D&D
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How to run a TTRPG in a system you don’t know well
I love playing tabletop role-playing games like D&D or Pathfinder 2e. And actually playing these games is relatively easy — as long as you’re just playing. You show up, someone gives you a premade character sheet and…
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Tavern Watch Plays Runelords 00: Our Pathfinder 2e adventure (almost) begins!
The Tavern Watch crew are back with another TTRPG podcasting adventure. GM Matt Rossi has modified Rise of the Runelords to Pathfinder 2e rules and is ready for Phil, Anne, Joe, Liz, and Nick…
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Why do (or don’t) you play tabletop RPGs?
One of the reasons I can’t quit tabletop role-playing games, even with all the video games I play, is because I can’t get past the human factor that occurs in said tabletop games. I…
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What mechanic or gameplay element makes a game less attractive to you?
I have played a mountain of video games, especially role playing games like the Baldur’s Gate series — the old-school, isometric style of gameplay where the map is static and combat is turn based. So…
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What do you wish your favorite games stole from each other?
I’ve been playing Baldur’s Gate 3 and Diablo 4 and, man, if you’d told me around 25 years ago that the two biggest games of 2023 would be a Baldur’s Gate game and a Diablo game,…
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How does One D&D affect your favorite class? Here’s a list of the biggest changes to each class so far in the playtest
The monumental playtest of One D&D has made major changes to the game and almost every single one of its intended starting classes just ahead of the 50th Anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons. So with…
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What ideas would you steal from other games and put in WoW?
The latest One D&D playtest introduced a new Weapon Mastery system, which allows characters with the Weapon Mastery feature — currently Fighters and Barbarians — to do a host of cool special attacks with…
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Kobold Press begins playtesting Tales of the Valiant, a D&D 5E spinoff
Back in January when Wizards of the Coast backed off of Open Gaming License (OGL) updates to go with their new edition of Dungeons & Dragons, they also made a second decision that — while…
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The latest One D&D playtest introduces changes to how weapons work, including new Weapon Mastery
The latest One D&D playtest document has a host of changes to how weapons are going to work in the game’s next version, which is slated to come out next year to celebrate the 50th…
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D&D 5th Edition’s revised Dungeon Master Guide promises better organization, more relevant info
Alongside working on the new Dungeons and Dragons Player’s Handbook for the revised 5th edition of D&D next year — yes, it’s now referred to as “revised 5th edition,” not “One D&D” or “6th…
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