

Not completely on topic, but the OP's question seems like it should be in the D&D thread, not TTRPG General. As I was thinking that, I...

Yes, I know they are supposed to work together. But the player can still choose to not have any lasting mechanical consequences...

I agree with this. I built my system 15 years ago with this in mind. It is freeing. But I still think Daggerheart still got it wrong...

Both are great. But whispers allows you to "not see" your opponent (2014). That is huge. I used it often, and the fact that if they fail...

Zardnaar, I think this is an interesting thought experiment, I feel it is definitely not going to lead to any insightful conclusions...

I find playing characters that have fewer options to overcome obstacles with spells or class features to be more interesting because you...

How often you start a new game is part of it. I think how much emphasis you put on RP and interactions that don't require much in the...

I don't find the first levels boring at all. I get why you wouldn't play them because of their lethality, but otherwise, they are very...

My games always start at Level 1. And I have increased the XP required to attain Levels 2 and 3; so the lowest levels last longer...