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The final product isn't out yet, obviously, but from the playtest I found practically nothing to resemble 4E. I found it just a different version of 3.5 in all comparisons, with 5E proficiency matrix in mind. Speaking that I very rarely play anything with a level-based system, I found the...

I'm actually pretty inclined to agree, in the limited comparisons I can make. I have not played anything prior to 2e, being that it was when I started playing, but comparing it to 3/4/5 - I'm definitely going to agree. Thanks to recommendations from these boards, I've recently bought the 1e...

1) Success Chart from Talislanta 5E. Instead of base 10 + blah and hit target number, it is a chart of Critical Failure, Failure, Partial Success, Success, and Critical Success. Pathfinder 2 has vaguely borrowed from this with their 'Crit on DC+10 or more' system, which is awesome. 2) I'll...

Not at our table - we have a simple house rule that your maximum distance traveled on your turn is equal to double your speed. We incorporate it into chase rules and a lot of other house rules we use, so we needed to get rid of the triple-dash effect that only a handful of classes could do. We...

I actually wouldn't know about the AI using spells, I always micromanage in games like that, be it pause or turn-based. I do see it as at least relevant, because regardless of when your spells come back, you're still dealing with constraints, and still dealing with rounds of nothing but basic...

You can do a search and get some basic information - a topic on Stackexchange discussing the code, in example. Here is a primitive Youtube video of a program that can recognize dice face images and decode what each dice reads. It's at a state where you'd need to build your own, but the...

1. Dragon alignment based on color. Almost the first fact we disregard anytime we play D&D. I find this a silly dislike because that's just the lore in the worlds D&D runs, and that's cool - we just never play in those worlds, and always make our own, so dragons are just dragons, and color is...

I'm genuinely sorry to hear this, Danny - having an old, reliable group like that is probably the biggest reason I still play. I hope things work out for you, sincerely. --- The only gap I've had in playing, I mean an honest gap, would be around '92 - '96. I began playing in '89 with my...

Firearms are certainly there, but they take on a heavy magical-technology feel. Form, afterall, is inspired by what we perceive - so even as they bend toward technology, the history is apparent in their structures and weaponry. Of course, firearms aren't the only weaponry - there's been a very...

Yep, that's effectively what Talislanta 5E did haha. Practically never outright fail unless you're in over your head, but man those partials on Saves still suck.

There's the Talislanta 'partial success' approach. If you miss your attack roll by 5 or less, you deal half damage instead of none - in 5E, pretty rare to miss by much more than that.

Depends entirely on the campaign we're playing at the time. Currently, we're playing in a world that was incredibly high magic - where the stuff of the unseen wove through the very fabric of existence, from indoor waste disposal (disintegration) and plumbing, to lights and horseless carriages...

Both (thus why I voted Other). Pillars of Eternity 2 made it so that when you start the game, you can choose action, or turn-based. It works -phenomenally- with both. This should definitely be the direction so that all preferences can be enjoyed. Barring that, I definitely agree with keeping...

These are fantastically well-made - checking out your Patreon site now!

Man, I cannot like this comment enough. I truly missed the Paladin being strong, and paying for it with both mechanics and role-play hindrances. Still enforce those to this day, regardless of the system. My players are basically the same mindset - last time I had a Paladin in game that...

Somewhat recently, I ran a game of 2E at the FLGS when a few of the new-to-D&D players heard myself and another grognard talking about it. I find it still quite enjoyable, for both the nostalgia of a time when I wasn't the DM and my highschool buddy's father was, and for the (contrary to your...

First, playing with a like-minded twin must be badass, at least it seems that way in my head haha. Crazy high jinks abundant! Second, it's literally the only player I've ever had to put that ultimatum too - be less murder-hobo (amongst other things), or don't play. It's always hard to be the...

Just devil's advocate here - Nostalgia's definition does involve personal experience, but there's a great deal of work in the psychology field on this very topic, and there's no definitive answer - too many contradictory inputs. Wistfulness and Yearning are often related - and there's a...

Ouch, painful indeed. Had to do that to my closest Cousin. He wasn't disruptive or a bad player or anything, but he and his friends played with a different type of content, that was kind of reflected in his mannerisms when he played. I'm fine with people having whatever they want in their...

To directly answer the question, I don't believe so - other than as @Dausuul mentioned with saves. We use Net Advantage/Disadvantage as well, but each 'point' after the first just gives a stacking +1/-1. So if you have 3A and 2D, you just get Advantage. 5A and 1D, you get Advantage, with a +3...