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    D&D General Why fear is good for PCs

    I went through my DM thought process this week and asked myself: why do I think keeping my PCs afraid is so important? Here’s what I came up with: https://dreamshrike.blogspot.com/2026/02/landscapes-of-fear-or-how-to-keep-pcs_14.html Hope this is valuable to a new DM: I ran a pretty flat...
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    Overloading the Reaction Roll

    Most of us already use some version of a reaction table or gut check for first contact with NPCs and monsters. I’ve been experimenting with a small extension that adds a bit more tension and opposition, without adding much procedure or replacing roleplay. I wrote it up here, with an example...
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    What I Like About Nimble 2e (So Far) — A Partial Review

    Been reading Nimble 2e and wrote up a short partial review (part 1, “the roses”): Big standouts so far: Tense combat: No-to-hit rolls, exploding damage, miss on a 1 Tactical 3-action turns with real choices Monsters look easy to run, yet tricky to fight Open license to develop content Link...
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