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February 1983. As we step into a new year of gaming Ian Livingstone wonders what might come next. With Treasure Trap starting (or at...

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 &...

I think focusing on the OGL is too small of a view. Yes, it was a contentious issue, but it was only one piece in a string of...

Generally speaking, I would treat the broad label (in this case "Elemental Gem") as the item type - A Blue Sapphire is not a different...

IMO, we got something close to the least-worst possible outcome. That's not a 'win' for anybody. To hear it described as such frankly...

Max has a really solid idea, there. Another way to do it? Flesh out the Patron. Sit down with your Player/DM and figure out who your...

Many non-artificer characters can't be made with only SRD content either. While all twelve core classes are present, only one subclass...

I think they achieved their goal. The OGL is barely used now.

TBH, while I can see that the second hand is better, and the shield overall is better, I still prefer the first option, including the...

Speaking for me here. Although sandbox style can be ran in 5e, it's a lot more work on the DM since the core books lack the world...

Yes/no, depending on how you look at it. To me, it's more about "what threats would the party be nudged towards" rather than "adjust...

I am not saying it isn't good, I am just saying it doesn't break the game. No, I don't really play video games

My feeling is that the only common or uncommon items(outside of a setting like Eberron) should be potions and scrolls.