

DC 13 Is Great, Actually, And Bounded Accuracy Is Fine
The math in D&D 5e is pretty solid with a few rough spots, and most of your skill rolls should be DC 13. That's a great starting point...
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Feb 13


Your Mechanics Feel Bad (So They Need to Be Redesigned)
Game designers obsess over probabilistic precision when designing their TTRPG mechanics. They'll run formulas through AnyDice and pore...
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Nov 9, 2024


PSA: Baldur's Gate 3 Isn't D&D
Baldur's Gate 3 is a great videogame. It's a terrible D&D game. Baldur's Gate 3 utilizes the D&D 5e (2014) rules to fuel its gameplay,...
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Jul 23, 2024


Ditching Ability Scores in D&D 5e
Ability scores worsen 5e. They encourage cookie-cutter point-buy characters and they slow the game down because you're calculating...
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Jul 12, 2024


1d12 Urban Obstacles!
Although many adventurers find their fortune in dungeons and strange wildernesses, the cityscape provides another landscape for them to...
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Dec 1, 2023