How long does it take to pick a lock?

How long does it take to pick a lock in #DnD? A review of the various editions, plus real life.

How do you run Mass Combat in D&D?

D&D is designed for combats with a handful on each side. So how do you scale that up to larger numbers? Here are various suggestions, from the DMG, @slyflourish, @louanders, #TalesOfTheValiant, and the #BECMI Companion set

All the differences in the Barbarian classes in the D&D 5e variants

A detailed comparison of the Barbarian class in D&D 2014 edition, D&D 2024 edition, Tales of the Valiant and Level Up A5E

The Evolution of D&D 5th Edition – part 2B Overall Structure of 2024 PHB

Following my previous post comparing the structure of the PHB from 2014 D&D, Tales of the Valiant and Level Up A5E, this looks at the structure of the new 2024 Players Handbook

RPGaDay 2024 Day 1 – First RPG bought this year

#RPGaDay Day 1 - first RPG bought this year. I look at Tales of the Valiant, and a couple of the new rules it introduces.

The Evolution of D&D 5th Edition – part 2 Overall Structure

The second post in my series comparing the different editions of D&D 5E and its successors. This compares the overall structure of the different players' handbooks.

The Evolution of D&D 5th Edition – part 1 Introductions and Character Origins

There are several successors looking to build on the 2014 edition of D&D #5E - the 2024 edition (#OneDnD), Tales of the Valiant #TOV from @KoboldPress, and Level Up! #A5E from @enpublishingrpg. This starts a comparison.

RPGaDay Day 3 First RPG bought (this year)

Today’s prompt for RPGaDay is First RPG bought this year. This is a tricky one. My first reaction was “I don’t buy new RPGs. I have enough and more to interest me and keep me busy with my D&D campaign.” And then I remembered the whole OGL fiasco which blew up over Christmas and prompted … Continue reading RPGaDay Day 3 First RPG bought (this year) →

Weapon Mastery across the editions

I have fond memories of Weapon Mastery from the BECMI Master Player’s Guide. Now there are three pretenders to "next D&D 5e" and each introduce something similar.