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As a companion to the threead about non-D&D dungeon campaigns, I figured I would ask which D&D or D&D adjacent game (general) you would use for a dungeon centric campaign. That might be megadungeon exploration, a campaign full of 5 room dungeons, or anything in between. For this discussion, all...

Just chatting: Whether it is a game about going from dungeon to dungeon in search of the 13 Shards of Whatsit, or a sandbox megadungeon exploration: what non-D&D RPG (this includes official, retroclones, OSR and clear derivatives like Shadowdark) would you use for this purpose? Why? What tools...

I am currently in the middle of The Lost City of Z by David Grann (Goodreads link), a nonfiction story about early 20th century exploration and it got me thinking about the pretty wide gulf between what a real world adventurer is, and what most RPG adventurers are. Are there any TTRPGs that...

THIS IS A + THREAD. If you don't think it is possible to enjoy high level play in 5E, awesome! But maybe this isn't the thread for you. This thread is about discussing and providing ideas and support for making high level (16+) 5E (any flavor) work at the table and be fun, since WotC and most...

Typically speaking, how much time do you prep for any given unit of time you actually play? For example, when I run convention games, I typically prep for an hour to effectively run a 4 hour game slot. it is less (half an hour) if I am running something a little lighter like Shadowdark, and a...

The name of the game is Dungeons and Dragons. personally, as a GM I am a fan of both: I love little tombs and ancient ruins and weird science fantasy laboratories, so my campaigns are chock full of dungeons; I also adore dragons, especially city busters and malevolent manipulators. So in my...

For those that have read the new FR books: What is in those books that would be of use to GMs and Players who don't use the Realms? How so? Overall, what percentage of the content would consider to be useful outside of Realms play? Thanks.

This is fairly specific and niche, but I am not sure where else to ask -- so why not EN World!? Anyway, my wife hates subtitles. She is moderately dyslexic and that makes the experience difficult for her. If it happens once in a while in a show or movie, she can power through (or pause and ask...

I am feeling the need to stretch my GMing skills beyond my comfort zone a little, and since I generally like high concept, high action games, I thought I would ask about games that don't rely on action, especially combat, to be compelling. Whether it is romance, mystery, horror, politics or...

Let's imagine an alternate universe in which D&D 2024 wasn't just an iteration on 5E but was an intentionally innovative game. We can keep that nebulous and say it held onto enough D&D tropes to still be D&D TO YOU (to avoid the inevitable 4E comparisons). Would you have decided to stick with...

In your opinion and/or based on your preferences, when is an RPG complete? That is, at what point in the publication life cycle would you, as a fan and customer of a particular RPG, say "Yeah, that's enough, I will take it from here."? NOTE: This includes 3rd party support, but not necessarily...

A recent article on Polygon was singing the praises of a digital boardgame, suggesting it gave a truer "D&D experience" than VTTs. I have my doubts, and am not a big fan of Polygon's TTRPG coverage in general, but that's not really what this thread is about. Rather, I am curious who effectively...

In no particular order, if you were limited to 3 RPGs for the rest of time, which would you choose. You can explain, or don't. Or even list 4. I'm not a cop. Mine: Shadowdark, for gritty D&D style fun. Daggerheart, for heroic D&D style fun. SWADE, for all the other styles funs.

From tabletop RPGs, I mean. I have been gaming essentially continuously for 40 years. I have and am writing freelance for the industry. I run games at cons and at home. And I am just... I don't know, exhausted with it? Unable to find the joy in it? I don't know. If you ever took a break so you...

First and foremost: why the + ? Simply put, I don't want this thread to be about "no video game can replace TTRPGs." That's may be true. I might even agree. But arguing about it will just obscure the real question. And that real question is: if a computer or video game were to replace your...

I did a search and could not find a recent thread, so I thought I would start one. Here we have a thread to share bits of natural history and geography we have discovered that are powerfully inspiring for TTRPG campaigns. The only real rule is No Human Construction. I will start with this: The...

This came up in another thread and I wanted to spin it off for its own discussion. When talking about TTRPG mechanics and how the medium has evolved and advanced over the last 5 decades, are there specific sorts of mechanics that you consider more "modern" than others? Where do you draw the...

SImple rules: change one or two words in a song title to make it about D&D or D&D adjacent things. Examples: Master of Mimics, The Ghoul of Tom Joad, Waterdhavian Rhapsody. Like that. Go.

So we can turn it to silent.

As the title says, this is a dumb idea but it might be an interesting thought experiment. What if instead of "health" or "willpower" or whatever, Hit Points were explicit Plot Armor points? And what if once that Plot Armor is gone, your character dies? NOTE: This would be a PCs only rule. It...