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Well, this breaking news from The Great White North should put the entire debate to rest! https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/edmonton-area-man-looking-for-serious-buyers-for-homemade-time-machine/ (to be fair, he seems like a pretty awesome grandpa!)

So D6s have practical advantages, as well as the others I cited. Good point. Do they? Or are they still a tiny fraction compared to the good ol' D6? I'm pretty sure it's the latter, but am happy to admit that I haven't recently counted all the popular games that use D12s or whatever. I feel...

There's no 100% consensus on anything, is there? Is that what you're looking for? I feel like you're being pedantic about a pretty straightforward point about the ubiquity of the D6 even today, when plenty of alternatives are readily and cheaply available. In pragmatic and consensus terms...

We run a mix. It's not a problem. Most players don't pay that much attention to the rules, in my experience, and aren't even aware when I make a ruling in the occasional instance where there's an inconsistency. Then you have players who are also DMs, plus the occasional keener. They tend to grab...

Here is the description of Rage from the intro to Barbarian in the current PHB: Personally, I'm not sure that "rage" is still the best term for what WotC is describing here, especially given that they also call it "primal power" later in the class description. On the other hand, "I would like...

I think the consensus is self-evident: it is by far the most common method of randomization used in analog games. The D6 is ubiquitous. Designer after designer demonstrably settles on the D6. I don't think anyone has done or will do a scientific study of the prevalence of the D6 over, say the...

You want me to list all the games that use D6s as opposed to many other options for randomization? I felt that this was self-evident, given that we are all people who play a lot of games.

It’s the d6, and I cite an overwhelming consensus among game designers. It turns out that 1 in 6 is very effective granularity for a vast array of games. My point against the d12 is basically the same: if it is so optimal, why is it so seldom used despite decades of availability?

This handblown glass star that I had made for my spouse about thirty years ago:

Same! I'm starting to use Maps every session even though I'm a hardcore miniatures/terrain enthusiast. I like having a map of the city or region open for the players, and being able to have handouts and art pop up will be amazing. It's funny that Maps started as this kinda "Oh, by the way..."...

Yup - as soon as a new R&P book appears on DDB it's an instant buy for me.

I love this book, and I'm not currently running a game in The Forgotten Realms. The adventures are easy enough to transplant, and the stories and maps are really good. I really like bite-sized adventures like this that I can use as seeds and then flesh out with what is happening in my own...

Nice - that seems like a great deal! Wizkids also does 2d standee miniatures. They are more expensive but very nice, and much cheaper than 3d miniatures:

Thanks! - those are my own minaitures and I am a big fan of both those companies. Reaper also has its annual holiday sale on, where you receive bonus holiday-themed miniatures in addition to your regular order: https://www.reapermini.com/12days

I don't have to imagine it. There are many more than "three or four" studios currently selling on DDB; you can check for yourself. Interesting choice of words. I assume by "beg for hundreds of thousands of dollars" you are referring to Roll & Play Press using a Kickstarter to originally fund...

Exactly. A character in my home game recently acquired a legendary weapon in its dormant state (+1, and a flavourful secondary effect). They are level 7. Getting it was a big deal involving tracking it down from an old shipwreck to its current location, defeating traps, guardian, etc. Last...

Note that not all of the adventures are that whimsical. For example, the higher level adventure "Catching a Chill" is a sort of "save the holidays" adventure but with an undead twist and darker themes.

They're more powerful than I would be comfortable with, but the concepts are cool. I also don't like that they automatically level up with the player. Legendary weapons should feel legendary, so their empowerment should be something that happens in the story and not as a side of effect of the...