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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...

How exactly does having something stolen look to a character when the thief rolls high?

Your interpretation of the connection between stats and roleplaying. There isn't 'right way' to do that, but that doesn't stop you from...

There is a 3PP, "Roll for Combat" what published "Battlezoo", and "Dungeons in a box" algo published "Monster Trainer Handbook". Other...

See, this is exactly what I mean. You have a very specific idea of what stats mean, and now that it's your opinion and not someone...

Well, yes, but that's because you think modeling is a prerequisite for engaging RPG play. I do not share that viewpoint.

More importantly, if the lance breaks, it is going to do so at the moment the greatest force is being delivered... which is probably...

It's conflating the joust (sports) equipment with the weapon of war, is all.

I'd disagree. If we're talking about the theory and design of RPGs then a well-considered take on what stats are and do is very much...

Yup. For me it's not because I don't care about the low INT, per se, but that INT generally isn't why I'm playing a fighter. If I want...

We all know that leads to blindess.

What do you do when someone cheats at cards? When people break the rules of the game, it's time to step outside of the game and fix...

For the D&D community, psionics is like 4 very different and distinct things. So WOTC offshore the more complex ideas to 3PPs.

The most recent version of Psion is a spellcaster, so the spells have the typical components. But the class itself has this provision...