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The lore and flavor text influence how I play the creature in combat as much as a statblock. Statblocks can be boring, and make monsters...

Rapidly, as I'm going to make dinner, it really depends on the description of the item. Some really cast the spells, others (like...

You seem to have completely missed improvisational styles, and those in which the material is developed in response to player action.

I think linear and non-linear covers everything. Really, there is no need to make further distinctions.

Grimtooth’s Traps. … slicing and dicing adventurers like a Ginsu knife since 1981.

Before 4E, NPCs were built exactly like PCs. This made making NPCs a pita, especially when you needed an NPC class to do it, but it...

I like a mix. Unimportant NPCs should just have a stat block or even no block and an idea of some basics. For important NPCs, I will...

Absolutely yes for me. PCs are not unique. It is what you do with your character that makes your character special!

Of course! You just stop the story short...

In 40+ years of D&D, I can't recall being mad at a player in one of my games when they are at the table. There are four primary reasons...

I once had a player, we will call them X, who would always roll their dice during other people's turns. It wasn't too disruptive, but...

Judge: "Why did you try to kill your player by throwing the table at him?" GM: "Your honor, he said "I will roll a bard!" Judge: "Case...

Unfortunately, I silently tolerated some pretty bad things when I was younger and less confident. I would definitely speak up and/or...

I would have reported such a person for animal cruelty. I can't stand people like that and they don't deserve to have the responsibility...

I ran a superhero campaign once upon a time. Most of the group were part of a team, but one player always ran an outsider, one who...