Recently, I’ve been talking about using D&D 5E for an “old school” campaign style. D&D 5E – Old School XP and Treasure D&D 5E – Old School and Skills D&D 5E – Old School and Resource Management D&D 5E – Old School and Encounter Balance A good explanation of this type of campaign can beContinueContinue reading “D&D 5E – Old School and Megadungeons”
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D&D 5E – Old School and Encounter Balance
Recently, I’ve been talking about using D&D 5E for an “old school” campaign style. D&D 5E – Old School XP and Treasure D&D 5E – Old School and Skills D&D 5E – Old School and Resource Management A good explanation of this type of campaign can be found in Matt Finch’s Quick Primer on OldContinueContinue reading “D&D 5E – Old School and Encounter Balance”
D&D 5E – Old School and Resource Management
Recently, I’ve been talking about using D&D 5E for an “old school” campaign style. D&D 5E – Old School XP and Treasure D&D 5E – Old School and Skills A good explanation of this type of campaign can be found in Matt Finch’s Quick Primer on Old School Gaming. Resource Management An important part ofContinueContinue reading “D&D 5E – Old School and Resource Management”
D&D 5E – Old School and Skills
Last week, I talked about using the D&D fifth edition rules to run an “old school” campaign. If you’re not sure what I mean by old school, I recommend Matt Finch’s Quick Primer for Old School Gaming. This week, I’m going to talk about the difference between player skill and character skill, and discuss theContinueContinue reading “D&D 5E – Old School and Skills”
D&D 5E – Old School XP and Treasure
As mentioned previously, I’ve started running the newest edition of D&D for my son and his friends, and I’m pleasantly surprised at how the game hangs together. Game play is smooth and fun, and the kids are having a great time. My favorite edition has always been the original AD&D rules. There is just somethingContinueContinue reading “D&D 5E – Old School XP and Treasure”
How Fast is Too Fast?
As I mentioned two weeks ago, I’ve started running D&D 5th edition for my son and his friends. In fact, I’ve now started running a solo game for him as well, in which he plays a drow fighter/ranger named…Drizzt. Yes, he’s thirteen years old, why do you ask? Anyway, as I’ve delved into the rulesContinueContinue reading “How Fast is Too Fast?”
Better Than I Expected
Dungeons & Dragons has been around a long time. I started playing it in 1982, with Tom Moldvay’s Basic Set red box and Dave Cook’s Expert Set blue box. Introduced to the game by some friends at school, I was instantly hooked (and obsessed) with D&D. Over the next year, I picked up the AD&DContinueContinue reading “Better Than I Expected”
Andrew J. Luther 