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Every D&D Player Needs to Buy and Read the Rules? Why?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on September 15, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

It seems to be a truism of modern D&D: all players really need to buy a copy of the rules, learn them, and have them at hand during the game. Why should all players need to do this to play … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, DnD Next, musings, play style, rules

What Has WOTC Learned from the D&D Next Public Playtest?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 19, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

In the latest edition of Legends & Lore, Mike Mearls talks about what WOTC learned from the public playtest of D&D Next. Here’s what Mearls said: So, what did we learn from the public playtest? In some cases you confirmed … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD Next, GNS Theory, Microlite81, musings, playtest

Monsters & Magic: High Praise For A Game I’d Never Play

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 6, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I had a chance to look at a copy of Monsters & Magic this weekend. It’s a new “OSR” game by Sarah Newton published by Mindjammer Press. It’s basically a set of new school rules that you can overlay on … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, DnD Next, musings, new school, old school, reviews

D&D Skills: Tightrope Walking and the Cirque du Soleil — The Real Problem isn’t “the Math”

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 2, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

There was a huge thread on supposed problems with “the Math” in D&D Next ([5E] The Maths is Wrong!) on RPG.net recently. One of the arguments that the math was wrong struck me as actually showing a completely different set … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, DnD Next, musings, skills

Design Theory and D&D: Why a Poor Design (According to Theory) May Sell Well

RetroRoleplaying Posted on July 2, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

One the major complaints I hear about D&D Next from many 4e fans (at least on the Internet) over and over again is that D&D Next has completely abandoned 4e’s stress on tight design and balanced math — what people … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, DnD 4e, DnD Next, game design

D&D Combat Length Poll: How Long Should the Average Combat Take to Play

RetroRoleplaying Posted on April 10, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

My post, WOTC Discovers Typical D&D Players Like Short Combats, a few days ago generated a lot of discussion both here and on Google+. I thought it might be interesting to see how long readers think the average combat in … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD 1e, combat, DnD, DnD 5e, DnD Next, new school, old school

WOTC Discovers Typical D&D Players Like Short Combats

RetroRoleplaying Posted on April 3, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Amazing Stories has an interview with Mike Mearls talking about D&D Next. From one of Mike’s comments it seems that WOTC has finally learned what many players have know for years: Most players like fast combats. In the interview, Mike … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD 1e, combat, DnD 5e, DnD Next, new school, old school

D&D 5e/Next: One Year On

RetroRoleplaying Posted on January 28, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

It’s been about a year since WOTC announced that they were working on 5e (aka D&D Next). D&D Next Originally promised as some type of modular system when everyone could play the edition/types of D&D they wanted. I was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD 5e, DnD Next, musings, new school, old school, WOTC

D&D Next: My Interest in 5e Takes Another Giant Decline

RetroRoleplaying Posted on December 3, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

There’s a new Legends and Lore column out. I don’t normally read this, but someone posted about this one on theRPGsite. So i went out and read it. I wish I had not as it makes it yet more clear … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD 5e, DnD Next, game design, musings

Why Not Wait for D&D Next?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on October 15, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Why not focus on D&D Next instead of Microlite74? I’ve been asked this question several times over the last couple of months. I have an answer that satisfies me, although it does not seem to satisfy those who have asked … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, DnD 5e, DnD Next, Microlite74, musings

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