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This is one of my favorite things from 4e. It just made sense me to have a universal mechanic that the actor who decided the action to roll the dice. Spell crits were a favorite of mine. With regards to 5e I am torn between the advantage/disadvantage mechanic and the way you can split movement...

It is not strictly fey but I have always thought that UK 1 Beyond the Crystal Cave (an old 1e adventure) had some fey elements and de-emphasised combat and had good roleplaying elements.

I dmed one 2e and one 3.5e campaign that were homebrewed and went to about 12th level each and ran out of puff. I played one 4e campaign that went the distance and concluded at 30th level. In 5e I have played in three shorter campaigns with the adventure paths - the only one that did not finish...

I would vote for something substantial and forward looking like 5.5e or 6e. I dont see the point of cosmetic things like fancy dice or art books.

How do you aggressively optimize in 5e? I am asking for a friend...

Is this in N1 The Cult of the reptile God (1e)?

Classes + level + hp I think classes are especially important not really as "niche protection" but the idea that D&D is a team game where different classes/players synergize in creative ways. Vancian casting and race are diminishing it seems and I have not used XP or alignment for a long time...

I am not sure of the narrative that alignment is crucial to D&D. I have not seen alignments used in a strong way since 1e or 2e. So I dont mind seeing the idea of alignment disappearing (even further) for PCs. I prefer allegiances to be in commitments to in game organizations and things rather...

I liked this one (I am sure it is Holloway piece):

I really liked the art by Roger Raupp in the Dragon and Dungeon magazines in the 1980s and 90s.

Yes, editions vary so significantly. I think the issue is that personal play styles get attached to these systems and people feel aggrieved when that playstyle is not "adequately" supported in the current system. But the thing I find so funny about the edition wars are ones inside my own head...

4e - a 30th level elven bow using Ranger/Cleric hybrid who served the Raven Queen to hunt undead and demons. 5e - a 14th level eleven bow using Ranger who served himself to haunt demons and devils. Yes, I need to branch out a bit!

Then to keep it real they should have a 15 minute conversation on whether to take a long or short rest.

I work in a university and I can say with a high degree of confidence that any relationship between Wisdom (or Intelligence for that matter) and perception is really low!

I played a ranger and barbarian in Decent to Avernus. I did not get magic weapons until 9th or 10th level (I think one of the other members got a magic item about 7th level) and still have not got any magic armor yet and we are 13th level. We had silvered weapons about 5th level so were ok with...

I think it would be significantly darker in tone. Modern fantasy films, shows and games are much darker in tone than that of Middle Earth. I also dont think we would have alignment given that many modern fantasy and sci shows (Game of thrones, The expanse, the Witcher) have more nuanced notions...

While it varies each time I start a campaign, but I am some mix between #3 and #5. I aspire to some level of Collaborative World-Building as an underlying ethos but I think there is some space for reasonable adjustment on the part of both DM and the players.

I am not of fan of ditching stats for skills. I think stats tell something about the PC (and the skills they would want to use). The thing for me is that the 6 stats of D&D no longer do a good job of identifying interesting things about PCs. They are also a bit of an ill fitting straightjacket...

I remember the two posts where they set the idea of modularity out. I remember it was quite explicit and detailed - but very ambitious. I dont remember all the details but I think tactical play goals were set out in the advanced module. I would love to see those posts again. At the end of the...