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The Background system was one of the things that really put me off of 5.5E. You went from a "choose a Background that reflects fun roleplay details" to "pick an option from a small list of applicable ones for your character that give you a powerful benefit, but make that background not...

I played a ton of it back in the day and loved it, right until you got to higher levels (say 13+) where I hated it. There is nothing you could do to get me to play high level 3E again. But low to medium levels? Definitely!

It's one of the things you'll have to see if you can get a printer to even do. I was going to run a Quick Start adventure and wanted to print it out because it had nice art and everything you'd need to run the game. The local shop I've used in the past has new people at it and they wouldn't do...

The Blood Hunter class is one of the most popular things that Critical Role has put out, so I would 100% expect to see it in Dagger Heart. Not universally popular, it seems. I think that the classes they've been releasing are good additions to the game and eventually I'll be picking up the book...

In the campaign I'm playing in right now, I have it and have used it to allow for a long rest. I've never used it for in-combat purposes and I suspect that my DM would ban it at that point. As a fellow DM, I work with my friend who's running, and we have a conversation about when long rests...

You're making a really good point here. When I see new people here, I try and be as friendly as I can but when I see them getting jumped it makes me reconsider some of my own ignore choices. Something to think about. I have said this many times before: I don't envy mods having to deal with some...

I think that Matt's point is that if you're part of a community, it's because you like the thing. If you get too negative about it, you can hurt the community you like. And if you're not part of the community or don't like something, it's not going to be useful. There's a thread right now about...

It has been a minute, but I did this back in the days of 3.5. I think you may be underestimating how much students can learn and process a game like D&D. They just need to learn it gradually. Back in the days of 3.5 I made a series of adventures where I introduced the rules gradually over...

This is a fantastic watch and I'd recommend it to anyone who's making something, or seriously wants to.

I think this is one of the problems of where we are at the moment in terms of class design space. There is a definite zeitgeist going on about different classes that, if you don't like the current thinking, aren't going to be fun. And then we have games like Draw Steel where you go against that...

No one is surprised about this, but I am sad about it because the DM for one of my online groups loved it and was hoping to use it. It seems to me that WotC would do well to partner with one of the big VTTs and put its energy there rather than effectively ceding this part of gaming. Of course, I...

I loaded the Foundry module for Draw Steel and it is pretty solid, but it's starting. From their Features section, it sounds like the Creatures from the monster book are in there, and the classes are completed up to level 3. I suspect you'll see that get added to until it's finished. I haven't...

I was able to run the Quickstart adventure for friends at Gamehole Con. Everything went really well, and the resident CR fan laughed when I asked him "how do you want to do this?" on a critical roll. Everything went exceptionally well, and the players told me they really liked the...

Well I was. Sorry I missed everyone! It was a great time as usual. Another die for my Gamehole dice collection. It’s the best Con I go to every year (although that list is getting a bit thin).

One of the things I've found with creating characters in Draw Steel is that it is very much not generic fantasy. For someone who's been playing RPGs since the 70s, I appreciate it. For people who are new to the hobby, it may be difficult because there are kinds of characters that the game has...

This is a really interesting question. I think the big issue is the 60 sessions. That's going to mean the game has to allow for significant progression over time. PF2 is a good example of something I could see for that, as is D&D of just about any flavor. I'd love to say 13th Age or something...

I am genuinely surprised with my group that's playing a 5E game and just started the Vecna adventure. I thought it was "let's finish this campaign and then update" but the group has said they're staying with 5E and not going to 5.5. Interesting.

Another project goes on the wall of failed D&D console/PC games. At this point, I'm more shocked when a title actually gets released. I put in my Gene Wilder Willy Wonka costume whenever I hear a new pitch from WotC about how they're going to have the next great computer game. I'm just sorry for...

There is a current module, Project FU. Details about it are here, but you can load it directly from a search in the Foundry app. I have played around with it, but I've always been lucky enough to run Fabula Ultima in person. I wish I could tell you more about the module, but it looks nice, and...

This is a sad case of everyone involved being married with kids. Finding the time to get everyone into is a high Tier challenge. I'm going to try, of course. I'm also giving the Kickstarter out to all of the players to perhaps make them think about the class they're going to play, so it's likely...