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How has D&D's guidance to DMs on when to extrapolate from written rules and when to improvise changed over time?

Oct 11 '13 at 22:36

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69 votes

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Is the old "Linear Fighters Quadratic Wizards" problem still around in 5e Basic?

dnd-5e balance

Jul 22 '14 at 11:06

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How do I create a great fantasy villain that inspires the party to rally against them?

system-agnostic npc fantasy villain

Aug 20 '10 at 19:04

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43 votes

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What differentiates "Gods" from other entities in the Forgotten Realm cosmology?

dnd-5e forgotten-realms lore religions-and-deities

Jul 26 '18 at 14:54

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Where can I get fantasy public domain art?

online-resources publishing art

Sep 20 '10 at 17:50

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36 votes

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Is there any canon lore reason why urban werewolves haven't destroyed vampires (or vice versa)?

lore world-of-darkness vampire-the-masquerade werewolf-the-apocalypse

Nov 27 '19 at 11:59

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How can I explain a race from Eberron showing up in Faerûn?

dnd-5e lore forgotten-realms planes eberron

Sep 17 '18 at 16:30

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What are the major differences between Vampire: the Requiem and Vampire: the Masquerade?

world-of-darkness chronicles-of-darkness-1e vampire-the-masquerade edition-comparison vampire-the-requiem

Feb 16 '11 at 3:16

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20 votes

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A story-focused, rules-lite, fantasy-friendly, classless RPG?

game-recommendation fantasy

Sep 28 '11 at 20:35

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What is the complete lifecycle of souls in the Nine Hells?

dnd-5e dungeons-and-dragons lore planes soul

Feb 28 '20 at 9:03

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As a GM, how can avoid pitfalls common to Generic Point Build Systems?

gm-techniques system-agnostic character-creation gm-preparation

Mar 17 '14 at 21:08

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16 votes

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Are there any good paleolithic rpgs?

campaign-settings game-recommendation

Aug 24 '10 at 6:56

8 answers

16 votes

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Designing my own D&D Adventure

dnd-4e campaign-development adventure-writing

Mar 8 '13 at 2:55

3 answers

15 votes

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Can a cleric cure myopia?

spells dnd-3.5e healing

Dec 12 '18 at 14:37

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Does Shar have a stake in the Blood War?

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Feb 18 at 18:30

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Balancing a mixed game in nWoD

chronicles-of-darkness-1e balance

Jan 2 '12 at 15:25

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14 votes

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How can I help my players get into a vengeful mindset?

gm-techniques chronicles-of-darkness-1e character hunter-the-vigil

Dec 28 '13 at 5:13

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13 votes

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Is a Fighter/Wizard/Thief viable in Pathfinder?

pathfinder-1e wizard multi-classing fighter thief

Jun 12 '12 at 6:56

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13 votes

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Adapting literary works into RPG adventures

campaign-development adventure-writing

Aug 30 '11 at 12:09

4 answers

13 votes

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How do I start DMing a new game after the Red Box?

dnd-4e new-gm

Apr 24 '13 at 3:28

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In the current era, do any wizards survive from 1372 DR?

dnd-5e lore forgotten-realms

May 24 '19 at 22:30

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Does a Huntsman only exist for the span of a single dream?

chronicles-of-darkness-2e changeling-the-lost changeling-the-lost-2e

Oct 4 '20 at 13:55

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What Resources Are Available For Poison?

dnd-3.5e game-recommendation optimization homebrew poison

Jan 16 '13 at 16:00

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10 votes

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Resources containing practical, yet non-combat, non-adventuring D&D spells

dungeons-and-dragons magic world-building

Jan 23 '11 at 8:52

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10 votes

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How does a free-willed efreeti's wish-granting work?

dnd-3.5e spells monsters

Mar 22 '18 at 8:53

2 answers

9 votes

352 views

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How to slowly kill someone tended by a 13th level cleric

dnd-3.5e curses disease

Jul 24 '18 at 17:11

1 answers

8 votes

172 views

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Official source material for Judas Iscariot background

lore world-of-darkness vampire-the-masquerade vampire-the-dark-ages

Sep 30 '19 at 20:11

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7 votes

577 views

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Is the D&D Pantheon as invincible as it appears?

dnd-3.5e religions-and-deities epic-tier

Feb 5 '20 at 16:05

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6 votes

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What/where are all of the minor templates in Chronicles of Darkness?

character-creation chronicles-of-darkness-1e chronicles-of-darkness-2e hunter-the-vigil

Feb 22 '18 at 20:17

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6 votes

876 views

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How do deity/patron granted powers work across different realms?

dnd-5e cleric planes

Aug 8 '19 at 15:47

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