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The whole point of this edition was to set up a simple framework and then let people turn things on or off. I'm not too worried about the ability to turn different HP generation modes on without disrupting the game. I think they'll make rolling "core" for the sake of legacy. They gotta pick...

We've gotten some great early support and are putting up a Memorial Day special ($22 for all 10 maps, all 10 PDFs, and all 10 map supplements) with free US shipping and cheap international shipping ($4 Canada, $8 everywhere else). Thanks for your support! [Project has been cancelled--thanks to...

ARC: A Region Charted is a set of 10 poster maps, each 18 x 24 that work together to begin exploring an IP-neutral region so that they fit into a wide range of fantasy settings. Inspiration for the maps in both design and style comes from the older D&D introductory boxes and the map pack...

I always think about the Grand Canyon. I've many times GM'd scenarios where they encounter 1000' vertical cliffs and everyone sort of gives me the "Okay, fine..." glance because it sounds absurd. Then you go look over a 5000' drop that really exists and tens of millions of tourists visit it each...

Edit--misread topic. Earliest movie was Princess Bride. Monte Python and Holy Grail also played an undeniable part. Then we also kicked off right at the point of decent CGI, so movies like DragonHeart were decently solid. For books we were adamant fans of Sword of Truth and Dragonlance trilogy...

I also see no problems with what they are doing. They're using Kickstarter to raise funds instead of to pre-order a product. Since they're clear about everything, this falls squarely in the intended uses of KS. My concern lies in the execution. Every time WotC has tried to branch into some...

Not sure I've ever seen this posted here, but it's never been quite so relevant.

I think that's a great question. I wasn't active on the internet pre-3e so it was around then I started seeing the crunch/fluff dichotomy really be bantered around. As I recall it, people usually wanted 50% or more 'crunch' with some folks calling for more like 90/10. D&DN is really well...

Agreed. The very model of we'll make a single edition that caters to three decades of gamers relies on incredible genius that is incredibly well received. If either part doesn't work, you got a dud. “I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.” --Bill...

Sure. The gist is that designers seem to have said, 'This is what a standard action at level 5 should do' and set that as a power level for a level 5 power that requires a standard action. But then they had neat ideas for powers that might be a bit weaker or might only work as a supplemental...

I think 'standard-move-minor' is a good baseline but my issue is with implying a hierarchy of value to each of those actions. Pretty quick, designers get itchy and start developing neat tricks for 'lesser' actions. A few books later, and the economy of actions became the arbitrage of actions in...

I can't imagine they'd rename any of the abilities. If they are willing to reskin abilities, then they might as well be more aggressive and really decide if all six are actually necessary. I think they'd find the answer to be no and that would rock WAY too many boats.

I think defining 'exploration time' is like defining 'wealth levels.' It is definitely helpful in setting a baseline, but it really hurts games that want to diverge from said baseline. If I want my game to move along at a quick exploratory clip, I'll have to rewrite all the exploration rules...

I predict that DnDN will have a typical roller coaster reception. That is, we'll get snippets and pieces presented in the best possible light leading to people becoming increasingly more excited about its release. People will then play it, there will be incredible enthusiasm, and then people...

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I don't think balancing extraordinary power with extraordinary limitations is a good balancing mechanism. What I have found is that when I try to put a lot of weight on both sides of the scale to achieve balance, any imprecision on my part results in significant imbalance. A better mechanism is...

I think it might be more interesting if you reversed your formula. That is, give every monster a HP total and an auto-death total. So your 20th level monster would have, say, 98 HP but auto die if any hit dealt more than 20 dmg (obviously, 5e or any system would have to tweak these values to...

The few times we've tried to homebrew spell system like this in the past we encountered problems with spell scaling by caster level. That is, a 1st level spell might really only be worth 1 pt at 1st level. But that same 1st level spell cast as a 10th level caster is far undervalued at 1 pt. This...

I received d20 cuff links which we then wore as the groomsmen. It made quite the statement given that he didn't really go around telling his extended relatives that he played D&D (he didn't hide it or anything, it just doesn't come up that often) and we were then walking around with d20s hanging...

I dislike any time we add an extra step that requires information held by two or more parties. In this case, the extra step is that the successful attacker has to ask the target what type of armor they have before determining damage. In my mind, damage is the resolution phase of an attack and so...