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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...

No. they acknowledge that Int modifies certain die rolls, so those aspects must be relfected. But that isn't the only thing these...

Now, this, I agree with.

It's been in the game for 23 years and three editions! That's almost half the game's existence! But it’s based on traditions that go...

Modifiers to die rolls is plenty. But they also can be inspiration for roleplaying, for those who so choose.

Na, Disney got the film and TV rights. It’s Fox News that remained its own thing.

I don't think we're going to see new versions of modules, and I think settings will be updated in expansions (like Forge of the...

...err....because the low charisma comes with a penalty to die rolls.

I'll say it again: The WHOLE POINT of making 2024 "backwards compatible" was to NOT do this!

The think about most jerk DMs is they believe they are not jerk DMs.

I was about to agree with you, but on further reflection, I think you're mistaken. I think that (in spite of your attempts otherwise)...

All of these assume the only purpose of Int is to provide modifiers to certain dice rolls.

I think the trick here is to add a layer below subclass to give extra customization, then you can just lean into stuff with the...

The question is « who decides whether an Int 8 character is smart enough to toss a pebble to distract the guard? ». The rules are...