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I would have liked to reply "sort of". I am more interested in Alignment in a cosmological sense, or as it is represented in Michael Moorcock's books. While playing a character, I never felt satisfied with my alignment category and always leaned into Neutral to have better flexibility...

Being alone, having to hack off one of your own limbs at it is being slowly consumed by a gelatinous cube containing the remains of your party.

The only time I did this was in a horror campaign in which the PCs were fighting Ghouls who, mindless in their lust for flesh, would pounce upon downed protagonists. However I did this first to a downed NPC ally, quickly changing the mood of the fight. You can bet that the players got serious...

Sorry, where do you access this? I can't find anything on DNDBeyond??

I certainly hope not. There’s a difference between respectfully acknowledging characters with different disabilities versus attacks, spells and hazards that negatively impact or limit our senses or physical abilities. I seriously doubt any disability advocates are trying to get WotC to remove...

This isn't wholly surprising to me. Newer generations of writers and designers are connected to a far wider group of peers than ever before. It is vastly easier to learn and gain inspiration from others, by example or dialogue thanks to the internet and availability of material (physical and...

Couldn’t they just make the Llolth Drow a particular state under the thumb of a dictatorship? Llolth and her main commanders are Hitler or Stalin or Emperor Palpatine etc Far less problematic IMHO.

After watching that one season of the Dark Crystal show on Netflix, I felt that they could have explored benign underground Drow settlements less focused on Llolth or whatever her name is. It wouldn't have been a huge retcon to just have said: "remember those evil S&M dark elves? yeah they're...

I'm genuinely surprised that it ISN'T the default assumption for D&D 5e gamers that there's always a possibility of long rests interruptions in dangerous locations. Is this the general consensus in the gaming hobby? That the world goes on pause during long rests? That meta-mechanics trump the...

Tough one, because I want things to make sense based in the current situation. If players are in the middle of a dangerous dungeon, and the monsters totally know that they’re there, but the players feel that they’ve earned the long rest because they’re out of resources... despite all those...

There is something inherently risky about intense social interactions (especially 3-4 hour games) with complete strangers. Something that happens regularly in this hobby. Anecdotally, my experiences with RPGs with strangers or new acquaintances have often led to thoroughly unpleasant...

I'm loving the Dark Gifts a whole lot. I really like the format and utility. Perfect to my needs for introducing ill-fated powers into a campaign.

What @the Jester said. Double all dice, but not the bonuses from the Ability score or Proficiency.

LOL, I meant more about representation of different types of people. There are a LOT of people of color, and the vast majority (like 99%) or heroes are depicted (or at least named as) women. Again, I'm fine with that, but it is interesting.

Got my copy yesterday. Overall I'm quite impressed. It's a solid book. Interesting thing about the art. It's very diverse. I wouldn't have noticed anything if I hadn't read some of the past tweets by one of the main writers. Essentially, there are very, very few representations of Caucasian...

That's an interesting point. However, I wonder how some over the top gory movies like Peter Jackson's Brain Dead / Dead Alive would be categorized? The gore in that movie was disgusting and comedic, serving no narrative purpose, I suppose, other than showing off awesome practical effects.

Phobias are one thing, of course, but I've read horror stories of GMs suddenly springing topics like child abuse and sexual assault out of nowhere with disastrous results. GMs: get to know your players at least a LITTLE bit before you dive into extreme darkness. It's called social competency.

I don't think that's the general consensus here. I believe that folks are saying that it is best during Session Zero (or through regular communication) what sort of scares you're going for. GM: "I'm going to be scaring your characters." VS. "This campaign will scare YOU, the players." I...

For sure! There are great examples of this (Tarantino and Rodriguez' special film that went from gritty crime heist to something ELSE halfway through). I've also read a book or seen a movie that was very whimsical and light-hearted but with a super tragic ending (which was so poignant...

Yeah I don't see what's so hard to understand about this. If the GM sells me on a campaign based on one mood, theme or Film Rating (G to X), I'd expect them to stick with it. I like surprises, within reason, but I don't want an Army of Darkness campaign to suddenly veer into A Serbian Film...