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Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Lately, my Saturday afternoons at the local library have become the third pillar of a massive...

Image courtesy of Pixabay. For years, my game room sat as a quiet monument to a dream: a dedicated space where I could play Dungeons &...

To me, the point of playing RPGs (as opposed to running them or worldbuilding) is to explore an imaginary world through the specific...

Then let me give you an example. The 5e skill rules are a great example of the rules getting out of the way when reasonably possible...

Yes. You don't need this map product to enjoy the new 2024 rules. It's an add-on, an accessory. It's awesome it's available for those...

First, calm down. If you’re demanding that people “admit” things, you are in an adversarial position which cannot possibly end the way...

I just can't figure out what sane engineer or accountant or other office worker would use a tool that has a chance, however small, of...

Not only that, you can make it a 3rd level (or whatever) spell directly. This way it not only avoids the Paladin subclass spell list...

Even in RPGs I do like, I still prefer it when the rules get out of the way whenever it's reasonably possible than they can.

I was just using it for my own purposes (because it lets you do AoEs and it has a measuring tool.) I can give you guys the link to...

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I literally do not leave my house without a computer in my pocket that's like 100,000 times more powerful than the computers that put...

I’d be concerned that over time this changes the game in ways that make it less viable to play without digital tools. So that rather...