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This rule applies specifically to 'stowed' items, which should only be the <4 bulk of items that you keep in your backpack. Consumables...

Great question. This has never stopped OSR fans in the past and never will.

yeah i'd agree with this, a large component of 'skilled play' meaning trying to take the actions in a situation which will eliminate...

This is a good example of how folks may view the game differently. On one hand you have actual first hand experience and are viewing the...

Lots of OSR-sphere GMs don't want character statistics to be used to resolve actions at all, ever. I've seen a number of people who...

Absolutely agree with that. But i think a lot of people like that bias and playing to their GMs whims rather than having to engage with...

Part of what is implied by "Skilled Play" is that the player choice can, when the player is clever/prepared/creative enough in their...

I think “player skill” as a jargon term has accumulated too much baggage to lead to productive discussion. It’s a lot like “dissociated...

Monty Cook Games projects usually do pretty well with crowdfunding campaigns, and this one is no exception. They are currently at...

I am pretty sure the monthlies are $30 currently, so you are saving $10.

We started an Agents of Edgewatch campaign where we had two rogues, one investigator, one wizard, one archer-ranger, and one fighter...

This guy is a lot less focused on “um, actually”ing than the people who make this kind of content tend to be. He talks not only about...

I hate to say it, but I think the OP poisoned the well by assuming "GM-may-I" is a part of skill play in the title. It can be, and is a...

In hindsight I wish I had never gotten rid of my 3.0 DMG. I didn't realise how many things had been cut from the 3.5 version.

Sure it did. It just didn't intend that to be the default. You don't provide for something you don't intend to be a part of the game...