The blog post explores a unique perspective on the origins of psionics in Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), suggesting that instead of being derived from the Far Realms, psionics could be rooted in a mid-20th-century Earth where magic was...
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The author discusses the distances in the 2024 Monster Manual and how D&D has certain speeds, distances, and ranges that it prefers. They provide a sampling of D&D speeds and plug them into a spreadsheet, and discuss the tradition...
The author discusses the issue of damage vulnerability in the 5e D&D edition, pointing out that it is overpowered and underutilized, and suggests alternative mechanics to make it more useful.
The author discusses an error in their previous post about the 2024 Monster Manual on a Business Card, and how they found more interesting results when they fixed the error. They analyze the damage output and hit points of legenda...
The text discusses the offensive and defensive adjustments in the 2024 Monster Manual. The author analyzes the average base statistics of 2024 monsters of each Challenge Rating and the worth of a monster's exception-based tricks a...
The 2024 Monster Manual is out, and the author reverse-engineers the monster design guidelines that should have been in the 2024 DMG. The author analyzes hit points, damage per round, attack bonus, armor class, and effect DC of th...
The text is an unofficial D&D 2024 style guide created by the author to answer their own capitalization questions. It includes a list of capitalized and not capitalized terms, usage examples, and other relevant information.
0a quick peek at 2024 Monster Manual math
2024-12-02 •
The text discusses the changes in monster design in the 2024 Monster Manual compared to the 2014 version. It analyzes the benchmarks for a monster of a given Challenge Rating, focusing on hit points and expected damage. The author...
0Monstrous Menagerie 2: Goblin Mode
2024-11-21 •
The lead writer on EN Publishing’s new book, Monstrous Menagerie II: Hordes and Heroes, discusses the expansion of classic creatures, particularly goblins, and their portrayal in fantasy literature. The text explores the historica...
The text discusses the profitability of Bastions in the 5e 2024 DMG, providing detailed information on the most profitable special facilities for different level ranges. It also evaluates the worth of focusing on making money from...
The 2024 5e Dungeon Master’s Guide introduces new XP Budget tables for Combat Encounters, with notable changes from the original 5e DMG. The new table has 3 categories instead of 4, and the notorious Encounter Multipliers table ha...
0What level is the leprechaun from Lucky Charms?
2024-10-08 •
The text discusses the magical powers of Lucky the leprechaun's marshmallows on the back of a Lucky Charms cereal box, and how they map onto D&D spells. It also implies that Lucky is a villain who steals mortal children. The autho...
0D&D PHB 2024 – Ranking of all Origin Feats
2024-09-06 •
The text discusses the rankings of all Origin Feats in the D&D 2024 Player’s Handbook, providing detailed analysis and valuations of each feat. The author also mentions that the rankings may be modified based on feedback and perso...
0Monster math in the 2024 Players Handbook
2024-08-30 •
The author discusses the monster design in the 2024 Players Handbook, focusing on low-level and high-level monsters. The data suggests that low-level beasts have been nerfed, while high-level monsters may have received a boost in ...
The author is thrilled to see their Dungeon Delver’s Guide on Polygon’s best-of-the-year list for TTRPG books. They mention the contributors and the process of putting most of DDG into Creative Commons. The author also mentions th...
0chatGPT vs. D&D game design
2023-10-02 •
The author discusses the potential of ChatGPT in generating D&D rules and content, testing it with tasks like translation, monster creation, and magic item enchantment. The results are mixed, with some tasks being well done and ot...