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I said it 2015 got told to "shut up Zard you're wrong". Got the 5 power feats right kinda.

There's also the issue that attrition-based adventuring is boring. I want encounters to be (somewhat) dangerous in and of themselves...

I knew this and said this for years now. Under "normal optimization", casters' offense craps out at around round 15-25. Also an...

Well at least someone finally admitted it, including the 20 rounds a day. I have long standing limits on resting, though from 4e (it...

Mike Underwood is credited as a designer for Drakkenheim, and that has done a lot to up my interest. He's a great follow, his Youtube...

Even 10+ levels doesn't guarantee character growth, only increased competence. It's a flaw of systems like Palladium and Arcanum, where...

One of the things I've found with creating characters in Draw Steel is that it is very much not generic fantasy. For someone who's been...

One of the things on the villain scenes piece is that while I do not think you necessarily have to include them if you do not you likely...

This is a really interesting question. I think the big issue is the 60 sessions. That's going to mean the game has to allow for...

So if we're running a 60 session campaign with the same characters I need there to be character growth and progression. Which means...

My last four campaigns lasted 3-7 years each, so this is a practical questions for me, not theoretical. Specifying both fantasy and the...

Not wanting to spend another $150 for books which aren't different enough from the 5.0 core (certainly not different in the ways I would...

I am genuinely surprised with my group that's playing a 5E game and just started the Vecna adventure. I thought it was "let's finish...

I grabbed it, but haven't played with it yet. (pun intended)

Another project goes on the wall of failed D&D console/PC games. At this point, I'm more shocked when a title actually gets released. I...