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There’s an additional layer of “how is the game feel that results from the mechanics.” Eg: what does the actual fiction that surrounds...

To me the big difference between forced movement and inflicting conditions is that when you inflict conditions you're interacting with...

I decided I would run a intro to Daggerheart game at one of the annual regional cons (TotalCon in Marlborough MA). ---------- Name...

Improvised an entire metaphysical "Oghma's Test of Mental and Physical Strength" off the cuff tonight, using nested Montages to resolve...

I also allow/encourage players to propose different skills, in any game with skills, but by itself that is not (in my opinion)...

I regularly mock/tease the players in my TB2e game when they miss good treasure hauls. Which is something they seem to have a knack for...

Whoah. And I thought I was an outlier....

DS! only has 10 levels, unlike 4e's 30. Based on my experience so far and the general guidelines in the book you should expect 3-5...

This makes sense, and is very much the type of approach Ironsworn takes. It's much more about the narrative effect rather than an...

There’s explicit secondary weapons, but generally they just give you the listed Feature benefit (a shield gives you extra armor slots, a...

But, generally, that's not the issue. No one has a problem with having objectively evil sapient beings in D&D. The dev's certainly...

Also, if you have actual new players there’a a host of “teach the paradigm” content out there these days! Shadowdark even does this...

My experience is the opposite. New players can't always make sense of a character sheet, but they know how to engage with the fiction...

I'm glad you highlighted that, because there are multiple meanings of "players skill" and sometimes people debating it are using...

Most of the time when I see "player skill" highlighted its in terms of "use your knowledge of tropes and conventions and procedures to...