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D&D 5e Coming Along… Nicely?
I think it’s no surprise to anyone that WotC has burned every bit of their credibility with me over 4e. And I am a little dubious about the “multiple coexisting levels of complexity” plan they have...
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Morale in D&D
The D&D 5e design team is talking about morale in D&D. I miss morale. For those not familiar with morale, it was a mechanic that told you when foes were likely to break and run or give up...
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More Kids in Gaming Thoughts, The Future, and 5e
I ranted a bit about the myopic approach of WotC and the rest of the gaming industry to RPGs in My Little Pony: The RPG. Well, I am part of the large peer group of gamers with ~10 year old kids now (a...
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Monte Cook Leaves Wizards/D&D 5e Design Team
In surprising news on his Livejournal, Monte Cook has announced he’s leaving the D&D Next design team. He says it’s not a disagreement with his fellow designers, but with the company. This is bad...
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Trouble Downloading Your D&D Next Playtest?
I did initially too, but a cursory look around revealed this customer service post with a link to a direct download.Filed under: talk Tagged: 5e, D&D, next, RPG, RPGs
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D&D Next Playtest Readthrough: Eh, It’s OK
I’ve read through the D&D Next (aka 5e) playtest doc and my general opinion is… It’s OK. Background: I have played D&D Basic (BECMI), AD&D 1e, 2e, 3e, 3.5e, and Pathfinder, but hated 4e at...
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All You Hit Points Belong To Us?
One of the most contentious topics out of the day-old D&D Next playtest is the rule that resting overnight gets you all your hit points back without fail. There are multiple Wizards and ENWorld...
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Why I’m Worried About The D&D Next Playtest
I’ve been participating in the D&D Next playtest. So far, I think what I’ve seen is OK. But I’m not sure it’s totally valid. Here’s why. Playtesting a subset of a rule system is deceptive. I...
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Rule Zero Over The Years
A recent question on RPG Stack Exchange had me researching the attitudes of Dungeons & Dragons towards rule interpretation over the years and I thought I’d expand it into a post here. The allowed...
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D&D Next Might Be OGL?
In an ENWorld thread about their Amethyst Kickstarter, Chris Dias of DiasExMachina claims to have it “on good authority” that D&D Next/5e will be released under an open license, possibly the OGL....
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Theater of the Mind
With D&D Next coming out soon, I’ve seen some questions from newer gamers who only have experience with 4e and maybe 3.5e about how to make combat work without using a tactical map or grid and...
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