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It isn't like there isn't ANY info, AFAIK, the new books have a section on species. And it isn't like the 5e14 books aren't still...

3e has Do you cheat? The answer: The DM really can’t cheat. You’re the umpire, and what you say goes. As such, it’s certainly within...

But an encounter can be unfair to the players, due to bad design. Me changing it on the fly could make it fair to the players.

This example does not match what I described. If a poker tournament's rules expressly state that telepathy is allowed, it can hardly be...

I have no idea who feylin or garter folk are, so I cannot speak to them, specifically. But, I can try to address some of the core...

Woot! A new tangent! When I am a player, I support the DM and if the DM feels the need to fudge to make a better game for me and the...

The advice is out there, and may even be prevalent, but that isn't irrefutable proof that many, many GMs do it. My issue here is the...

And that's what I meant about it limiting imagination. If you can't (or won't) even imagine a super-strong halfling? In fact, from what...

Thanks for posting these! I still don't love the font choice, but aside from that, I think these are just stunning.

I suppose she's my second favorite least-hated NPC. But honestly I dislike them all so much that I still haven't played through the...

My FLGS (Spain) just put the alternate covers for pre-order. Have only seen the photo of a banner in GenCon but not the covers...

I think you've hit the button; illusionism has a negative connotation because its often used to violate expectations. The cases where...

I figure that can be true of the average of a species, but it shouldn't be biologically essential that you, specifically (or your...

The goal I was describing wasn't to get people to try something different from their own, but simply to feel like they can try...

I'll add that in a hobby that prides itself on modifying rules to suit particular tables, complaints about things like orcs not being...