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Methods for Assigning Ability Scores in RPGs

Methods for Assigning Ability Scores in RPGs

Lawrence Cutlip-Mason

There are a multitude of ways for players to assign ability scores in Roleplaying games such as Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, Starfinder, Blades in the Dark, Call of Cthulu and...

Methods for Assigning Ability Scores in RPGs

Lawrence Cutlip-Mason

There are a multitude of ways for players to assign ability scores in Roleplaying games such as Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, Starfinder, Blades in the Dark, Call of Cthulu and...

Alternative to D16 for the Blood Bowl Board Game

Alternative to D16 for the Blood Bowl Board Game

Lawrence Cutlip-Mason

Blood Bowl 2020 introduced the Prayer to Nuffles Table and changed the Injury Table, which utilizes a 16-sided die (d16) for determining results. However, this creates a challenge since 16-sided...

Alternative to D16 for the Blood Bowl Board Game

Lawrence Cutlip-Mason

Blood Bowl 2020 introduced the Prayer to Nuffles Table and changed the Injury Table, which utilizes a 16-sided die (d16) for determining results. However, this creates a challenge since 16-sided...

Understanding Dice Probabilities: 1d6 and 2d6

Understanding Dice Probabilities: 1d6 and 2d6

Lawrence Cutlip-Mason

Dice have been used for centuries in games of chance, strategy, and decision-making. Understanding the probabilities associated with dice rolls can enhance your gameplay experience and strategic thinking. This article...

Understanding Dice Probabilities: 1d6 and 2d6

Lawrence Cutlip-Mason

Dice have been used for centuries in games of chance, strategy, and decision-making. Understanding the probabilities associated with dice rolls can enhance your gameplay experience and strategic thinking. This article...

Critical Skill Checks an Alternative Rule for D20 (DnD/Pathfinder/Starfinder/+)

Critical Skill Checks an Alternative Rule for D...

Lawrence Cutlip-Mason

In our gaming group of 25+ years, we ran an epic D&D 3.0 campaign that brought us face-to-face with a long-standing issue in D20 systems: the lack of critical successes...

Critical Skill Checks an Alternative Rule for D...

Lawrence Cutlip-Mason

In our gaming group of 25+ years, we ran an epic D&D 3.0 campaign that brought us face-to-face with a long-standing issue in D20 systems: the lack of critical successes...

The original crit & fumble table for DnD, Good Hits & Bad Misses

The original crit & fumble table for DnD, Good ...

Lawrence Cutlip-Mason

In our DnD group of over 20 years, we've relied on a Critical Hits and Critical Failures chart from 1st Edition to spice up every RPG we've played—DnD (1st through...

The original crit & fumble table for DnD, Good ...

Lawrence Cutlip-Mason

In our DnD group of over 20 years, we've relied on a Critical Hits and Critical Failures chart from 1st Edition to spice up every RPG we've played—DnD (1st through...