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With some Westworld thrown in.

I understand what the writers are getting at, but I don't believe it - for me great writing doesn't take me out of the story. I think it makes his character cartoonish.

Could you clarify a bit more? Is this a situation where players might wind up with different DMs, and you need to ensure that there is a more or less uniform experience? Or are they typically always with the same DM? I'm wondering why each individual DM can't chat with their players to...

I played my 1e main, a ranger, for about six years across multiple campaigns and I believe he made it to level 11.

Just watched the first two shows. I like it, with some reservations. First, I agree with Snarff that this feels almost as much Bladerunner as Alien. It's taking some big swings at heady concepts (what is a person?), and I like the ambition. The claustrophobic visuals, especially in the second...

They generally seem gimmicky, and are usually more about branding than anything else. Typically, you can play just as well with regular dice, though if used thoughtfully they can make certain results more obvious and save a bit of thinking. And sometimes they look kinda cool. So I'm not...

Extra Credits recently posted an entertaining and informative video on this subject:

Well, some folks are quite into it, so I’m glad that there’s a dragon for them, even if it’s really not for me.

We also leave characters in play when necessary for the story - for us, it doesn’t matter for levelling, but it sure does for story cohesion. As DM, I just play the characters myself and try to keep them out of the spotlight. Their turns go much faster!

I find it surprising to see Roll20 described as having a low barrier to entry - I’ve twice spent significant time trying to use it and given up in frustration.

Eh, makes this book an easy pass so I don’t have to deal with Purple Dragon Knights in the DDB character builder when I’m working with beginners.

Am I the only person who doesn't may much attention to dragon colour in D&D? I mostly just grab the miniature that tickles my fancy and then grab a stat block that suits my needs foe the adventure at hand. I'm not gonna pass up a sweet miniature because it doesn't look like official WotC art!

I literally just finished redesigning WPM to make it much more plausible in my campaign, and posted the PDF over in "Your Last Adventure in Photos" after someone asked about it. Plausibility is a matter of taste. Personally, I like things to tmake sense within the parametres of the setting. The...

I recognize that this is a very group dependent decision, but I love it, especially for an experienced group! Right now we do it as a groupd discussion but it is ultimately my call; I want to try just handing it entirely to the players, the as the OP did. For my home game. Not for my beginner...

Here's the PDF of my White Plume Island Adaptation, if it's useful to anyone:

Ohmigosh - I changed virtually the entire thing and just kept the map and the basic premise of an archamge's lost lair. My write up is 12 pages long. In small print. I love WPM, but it very much shows its age in that, plot-wise, it is pretty nonsensical. In this version, set for a party of 6...

Last game was super fun - the party had finished up a huge arc, so spent a few days doing sand box-type stuff. They geared up, partied, and finished off two minor adventure hooks they had acquired over the past few weeks. First they finally located alleged treasure cave on a crude map they had...