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Gotcha! Yeah, DH has this thing where your raw damage numbers convert over to Thresholds (Minor/Major/Severe) which determine the actual...

I mean you can attach various conditions to the result of an action based on the overall damage roll. You could have an ability that...

No thanks. As the GM, I am still playing -- especially when the minis come out.

Can you give me an example? I'm not Sur eI know what this means off the top of my head.

Im weird in that I like the D&D model of "why not both". Where weapon attacks are rolled against a static defense, but saves are made by...

I prefer the player to have some decisions about the rolls for defense, and I think players should roll most everything for their PC in...

That's how Dragonbane works and I'm really liking it. So are my kids. My 12 year old son just rolled up an ogre bard: (AI...

Yeah, that's where I'm at (even in PBTAs like Dungeon World/Stonetop), because I have the damage #s in front of me and then can work the...

Yeah I'm coming around to "roll to defend" mechanics. I'm even open to the idea that "the GM never rolls dice".

My general preference is for the player to roll both offense and defense, although the GM can roll the magnitude of the effect. GM...

It expects a degree of Grid; provides quick measurement alternatives for table/map use; and then support and rules of thumb for...

Random question on this topic that came up as I was playing around with ideas today: when you are a player in a game do you prefer to...

The original druid's shape changing was a "magical thing they can do" -- turn into a snake to get away, turn into a sparrow to fly away...

My favorite take on a “Druid” anywhere I’ve seen is in Stonetop - because they’re a priest of the Earth Goddess before all else (and no...

I think backgrounds are a much better design space to connect PCs to the urban environment. It doesn't take much, just a few connections...