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Negative levels from earlier editions are a dreadful mechanic. It can permanently nerf a character vs. their fellow party members...

i think most of these have already been mentioned but -the skill system is too barebones, what you're able to accomplish with them is...

Negative levels were fussy to deal with, unfun for players, and messes with keeping players at the same level in an era where many...

Disagree. The clerics in the game I'm running are definitely thriving. The 5.5 rules DID double the healing dice, though, so it's not...

81 hp instead of 45 is one monster. Stop exagerrating. The average is still about 60. And we all agreed with the old encounter design...

Skill list is too big. Class/cross class cost difference, various bonuses ( feats, magic items, spells, racial, synergy, tools...

A new comic book featuring a group of classic Dungeons & Dragons monsters working together is due out later this year. Dark Horse has...

I prefer the 5E skill system to 3E. The problem with the 3E skill system is that it was quite complicated, particularly with skill...

Often issues are often preferences in disguise, so its a short list of what I think are truly "issues" with the edition mechanically...

Fiddly, horribly balanced, takes a lot of work to do. Need I go on?

Apart from its not the D&D I specifically want that ENworld complains about. Judging by its own merits. 1. Saving throws. Better in...

There were a few reason why 4E failed. Two of the key ones from my perspective as a player: Insufficient play testing, so excessive...

You found me out! It's really a copy of Shillelagh. The Cleric in my current campaign has used it because he likes the idea of punching...

The insane product cadence they had for 3E and how it all interacted with each other made things rough by the end of the 3E cycle...

A key question is where they're making most of the money going forwards. Is it core rule books? Adventures (doubtful)? DM's Guild long...