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How do I make weather an important part of the game?

asked Oct 28, 2011 at 22:33

48 votes

11 answers

6k views

What's the difference between a roleplaying game and a board game?

asked Jan 10, 2013 at 7:23

46 votes

10 answers

7k views

What can I do to give the players the same feel their characters would have about wilderness travel?

asked Oct 14, 2011 at 23:44

42 votes

13 answers

3k views

What are some dangerous non-fantasy creatures?

asked Oct 23, 2011 at 5:13

42 votes

16 answers

5k views

Dungeons that aren't dungeons

asked Jul 24, 2012 at 2:03

38 votes

4 answers

21k views

Why can't clerics use sharp weapons?

asked Jul 5, 2012 at 22:17

38 votes

14 answers

4k views

What kinds of rules promote good team cohesion?

asked Oct 27, 2011 at 20:14

38 votes

7 answers

14k views

Pre-modern farming: What percent of the population is in agriculture? [closed]

asked Sep 22, 2011 at 21:41

25 votes

7 answers

3k views

How can I let a wild and reckless character shine?

asked May 19, 2016 at 9:27

24 votes

9 answers

10k views

What is a "mark" actually supposed to be?

asked Jul 17, 2012 at 18:07

22 votes

8 answers

659 views

Treasure that's hard to put a price on

asked Oct 16, 2011 at 14:48

20 votes

8 answers

2k views

How do I create a sense of mystery about magic?

asked Oct 13, 2011 at 7:24

20 votes

7 answers

2k views

Creating truly alien, intelligent NPC races [closed]

asked Jul 17, 2012 at 20:16

20 votes

5 answers

3k views

How do I make a PC's religion help drive the story?

asked May 24, 2016 at 3:23

19 votes

1 answer

2k views

How does the "Descriptive Damage" hack affect Dungeon World?

asked Mar 23, 2016 at 15:13

19 votes

11 answers

2k views

How do you keep the party on the map?

asked Jul 22, 2012 at 21:02

19 votes

3 answers

2k views

Where does the idea of using the same character in multiple games come from?

asked Apr 22, 2015 at 19:45

19 votes

2 answers

1k views

Where is D&D in the spectrum of RPGs? [closed]

asked Oct 10, 2011 at 18:25

18 votes

5 answers

2k views

Cooperative character building?

asked Nov 2, 2011 at 23:25

18 votes

8 answers

583 views

What's a good method for making cultures differ?

asked Sep 26, 2011 at 1:37

18 votes

2 answers

536 views

Making harder shots

asked Mar 17, 2016 at 3:31

17 votes

5 answers

2k views

What are ability scores (not modifiers) used for?

asked Mar 20, 2016 at 17:16

17 votes

2 answers

921 views

What makes a Scene worthwhile in a game of Microscope?

asked May 21, 2013 at 18:42

17 votes

4 answers

21k views

What exactly is a saving throw?

asked Jun 10, 2012 at 23:58

17 votes

8 answers

1k views

What would clever creatures do to protect their lair?

asked Oct 1, 2011 at 3:42

17 votes

3 answers

2k views

How should one-word "commands" work in languages other than English?

asked Nov 3, 2011 at 23:30

17 votes

10 answers

2k views

When should the DM hide a PC's hit points? [closed]

asked Oct 26, 2011 at 17:30

16 votes

7 answers

704 views

How do I write a one-off scenario that could lead into a larger campaign?

asked Nov 9, 2011 at 20:05

15 votes

3 answers

1k views

What happens if everyone uses the same class?

asked Jun 23, 2016 at 1:25

14 votes

7 answers

4k views

What makes a system poorly suited for one-shot games?

asked Aug 3, 2016 at 4:38

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44 Questions

How do I make weather an important part of the game?

What's the difference between a roleplaying game and a board game?

What can I do to give the players the same feel their characters would have about wilderness travel?

What are some dangerous non-fantasy creatures?

Dungeons that aren't dungeons

Why can't clerics use sharp weapons?

What kinds of rules promote good team cohesion?

Pre-modern farming: What percent of the population is in agriculture? [closed]

How can I let a wild and reckless character shine?

What is a "mark" actually supposed to be?

Treasure that's hard to put a price on

How do I create a sense of mystery about magic?

Creating truly alien, intelligent NPC races [closed]

How do I make a PC's religion help drive the story?

How does the "Descriptive Damage" hack affect Dungeon World?

How do you keep the party on the map?

Where does the idea of using the same character in multiple games come from?

Where is D&D in the spectrum of RPGs? [closed]

Cooperative character building?

What's a good method for making cultures differ?

Making harder shots

What are ability scores (not modifiers) used for?

What makes a Scene worthwhile in a game of Microscope?

What exactly is a saving throw?

What would clever creatures do to protect their lair?

How should one-word "commands" work in languages other than English?

When should the DM hide a PC's hit points? [closed]

How do I write a one-off scenario that could lead into a larger campaign?

What happens if everyone uses the same class?

What makes a system poorly suited for one-shot games?