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Incidentally, I always considered the vast majority of mechanics in RPGs specifically to deal with the "I hit you," "No you didn't" problem.

It sounds like what people are forgetting is that the reason the five 20s on the table were there was because if you needed to roll a 21, then without bonuses, hitting the target was impossible. Not just "you can only hit on a natural 20", but impossible. Those 20s were there to extend the range...

I think the real question to ask is, how do I want magic to feel? Do you want casting spells to be a potentially suicidal activity? Do you want to see less magic in combat? Do you want people to fear being the recipient of any magic? Any of these will have various effects on how the spellcaster...

So... is it successful or not? How they craft interesting stories is pretty divorced from Kickstarter supporter numbers.

I think the run of Over The Edge proves that this is not entirely the case, Celebrim, even though I agree with you on some of the particulars. Over The Edge is very rules light, but what it eschews in mechanics, it makes back up in background. Furthermore, by presenting the game as taking place...

Yes, exactly! If you're looking for races that have been standardized across IPs and using that collective knowledge, then yes, elves and dwarves are it. Past that, make it up. Make the cultures up from scratched. I once ended up making a group of nine races for a world that all had a basis in...

Although I agree that putting the Survival Guides and overhaul of Unearthed Arcana into the base game was a large part of the adjustment, I also remember there being extensive surveys in Polyhedron Magazine asking about what we as customers felt about it. It also asked questions like, "Would we...

One question I have regarding "compatible personalities": How often is the problem finding personalities that specifically work well with each other, and how much of it is just avoiding a set of toxic personalities that no one wants at their table? Does anyone have a table where the constantly...

2e was specifically designed to be backward compatible to 1e, because there was (quite reasonable) worry that you'd anger everyone who was a 1e player and end up splitting the customer base in two. A big part of that involved the fact that the Internet wasn't available for the majority yet. That...

Hi! It looks like you're full up, but I'd be interested in a spot if it becomes available. However, I have never played or learned 5e, even though I have lots of D&D experience from 1e through 3.5e and PF.

Over The Edge was always my go-to definition for a rules-light RPG, and one I enjoyed for a long time.

One great problem I have is the lack of a block of 3-5 hours to dedicate to the game at any one stretch. That's why play-by-post has always resonated.

So it's been a few years since I've last played. I played online, I ran games, did a whole bunch... but then left my group and haven't played for about 4 years (I think). Since then, 5th edition D&D was released, the industry continued to develop, ways to play have proliferated, and now I feel a...

The real problem, especially for VTT, is how things work in the home. If your wife isn't happy with you spending hours talking to others online about a game and not straightening up the house or whatever, then it's not going to work in any case.

I need to play some again. I've completely lost track of the game recently.

...Egad, I come back after years and there's a reference to our 2009 match. Awesome to see you again!

Back now. Thanks for NPCing me.

Kanli bows to the half-orc. "I am Kanli, the Sanguine Prophet, and quite enchanted," he flirts. "The ducks appear to still be in disarray, but I suspect that they shall march against the frogs soon enough." I'll try to be more regular now. Back from travels!

I apologize for Kanli's silence, lately. I'm traveling this week with limited Internet access. Please feel free to NPC me as necessary.

I'm traveling this week with limited Internet access. Please feel free to NPC me as necessary.