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Whose assumption is this, and why is it required? The PCs could end a battle in a draw, flee, or avoid the battle in the first place. Careful use of resources is granted. Why don't NPCs (or monsters, in 6e) have a care in the world? And what's so literal about it? I think the "blow every...

Have you tried Modos RPG yet? It rolls contests like D&D, uses aspects like Fate, and the Dread tower would be an awesome modification to its extended conflict rules. Anyway, it would be especially useful on a limited-time weekend because you can layer on its modules based on how in-depth the...

The tavern's resident bard might be looking for a change of pace. Wrap him up in leather, chain him, and bring him along for kicks. Literally.

What's the difference between this and several adventures that happen to have a few characters and/or locations in common? I don't quite see how these elements fall into place. They describe how I write sessions (not adventures) as a GM, but they're too nebulous to make an adventure -...

It's pretty clear. One spell slot per turn. But, it's not, because you don't expend spell slots - you expend spells. A spell "fits" into a slot, so I have to wonder what happens to the spell when the slot is "expended." It's like making eggs by putting the carton in the pan. Anyway, the...

There's another unconfirmed rumor out there: Jeremy Irons will be voicing and motion capturing the Big Bad.

A list or link for these would be nice. I have no idea what's "currently published." The world clearly needs a Castlevania DRPG. I'm picturing Lords of Shadow, with lots of awesome channeled magic and "morningstar" (spiked chain) tricks. Dante's Inferno has very similar weapon antics (PS3)...

Yup! When I woke up that morning, I opened the House Treasure Chest. Guess what I found!?

Let's note that the human "footprint" here is for all human activity, not just writing. I think the logical conclusion for this is that ChatGPT should just replace all humans. That would minimize carbon emissions. "Or maybe you shouldn't bring me every piece of trash you happen to pick up."

Wait . . . now I see why they gave all the classes more stuff to do! If you're trying to do realism with 6e, then I commend your bravery.

There's a fundamental flaw in your group-task resolution when success is more affected by whether the group size is odd or even instead of whether the group is large or small. "Everyone knows that scouting parties should have two or four members. Three is right out." Focus on why the group is...

Cool ideas, but for the sake of harmony/non-kludginess, I wanted to basically remove a rule that called for quasi-algebraic work. My solution to the "uselessness" of attribute scores was to make them have direct effect on damage tolerance. Your metaphysical score is 15? Well, then you can...

Yeah, it smells close. I thought you referring to the typical discourse on BlueSky, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Quoted for troof. A video search for "skyrim dragon fight" will give a prime example of capitalizing on dragon attacks (for the dragon), but it won't yield examples of, "okay, you mortals are too tough, Imma fly away and let you win."

Sorry - how is that sound? Sounds like a lack of sound (if you'll permit the pun).

After some game design contemplation, I thought I'd come back and thank @lewpuls for this Kludge post. Examining my kludgy rule (posted above and below) has resulted in no less than three revised rules that could make my game more harmonious. Thanks doc! For the sake of discussion, I'll...

Well done! It reads to me like it requires a hefty level of supporting context, though, so while it might closely emulate the Atomic Blonde's extended-shot fight scene, it would be too much work for me. To put that into context (ironic?), most things based on WotC's SRDs are too much work for me.

There was a rule book in 1989, but it was cancelled after its first print run. /snark Whizbang's link is what I'd use to get started on the lore, and a serviceable, generic, fantasy RPG to back up the GM's decisions. Hmm... Fantasy AGE? I'd recommend against watching more than the first two...

That's a good point, but my copyright-1980 dictionary uses pages to describe what it is and how to use it, and knowledge of how to use a dictionary was much more common back then than it is now. Plus, dictionaries had been around for centuries. Let's add: some other books in the 1980s had...