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Is D&D Shadow Banning Counterspell?

No. Well, not really.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, Design Evolution 4 Comments October 2, 2021October 3, 2021

Monster Knowledge DCs

Answering the question, "what does my character know about this monster?"

thinkdm Changing the Rules, DM Tips, The Simple Things 2 Comments October 17, 2020October 17, 2020

Sleep Spell Reawakening

If the sleep spell is keeping you up at night, because of confusing mechanics or soft scaling, come take a look under the hood and sample two sleep spell solutions.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, Number Munchers, Spell Breakdowns 2 Comments September 12, 2020September 12, 2020

Resting Rules

While we pride ourselves on deeper analytics, there's no reason you should have to work to understand the basic game mechanics. With that in mind, we're refining the resting rule in 5th Edition D&D.

thinkdm DM Tips, Player Resources, The Simple Things 18 Comments June 13, 2020June 13, 2020

The Agnostic Adventuring Day

We're going to make the adventuring day agnostic as to character class. That way, everyone's going to be on a level playing field, regardless of how many encounters you run. How do we do this with linear fighters and quadratic wizards? It's simple. We kill the short rest.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, DM Tips, Happy Fun Hour, Number Munchers 4 Comments September 1, 2018September 1, 2018

The “Bag of Rats” Problem

The "Bag of Rats" Problem is an issue that arises with RPG mechanics that trigger upon a kill. While kill trigger abilities are intended to reward the character for disposing of a foe, they incentivize players to metagame by carrying around a lot of easily-squishable pocket-sized creatures. Explore the solutions and find out which are best.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, Character Creation 3 Comments April 14, 2018April 14, 2018
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D&D: The SADdening

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Beastmaster Character Sheet

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Give Giff Guns

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Is D&D Shadow Banning Counterspell?

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D&D’s Social Pillar Is Driven By Characters, Not Rules

D&D’s Social Pillar Is Driven By Characters, Not Rules

D&D is a Combat Game

D&D is a Combat Game

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