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Managing a table of ten players is less like storytelling and more like air traffic control. In the heat of my weekly library sessions...

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

TSR Inc. published Dragon #102 in October 1985. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features gully dwarves...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. In the world of public library gaming, overbooking is more than a strategy; it is a survival mechanism...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Running any free event at a public library is an act of local heroism; running a weekly Dungeons & Dragons...

I've been fine with them ever since I was introduced to them in the Ghostbusters roleplaying game. For me... there is a distinct split...

I agree, and even more so when the GM metacurrency is at least partially tied to the PC's actions. This is one area where 2d20 has some...

I do think that spending after the roll is better than spending before (with the assumed potential outcome of failure). I like when...

One of the reasons I like GM facing metacurrencies is because it helps alleviate the question of whether the GM was acting fairly. Don't...

Im 100% ok with a shorter more focused adventure.

What makes having more HP a problem in 5e? That fights take longer? Or is this just comparing old monsters to new monsters and seeing a...

4e is a good game. I don't want to get into the pros and cons of 4e, or 5e for that matter, because I think it's besides the point. The...

You absolutely, definitely should - keep throwing money at little stuff meant for those big "someday"plans... That way, you'll never...

I guess I don't have the problems you describe because I...have always needed to integrate every possible source as part of my learning...

so build yourself a fighter with 10 STR. Its easy doable, no need for maluses by species. I definitely agree with more distinct class...