Tag Archives: D&D 3E

D&D Stats in Simple Language

Posted on 23 October, 2011 by MssngrDeath

I’ve heard a lot of interpretations of ability scores. The most common of these is “Charisma correlates strongly to good looks”, which is incorrect and tends to irritate players of low-Charisma characters, but anytime there’s something the stats don’t cover … Continue reading →

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Law #1

Posted on 20 October, 2011 by MssngrDeath

This one was requested, so I accept no blame for it. D&D is a cooperative game, as has been discussed, but it’s not really an even cooperation. The players in the party may all be equal, but the DM by … Continue reading →

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Law #3

Posted on 30 September, 2011 by MssngrDeath

Only so many rules exist. There’s only room in the market for so many companies, those companies can only release so many books, and those books can only contain so much material. It’s impossible for one system to describe in … Continue reading →

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House Rule: Three-Axis Alignment

Posted on 28 July, 2011 by MssngrDeath

I feel the need to defend the D&D alignment system. I get the feeling it’s one of the most oft-derided parts of character creation, and in fact the general functioning of the system. I think most people see it as … Continue reading →

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