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Cortext Prime thinks 5e and Daggerheart are total amateurs. And writing this all out, it's maybe a good reason I've come to loathe...

The other thing to consider is how easily can steps be short cutted? For example, a big roll in Daggerheart or 5e means I can often skip...

Looking at the number of steps in isolation is not very meaningful, especially as how to break them down into steps is (perhaps...

For what it's worth, this was the issue in the playtest that caused one of the players to ragequit. Back then, you'd subtract your armor...

I find armor is just Temporary Hit Points with an element of choice. You can use your THP immediately, or save it to defend against...

Depends. If you are using already existing domains, it's pretty quick. Already a bunch of homebrew classes filling the grid. Longer if...

Really? I would say 5E reaches far above that. Assuming you put your highest stat as your primary, and increase that from time to...

13, one of which isn’t the same as the others in some obvious and interesting way. It’s Eberron. Has to be a Baker’s Dozen.

Is attrition based play possible in Daggerheart? Of course. You have short rests and long rests. Long rests need to be taken at home and...

The only real difference is mindset. The actual characters at the table may well be identical, mechanically - they'll just be played...

I will say, the one thing I don't get and probably never will is this idea that you shouldn't/can't have optimizers and non-optimizers...

Yes! This is exactly what I was going for. Fear reduces guilt about being "fair" so you can instigate shenanigans, and the players are...

You get Amy Adams for arrivals. You get Ryan Goslings for departures.

I'm only at 4 ... and I just saw Alien3 this last week. (Others being Social Network, Seven and Fight Club)

I haven't written an essay in quite some time, eh? I know, how can you miss me when I don't go away! That said, I still haven't...