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I am careful about structure and detail of designing scenes instead of encounters. So if a foe is getting "great dice" then it means "that isn't just a goon, that is Super Goon the Ultraminion!" and now he earns a name. He will try to fulfill his goal in the scene and escape with his life...

1. Define evil. Make sure everyone at the table has the same ideal and expectation. To me, evil has nothing to do with "we rape the elf". To me, evil has more to do with "Yes, you want this medicine. Your town has the plague. But, I am the one who has the cure." Also define the reason for an...

1. Expectations. Games want to look familiar and provide a layer of what you expect to see. This means either some form of Vancian Magic or Spell Point system, or amalgamation of the two. There is also the concept of a skill spell, and "equip spell" systems. There are only so many methods to...

During 3.5, I created a homebrew world that had no reason to change with coming editions, so it didn't. I made a few small adaptations to include some fun content and ideas from Pathfinder and 4e. I feel 5e has been out enough to scour for inspiration. I am also creating a whole new world...

One of my PCs found an infant Manticore cub inside the lair of a Manticore they just killed. So, she kept it, nursed and fed it, and raised it. Another PC decided he wanted a Displacer Beast instead of a Horse for a mount. So it started as an Animal Companion the size of a cat, and grew to the...

Thanks to "Bound Accuracy", you don't "have to" min/max optimize just to be viable. So go ahead and have a 17 and a few 15's to build to 18 + 16 + 16 which is better long term than 20+ 12 + 12.

I appreciate your efforts to return grappling to modern edition. I love grappling and I homebrewed my own rules to simplify and streamline it. I believe grappling should feel like a natural part of regular combat. Monks are great for the task because you can go trip, grab, pin. Anyway, I...