Who really needs D&D 5e?
In a comment to my Why D&D 4e "Failed" — My Theory post a few days ago, Argent said: I fear for 5e. Many of the people who loved 4e, me included, are concerned right now. I think it may … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: DnD 3e
Encounter-Ending Powers are a Good Thing!
There’s apparently a new designer article on D&D 5e up on turning undead. It looks like 5e might be moving away from the WOTC standard of “turn dead just does damage to undead” and moving more toward the TSR D&D … Continue reading →
Wizards Ruin Encounters in D&D!
If you’ve read many forums or blogs where D&D is discussed over that past 8-10 years, you have probably heard many players complaining about wizards ruining encounters with spells like sleep or fire ball that take out large numbers of … Continue reading →
D&D Editions: How I Rate Them
Dan over at Sword and Board posted his rankings of the D&D versions he’s played: D&D editions: How I rate them. I thought it would be fun to do likewise — or at least how I would rank them today … Continue reading →
Bah Humbug, or The OSR Debate, Microlite7x, and Me
Another great debate on the OSR has swept a good part of the OSR blogsphere over the last few days. Jim Raggi said something about TSR on his blog a few days ago that got some members of the old … Continue reading →
Reasons Magic-Users Did Not Dominate Play in Early Editions of D&D
I often hear complaints about how spell-casters dominated play in D&D 3.x — especially at higher levels — and that preventing this domination was one of the reasons that spell casters are limited far more than they ever were before … Continue reading →
3.5 Resurgent: New School Retrogaming
Is D&D 3.5 your favorite version of D&D? If your group is still playing and wants to show the world that not only is 3.5 still alive but there a lot of people still playing it, the 3.5 Resurgent graphic … Continue reading →
Dan’s Diminutive d20 — New “Minimal” Version of D20
There’s another mini-D20 fantasy RPG out, Dan’s Diminutive d20. This is a free 12-page pdf with a unique take on D20 minimalism: * Generic Classes: 3 core classes (Fighter, Rogue, and Wizard), with easy-to-remember saves and skills.* Limited Levels, Magic, … Continue reading →
Why D&D 3.5 Will Probably Never Die
I get the impression that WOTC would really like it if D&D 3.5 would die a quiet death and do so soon. Unfortunately, I don’t think that will ever happen as there is now no realistic way to prevent the … Continue reading →
I Guess I’ve Never Been a “Conscientious” DM
I just read an article about D&D4’s treasure and economy over on the WOTC web site. Excerpts: Economy & Reward wherein I was told that “conscientious” GMs figure out how much treasure the characters in their game should get while … Continue reading →