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Honestly, it's no different than if I were trying to make a friend. It's not really about "gaming qualities." I can't really quantify...

You can't "solve" a probability with infinite and incalculable variables, but you can take some appropriate steps so they may favor you...

To be blunt - not a fan. It's a way for experienced GMs or players to hold an edge over the inexperienced, or worse, the ones that...

As I've said many times, I don't like the underlying design premise of so many RPGs, which is that 'smart game play' is about knowing...

Matt Colville discusses details of MCDM and the TTRPG industry. Matt shares details about the pay and benefits, as well as other...

Pay rates are usually better than 4c these days but 35c is very high for this industry. But they’ve had multiple multi-million dollar...

Why would the DM cry with any of those party compositions? DnD is not a competition of DM versus Players, because the DM can always win...

These statements are all from the same post: "Well looks like a few more people seem to be aware of how comparatively weak spellcasters...

I also use my home to run and play in games. For me, it is about screening prior to that. I played in a short campaign. It was one where...

Precisely this. It's a step away from the "auto-win" combos and "everything's a net positive" in D&D (outside of pass/fail checks and...

I get this, but if you are going to be the tank (which I think is what they are going for), then you need to "use actions" to be a tank...

Aside from Slavers -> Giants -> Drow -> Demonweb, Temple of Elemental Evil, and some other odd bits, the phenomenon really derives from...

Absolutely. And I change those for my game via house rules. I don't ask for the game to change to match my desires so that everyone...

ShortQuests is a brand new series of digest-sized adventures (levels 2 to 7) ready to plug into your existing D&D games. This...