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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...

Huh. I'd love to see more D&D players go, "I'm not ready, you go ahead," and "the fighter's down!? Cure wounds!" Sadly, I've sworn...

Well, you just added that. I think that someone failing to play low INT to your liking isn't affecting anyone but you, but I'm sure a...

The only thing I dislike is that I never get to have a night off and just play.

No, but once they fight you they can tell that you’re more competent than your ally, the 4th level battle master fighter and trained in...

Ok wow, just scanned through the link. Amazing, and something I'd love to run/play someday.

I have a Halfling in Eberron who rides a dino and uses a bow from it, benefiting from its speed and we discussed making a subclass for a...

But do they represent exact things or do they represent approximate things and roundings? Do people actually "level up" at once or is...

I was watching this and was reminded that there were a great many mounted archers through history. In fact, I seem to recall Egyptians...

That’s a good way of thinking about it. Although I can’t explain how to craft some items…but still think it should be a skill. It’s...

Player vs GM expectation mismatch. I want to run an immersive dungeon and the players all buy in up front. Three sessions in that...

Well, you just added that. I think that someone failing to play low INT to your liking isn't affecting anyone but you, but I'm sure a...

To me that sounds like a bad game. Instead of the GM railroading, why not have a better way of getting the game off the ground? It's...

So just to be clear, in your games, the presence or absence of class and levels is something that can be determined by PCs and NPCs in...