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In my local meta, most players could do the XP bucket but there was always one person who wouldn't and it created hard feelings. One...

I don't mind the XP bucket as much personally, but I always have a player who can't work with it. So in the end I separate the XPs...

On a related note, I wish early WotC had cracked that nut of creating a version of Space Opera that was equal to vanilla fantasy where...

Resource points for downtime activities. That's new.

Except the lack of pdfs.

Wow. Like zero cross-marketing there. You wouldn't know WotC was involved until you read the fine print on the bottom of the website...

So, Mass Effect with Sci-Fi DND dungeons? This might be an interesting option to combo with Esper Genesis+Arcana of The Ancients.

The answer is the same as it always has been, navies and armies conduct their missions with the technology they have at hand. On that...

Didnt stop Paizo for Pathfinder.

It's subjective but I'd rather say, "community preferences" as I those issues didn't bother me, most of my regular players, and the...

There are a suite of swap out abilities called Flavors to let a GM customize Types. With the Knowledge and Skills, the Adept can become...

She's a columnist here. And she likes the book. You want her to pretend she doesn't like the book? I can do that for you if you like...

I often describe the current damage system as representing an endurance mechanic. You get more tired throughout the day as compared to...

Next year, 2026, Monte Cook Games will be releasing a new edition of its in-house Cypher System rules system. Originally launched over...

The next level is that the Stranger Things characters are having a reunion D&D session and they've updated the old adventures...