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I agree to an extent and obviously play that way in my regular D&D games up to this point. However in some games that can become an...

Do you think the mechanical bonuses granted by feats are as good as that extra +1 for taking a +2 ASI Instead?

I would be fine with it as long as the max cap for stats is at 16, not 20. The problem with starting at lower stats is that it puts...

I think the lower end scores. The 7s could be accompanied by an additional roleplaying Flaw. Something that if brought to the table...

Remember when starting stats could be low as 3!

I've always felt that 1st level characters are both too powerful, and too squishy. I enjoy the 'zero to hero' trope, rather than...

Main scores would drop simply because of the 14 max starting point. Though pushing for that 14 would have a greater opportunity cost...

most probably yeah, main scores wouldn't decrease much if at all from what they are now but you'd get far more dumping of non-essential...

5.5 is criticized as being the most powerful edition of the game so far. Which might be challenge if you want to play in something like...

Old-timer perspective. When I bought my first hardcovers—the 1st edition AD&D core books, in the mid-80s—they were $15 and 128 pages...

As a small scale 3rd party publisher and freelance designer I'd like to add in a couple thoughts: 1) Most DMs don't have my books. If...

I’m going to address this as a forever DM: if a player I don’t know wants to bring in their favourite 3PP, I’m going to be a polite “no...

So just to summarize. You prefer home campaigns to published campaign length adventures. You want to use 3pp character options...

TTRPG isn’t really just a game. It’s a whole hobby. I think what is paramount is having fun. Whether that is game prep, reading old...

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