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The numbers shift a bit when you start to factor in frequency of use of the monsters. For example, demons and devils make a lot of appearances in games - and appear in greater numbers. They often get mixed into encounters with other types of monsters. Their resistances and immunities tend to...

I'm a little surprised to be seeing this in August, but to have no signs of the FR book. The FR UA was first...

Magic is made up. Technology is not. We can set rules for magic, but technology with limitations that don't make sense in the real world feels disingenuous in an RPG. Being told, you can only fire your gun once per combat because it is an encounter power, not at-will, gives a bad taste to...

This is a really broad skill set. "Machinery, architecture, constructs, math, physics, complex traps, and similar technologies" is likely too much to put under one umbrella. It also comes with risks. Back in Critical Role season one Percy was a bit of an engineer. He built some semi-magical...

I'm with you on the feels here ... it gave me the icks. However, skill represents things you can learn ... and you can train endurance. It also severs some concepts from Athletics which covers too much ground in some ways. I had to be sold on it, but I think it works. Something else to...

I did a Predator subclass for ranger in 5E. It was designed to, in a condensed time scale, mimic the behavior of predator animals. Most of the fluff surrounding the subclass was focused on embodying the essence of predators. It never really saw play. At third level it gained ambush hunting...

I allow players to make up a skill and select it if it makes sense. There have been a lot of tool proficiencies created. In terms of actual skills, the ones we have added are: PSIONICS - Like arcana, but for psionic phenomena. Arcana, Divine and Nature magics work through the Weave in my game...

I covered the differences between a rule change and giving the magic item. In the future, I can decide not to give the item if I think it is a mistake later on, and players coming to my games do not have to deal with a big book of rule changes when I put the adjusting element into an item...

First suggestion: When something is underpowered, it is often easier to add elements than to change the game. Changing the rules comes with hassles. You can sometimes avoid the hassles by inserting something that doesn't require a change to the rules, but does what you want. My example...

... errrr ... it was a WotC product. It sure was commercial. They wouldn't shut down their own product, so I'm not sure what you mean. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/161306/d-d-gamma-world-rpg-gw7e As for the rest - you're presenting a lot of conclusions about a world that is very...

I do not think combat stats were published in 3E for Auril. What we have is available via citation. Go here: Auril. About halfway down the screen you can get to an area that breaks Auril down by edition. They list sources for the 3E material, but I do not think any of them list game...

You're talking copyright, which is 90% of the story - that is 95 years if created before a certain date and 70 years beyond the life of the 'author' for items created after 78 ... which some pessimists might say is one of the reasons we often used to get cute stories about how a very small child...

If you look at the most recent Horror UA there are subclasses for many classes - but none of the wizard. Necromancer would fit right in. There is a decent chance that it will be in the relevant book, but that they did not want to include it for feedback (either yet, or because they have a...

The problem with these campaigns is that they've been around - and too often players have gained familiarity with them. I've played in too many games where a PC walks into a room and says, "I look under the bed and behind the wardrobe" ... when the DM never mentioned the wardrobe ... and it...

I think the lawyers are guiding WotC and they're making a clear claim to their IP by releasing setting books for each of their settings. Toril/Forgotten Realms, Eberron, Ravenloft, Oerth/Greyhawk, Athas/Dark Sun, Krynn/Dragonlance, Sigil/Planescape, Blackmoor, MtG planes, Mystara...

You and I have a similar approach, it seems, but I do not share your disdain for builds generally. Some builds are intended to convey an archetype that the game does not directly serve. Those are benefits while many others are very reasonable until they truly come on line. The ones that make...

That is fine to an extent, but you control the inputs to that logic (for the most part). You're setting up what is logical. You'r4e determining whether it makes sense for the murderer to know how Speak with Dead works. The best DMs are masters of stepping out of their shoes and into the...

There is a difference here that I highlighted - the player investment in an ability. If you have a warlock that selected the ability to speak with the dead as an invocation, not letting the ability be effective is invalidating that selection. Imagine if your PC took the Crusher feat after you...

While additional rule support that supports higher level play would be welcome: It is not required. You can run successful adventures through 20th level that are exciting, interesting and entirely within RAW. What is needed in many groups is training on how to build and run high level games...

I've always thought of this as the breakdown: One Shot: Something meant to be run in 8 or less hours. This may take one long weekend day or up to three evenings. You get one complete story. Adventures: You get something that covers a few levels. You might get something with natural break...