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The story of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 is a tragedy of American history: a cautionary tale of class bias, social anxiety, and... -
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It is with some measure of irony that in this month’s editorial Ian Livingstone asks “when will we see a British RPG on the scene?” It’s... -
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I launched my first session at my local public library, and I’m pleased to report it was a success. But it was not without a few bumps...
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Christian Hoffer posted the thread Wizards Hires Erin Roberts as Game Designer for D&D in *Dungeons & Dragons.Wizards of the Coast has made another D&D game designer - this time tapping Erin Roberts, creator of the Godsbreath setting seen in... -
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jmartkdr2 reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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An evolution I don't care for is the excessive preoccupation with simplicity. Simplicity is good, when it serves a purpose, or when it... -
dave2008 reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Yeah that's the Revised (black border) PHB for 2e. -
zottel reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D General The $150,000 Question: How TSR Learned It Was Dying (And Why I Was in the Room) by Ken "Whit" Whitman with Like.
He’s not said anything there that hasn’t been publicly known and obvious for the last 25 years. There’s no special insider info there... -
Lanefan replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Whether or not the players ever "get better at the game", the constant remains: both in and out of character, players will quite... -
SlyFlourish reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Playtests Four New Mystic-Themed Subclasses with Like.
I think we're in the wrong thread! -
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Dunno if it counts, but, Shattered Obelisk was certainly built around adventuring days. Each dungeon is about 6-8 encounters long... -
Aldarc reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Though even in games not focused on fight-to-the-death, you have to have things set up so that's not only functional but attractive... -
Aldarc reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
So this reads to me as describing designer intended player heuristics in play. Players, when encountering a game will strive to find a...
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Llkj replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Unconfirmed Dark Sun Book.But are hard limits actually meaningful in this context? Or even desirable? D&d is so often about homebrewing and modification, the...
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Charlaquin replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Playtests Four New Mystic-Themed Subclasses.The only person insisting that an X encounter day must be enforced is you. I haven’t made any such claim, nor has the 2014 DMG. Indeed... -
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Though even in games not focused on fight-to-the-death, you have to have things set up so that's not only functional but attractive...
