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Yeah, I will say one of 5e’s strengths is that it can make players feel like their characters are in great danger, even when their...

I mean, I think I’ve been on the same page as you regarding the analysis of how the combat is designed. I just think it’s a good design...

Side note, I find a lot of old school players take this too far in the opposite direction and are way too precious with their spells. If...

Blame? Oh, there is sooooo much blame to go around. We can blame the dunderhead who made the tool, for not considering the knock-on...

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

The next obvious question is: would 5E be as wildly popular if the majority of referees got this right? That is to say, if 5E wasn't...

Wow, 20 rounds of combat between long rests, with combats assumed to last about 3 rounds means they were expecting approximately 6 or 7...

It's weird that people who want historical accuracy in their D&D like the anti wheelchair and anti glasses brigade don't know enough...

So Nolzur came out with these miniatures, and the comments are like you expect (mostly jokes on clerics healing themselves): For a...

This keeps coming up as a "no big deal" talking point for AI, but let me tell ya: this is a big concern in the world of engineering...

I'll try again. Consider the truth of statements like "LLMs have no safeties to prevent, or even tag, possible slop, and so they aren't...

I'm an associate editor for a journal and recently had to send a note to the editor when something submitted had several non-existent...

Fine. Junkware. It does not seem to be generating significant value when it gets there. We'll talk about that more in a bit...

Controversial Point. If railroading is not based on dm intent or player feeling then all mechanics are railroading.

I'm just rewatching early Season 2 and am on episode 29, so the scene in question is pretty fresh in my mind.