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As much as I love 4e and will praise the game every occasion I have, I agree that it was meant to be played in a very specific way and if it’s not what you expect or want, it could leave a bitter taste. For exemple, if I wanted to play a low fantasy gritty game of survival, I would avoid 4e...

You know what, I believe you are 100% right. They are very narrative and they are very gamist. I think that they are meant to frame a scene in a cinematic way to put the spotlight on the characters and make them shine. When setting a Skill Challenge, I think that the setting and objective must...

Oh, most of the time, I won’t use Skill Challenge to resolve Non Combat Encounters, I’ll favor a freeform approach. I think that Skill Challenge, for me at least, is meant to frame important scenes in which you want every players to participate and in which the resolution will be very impactful...

I really love Skill Challenge and running them from time to time when the situation ask for it, but I'll be honest, they're not really like they were described in the DMG. They serve the same purpose, but I structure them differently. I think that the way Skill Challenge are describe in the DMG...

To be honest, I don't really care what people online think about 4e and the spread of disinformation about it (you can't roleplay in 4e, it's just combat!!!). It's not like there's a chance that the person hating 4e online will be at my table anyway, so why should I care that he love or hate the...

Me personally, I love both 4e and 5e, but I don’t think they offer the same play/DM experience, even though they have a lot of similarity. For the roleplay/non-combat encounter part, I think that they are pretty close and don’t think one system limits me more compared to the other. Both are...

I'm sorry but I don't get it. I really don't. You don't need rules for any of that, that's just creating a background for your character. I've played a lot of 4e (still do) and never had a problem with any of that, and I'm not talking about games focusing on dungeon delving (fun fact: I hate...

What about rules before Xanathar’s release? Because Xanathar’s got release in November 2017, so 3 years after the release of 5e. Does it means that during its first 3 years of existance, 5e did not support crafting mundane items at all? Because you need rules for that, right? EDIT: Martial...

So it would take 3 days to make a longsword? From what I read, taking into account the equipment of the time, it should take about a week to make one in real life… So that rule doesn’t look very good if you’re looking for realism…

That's exactly what I had in mind I would do if I wanted to make the crafting of an item important in a game: a Skill Challenge. This way it doesn't rely just on one roll, it asks for creativity from the players, and everyone play a part in the process instead of just standing there waiting for...

If some guidelines work as substancial rules for crafting, I don’t see why the Enchant Magic item ritual, Alchemy feat and Forge Weapon/Armor Martial Practice wouldn’t.

I really wonder why they decided not to make a DMG3. I kinda remember that the idea was to release a PHB, Monster Manual and DMG each year, each focusing on a tier of play. But in 2010, we got the PHB3 and MM3, but no DMG3… and it’s not because the line was dying, because they did release more...

Meh, a third DMG focussing more on Epic Level could have been nice, but what would it have really included that wasn’t already covered in the multiple of other sourcebook and magazines? We’re talking about 200+ pages book. I feel like if it was something worth producing, we would have gotten it...

I’m curious. I personally own almost all 4e books (except for the adventures) and I wonder, is there really something missing? Including all the content from Dungeon and Dragon magazines, it looks pretty much complete to me. We have 24 classes, each with multiple subclasses and countless of...

Exactly! So it’s easy to imagine that someone that invested a lot in 3.5 could be pissed off at the idea of « needing » to do it all over again. Especially if he was happy with 3.5, why change? That’s kinda what happened with me with 5e. I invested a lot in 4e, was (and still is) very happy with...

Remember back when 4e got released that some people felt like Cash Cow and was turned off by that. The quick release after 3e (2000) and 3.5 (2003) combined with the feeling by a lot that 3.5 was just fine, there was no need for a new edition made it look like 4e was just a cash grab, Hasbro...

To be honest, I’m not a fan of the way advantage/desadvantage work in 5e either, I’m much more a fan of a flat +2/-2 modifier like in 4e. As for it being different than in 5e, yes I think it’s a little worst in the sense that in 5e at least you roll both dice at the same time, so there is no...

I didn’t really played 3e, I kinda skipted it, so I didn’t knew this kind of mechanic existed… that’s… something… I’m glad they didn’t kept it, I think there is not much worst than stealing success from players…

If your intention when creating this creature is to make it indestructible by raising your Defenses but are afraid that the players might destroy it with time using DoaM, my suggestion to you would be to simply give the creature Resistance to Weapon Damage 10 and your problem is solved without...

Worst part is, that's actually what the rules support, which is just really stupid. Like I said earlier, there is absolutely no mechanic to show that you get better to dodge or parry blow as you raise in levels, a level 10 fighter will just be as easy to hit as a first level one. Only...