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The last time I used charm person as a good PC I used it to interrogate bad guys instead of intimidation. I was really sick of threats...

Mind control is a tool, and the degree of evil it is depends on what you use it for. But that doesn't mean it's entirely neutral. A...

I've had some great use of wall of stone – the best was probably when some villain tried to put a timer on us by opening a water flow...

Right, I've been getting a lot of mileage out of slow and to a lesser degree fear on my primal sorcerer. But it feels wrong that when...

Note that if you try using an Incapacitation effect on a strong creature, those odds become much, MUCH worse. For the moderate save, you...

The thing I mostly remember from Darwin in the comics was that they tried to put him up against Worldbreaker Hulk, and his power's...

I had a vague idea for a setting back in early 3e (when Sorcerers were New and Shiny and had Belts), where Wizardry was the main...

I think the 3-action economy is basically a good idea, for things like "Raise shield, Stride, Strike" or "Recall Knowledge, Cast spell."...

On Dark Mode at least, the link to the rules is in the bottom right corner of each page:

D&D's Wizard is something of an arcane 'scientist'. When they aren't adventuring, they're experimenting and crafting spells that produce...

I think the intent is that the wizard uses pre-made formulae for their spells. Some have a bit of wiggle room (e.g. Chromatic Orb can...

I'll agree on Fate, Fudge, and Cortex – they're really more "game engines" or "game design kits" than actual games. But something like...

Noted occult expert Sam Wilson breaks it down: