New Tradeoffs, Counters, Hands, and Throws For Your Game of DnD


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Aug 01 2023 53 mins   1

Ray and Ariel provide mechanics that address specific criticisms they made of 5e in the previous episode. Here are some short rules that will...

  • Prompt players to choose between a more diverse set of weapons
  • Inspire new rivalries between different types of spellcasters
  • Help you to present more varied loot and rewards to your players.

Three design tools modern games use to make interesting encounters: power budgets, counters, and hands/throws. Dungeons and Dragons falls short in implementing these design principles sometimes for the sake of simplicity. Let's fix it.


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