When reading forums devoted to D&D, I often hear players and gamemasters complaining about experience points. Sometimes it’s that they are a pain to calculate (especially in later editions of D&D). Other times it is that they seem very biased … Continue reading →
I may have finally put my finger on why later versions of D&D not only don’t feel much like D&D to me but simply do not get me excited enough to want to play. Mike Mearls, one of the main … Continue reading →
The more I fiddle with Microlite20, the more I like it. It’s an extreme simplification of the 3.5 edition fantasy system that lets one use most of the interesting material (adventures, monsters, etc.) with little effort, but without all the … Continue reading →
It looks like Paizo is going to stay with D&D 3.5. While I’m not a 3.x fan (except in the form of Microlite 20), I’m even less of a 4th edition fan, so I am happy to see this. And … Continue reading →
Feats are one of the things I like least about 3.x versions of D&D. They are one of the things that really help turn the game from a game of action and adventure, to a game of trying to design … Continue reading →