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The problem.here goes well beyond NPCs. The lack of detailed mobster creation rules in either (or both) the DMG or MM is a major...

Worrying about balance is overrated. Make an NPC. If the party decides to attack said NPC for whatever reason, then the NPC might die...

5e already leaned into a distinction between PC stat blocks and NPCs. The 2024 revision has deepened this divide; whereas giving...

It's very new, and at the moment it's very much about conventions which have run a lot of organised D&D having a new thing that...

I swore a pact to serve a magic sword. No, not this magic sword I'm holding, a better, cooler magic sword that teaches me magic spells...

Am I alone in not understanding this framing? Do I need more coffee?

Just a point about the length of genre fiction. The thing is, before 1980, there was just so little genre fiction at all. Pre-1980...

Standard D&D adventure... home invasion for fun and profit.

My bad description of D&D combat: "Twenty minutes of fun, packed into four hours."

I feel like I was just be talked to by Tasslehoff Burrfoot. Guess I should check my pockets....

I roll around this little ball of bat doo doo in my hands, and then I throw it at those guys over there, and somehow it explodes...

I tend to start campaigns at level 1, but see the advantage of starting at level 3. I've also run Vecna: Eve of Ruin, which starts at...

I choose starting level for the specific campaign or theme adventure experience I'm going for. It could be anywhere from 1 to 20 with...

It’s a REALLY long walk?

I have the digital version for my VTT of choice. The adventures are great, and classics for a reason. I don't really like the framing...