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I didn't say 'doesn't use' I said 'sticks to'. There's tons of good stuff in the published modules that can be adapted and used to fill out a home campaign. But slavishly adhering to someone else's story to the point of eschewing homebrew material seems unfun and ignoring the best part of RPGs...

To me, this is backwards. Tell me what you're doing, and I'll tell you what to roll. About the only time I say 'give me an X check' is when I'm trying to nudge them along because they're missing something I think is obvious, or they've gotten stuck in a rut and fixated on a red herring. As an...

Get better players. Or learn how to challenge them better. If you've got players that are that risk-averse, then (a) you've been overly punitive for minor failures, (b) insufficiently flexible in setting up your challenges, or (c) they're a lost cause. Pick the skill+stat works when you let...

FIFY

You've got two already and a third on the way. They're already producing them faster than most people play them. Plus a ton of stuff that can be converted with minimal effort. It's only playtest material for mechanics; for content it's some of the most played material ever. It's no different...

Having played a lot of games wherer 'Pick a skill, pick a stat, roll the dice' is the normal way of doing things, there are reasons why it's not always a good thing. The general assumption in most games, and in 5e, is that you're going to skilled in some but not all things, and your stats will...

Use Asmor's most excellent utility for adjusting the difficulty of the encounters. http://asmor.com/5e/monsters/#/main

Evil Hat and others manage just fine with http://www.bits-and-mortar.com/. No reason WotC couldn't do the same thing, and as a bonus it would furhter support their WPN stores.

I think it's just about the perfect amount. It's enough to give you hooks to play with and inspire, but it doesn't take a ton of space and isn't so detailed as to be extremely setting specific (save those things like modrons that are very setting specific). And it's not like I'm forced to use...

Especially when there's two/three/four books, plus online additions. A CR index isn't like a regular index or table of contents, because it's most useful when it contains all potential options. An updated online list that contains CR/XP, source book, and other desirable searchables (terrain...

The only legit beef about the MM is that there isn't a PDF version so you can cut and paste statblocks. A list by CR would be immediately invalidated with the first expansion -- not just print, but anything they post online. And having the list online *reduces* page flipping -- you can have...

Fair enough. I've run, as official Encounters at a game store with players ranging from 'What's an RPG?' to 'bah, back in my day it was save-*and*-die, and we liked it!'. Season 05: Dark Legacy of Evard (May - August 2011) Season 06: Lost Crown of Neverwinter (August - November 2011) Season...

When are the modules going to stop sucking?

I prefer slot initiative a la FFGs Star Wars, where individual rolls matter for the party as a whole, but lets me avoid the ready/delay nonsense. Having all one side go then the other seems terribly board gamey, non dynamic and undramatic to me.

Years ago, I was riding in a car with my friend Raj. We were stopped at an intersection, and there was a car approaching from the left. As the car enters the intersection, Raj pulls out right in front of him. Brakes screech, imprecations are shouted, and hearts leap into throats as we...

Just to keep Piratecat from attention whoring again. The things I do for that guy.

I've run it a fair bit, and it's probably my favorite fantasy system. I've used it for both 'Westeros' games and in generic fantasy settings. It does a lot of things really well. It allows grizzled veterans to adventure side by side with young upstarts. The damage system is a nice merging...

Nah, you're more than welcome to RSVP after the event... :p

The eleventh semi-annual DC Gameday will be on the 6th and 7th of October, 2012. The event will be held at the AFT building, at the corner of New Jersey Ave and F St NW (555 New Jersey Ave, N.W., Washington DC, 20001), two blocks from the Union Station stop on Metro’s Red Line. Join fellow...

Tuesday 1600 Arrive (hopefully) 1800 Penthouse Dinner Wednesday 0900-1130 Crimson Skies 1400-1800 Running Airship Pirates 1900+ Party Thursday 1100-1400 Risk:Legacy 1400-1800 Owl Hoot Trail w Piratecat 1900-2100 ENnies Staff Dinner 2100-0000 Running Durance Friday 1000-1400 Running...