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Depends how you like to run game world and how you approach what knowledge skill does. Personally, i run games where knowledge skill is your ability to recall pieces of knowledge about certain topics. If you fail - you can't recall anything. It's like blanking out on exam. You know that you...

How much door costs? You take plain old oak wood door, saw it down a bit, add iron handle in the middle, add to small wheels on the sides. You have mobile cover.

What @Reynard is talking about is players getting information that are considered "true in game world" which may or may not be factually true in regards with monster stat block. Lets use example. Vampires. In game, it might be common knowledge that vampires are rebuked by holly objects. That...

In my games, there isn't object called "monster manual" with stat blocks. There is accounts written about some of the more common monsters. Some of it it's true, some is false, some is incomplete. More rare the creature is, less written lore is about it and it's more myths and legends than tech...

I see some disappointed players when they find out it's not about playing Raziel/Cain but those measly mortals. It could turn off some fans of video game series.

I straight up tell my players that Insight isn't lie detector and if they intend to use it that way, they shouldn't bother to take it as a skill. It's body language reading skill. It can give you some clues, but interpretation of those clues is up to players. It has it uses in social interaction...

Hero is often used instead of protagonist. All PCs are protagonists, but not all PCs are heroes. It highly depends on the type of game one plays. When it comes to superheroes, let's take Batman. While he does fight his rogues gallery of super villains, he also fights common criminals. If we...

Mithals are rare cause rituals to create them use life force of the casters that perform ritual enchantments, to the extent that casters die creating it. It's peak elven magic in FR setting. Not many high level casters are prepared to sacrifice their lives to create that kind of protection over...

@DEFCON 1 You mean something like mithals from Forgotten Realms?

Power is relative. So, do i want my characters to be overpowered? In a game like d&d, yes. But overpowered in comparison. I want my lv 10 fighter to curbstomp and steamroll over enemies that were level apropriate challenges for him when he was level 1-5. But i still want enemies that are on par...

Well, to be honest, Erebor is shity design. Why the f would dwarf build anything with ceiling higher than say 2-3 meters. 3-6 meters top for big halls.

Yes, fantasy worlds have all kinds of creatures. Some of them have wings and fly. But, question is always - how often are these creatures threat. If they are rare, no point investing in defensive structures. If they are somewhat regular, maybe extra archers and some balistas so you can shoot...

What makes 5e "5e"? Well, books have 5e printed on them, of course. Bad jokes aside. Rullings over rules is big one. Classes with subclasses Bounded acuraccy No stacking situational bonuses - adv/dis No stacking buff spells No stacking in general - so no more AC in 40s and 50s Simplified...

@Bae'zel If it isn't to personal, you said your mother was very religious. What denomination was she? I'm curious, since i met fair share of priests with more positive attitude towards fantasy, rpgs and metal music.

From parents- none. My mom even bought me my first VtM books ( green cover with red rose looked romantic to her). They even thought it was nice. I would spend most of Saturday at my friends house. They knew where i was, with whom i was and they were happy that i was spending time socializing and...

Somewhat. It depends. For rules light system like Cairn, Knave or Mork Borg, very open to try running/playing at least one shot or short few session long campaign. Systems like those are very easy for everyone in group to learn and be decently proficient in them. As a player, i want decent...

Me neither. From what i understand, they went in different direction design wise. From what i read (haven't played 2ed), first one is more traditional, more complex, bit more grounded and tactical, while second one is more streamlined, less complex, and more narrative driven.

My group had period when we dropped D&D and switched to 7th sea 1ed. We got fed up with classic fantasy. D&d ruleset just isn't that good for no magic/low magic games, nor for more renaissance/age of sail settings. So friend and DM found 7th sea and it fit like a glove for type of games we...

It should also be noted, while original run in USA was in early 80's, in other parts of the world, first run was much later. For instance, it aired on Cartoon Network in Europe first time in mid 90's. Unless you were in some specific countries like UK or Germany, CN was only way to watch it on...

PF2 comes to mind. I hate it's layout. But game itself is solid.