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On Unearthed Arcana: Waterborne Adventures, Part 2: a Class of Ribbons
I think I could really get into reading articles like Unearthed Arcana: Waterborne Adventures regularly. The article itself is short, the linked content is interesting, and it gives me some insight into the minds of the developers. If articles in … Continue reading
On Unearthed Arcana: Waterborne Adventures, Part 1: a System of Hats
One of the complaints I have about 5E is that it has so few options, and that’s a complaint I expected to have. I have the same issue whenever I pick up any Core D&D book because it can only … Continue reading
Cooperative Content Design
The players in my 4E campaign are currently at L10 and a short side-quest away from L11, which means they’re eying paragon paths. We’ve been flipping through a few books to put together some decent candidates, some obvious (the archer … Continue reading
Posted in D&D 3rd Edition, D&D 4th Edition, DMing, Game Design
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In Defense of D&D Stats in Simple Language: The Definition of Charisma
Last post I responded to some of the comments on D&D Stats in Simple Language with “we’re both right”. Things don’t translate perfectly from one edition to another, and the stats simply won’t work if they’re applied to earlier or … Continue reading
Posted in D&D 3.5, D&D 3rd Edition, D&D 4th Edition, DMing, Game Design, Pathfinder
Tagged D&D 5E
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On Unearthed Arcana: Waterborne Adventures, Part 3: a Game of Choice
I’ve spent two posts going over Unearthed Arcana: Waterborne Adventures, which gave me a lot of time to shout about what I like and don’t like about it. But I also had time to think about why I feel the … Continue reading →