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Encounters in D&D can have many forms. Maybe you meet guards at an old shrine or some familiar seeking help It could be an ambush in the woods, a standoff in the city or a monster in the Underdark. Many possibilities exist, and that makes creating encounters an important part of a tabletop game. The … Read more
In D&D 5e, hit points (HP) represent how much damage your character can take before they faint or die. They are basically your health pool, a mix of physical strength, combat experience, luck and mental will combined in one abstract number When you take damage, it reduces your current HP, and when you reach zero, … Read more
Starting settlements in Catan are often seen as the most important part of the whole game. This initial placing affects everything that follows. Some say that Catan is half initial placing and half the results of that decision. Because resources are given like this, the placing becomes the key part to know how you can … Read more
Jumping in D&D has some interesting rules that can be a bit confusing When you do high jump, the character jumps in the air a number of feet equal to 3 plus his Strength modifier, but only if he moved at least 10 feet on foot before. If character tries long jump without motion, he … Read more
Challenge Rating, commonly abbreviated as CR, is a system for the Dungeon Master in Dungeons and Dragons to plan encounters and dangers that fit the player characters. The challenge rating of a monster shows how big a threat it is. CR outlines the danger that the monster presents to a group of four player characters … Read more
The Genesys RPG uses a dice system that is different from everything else. Main mechanic deals with custom symbols on the dice, and every roll compares two separate pools; one for skill, the second for opposition The GM mentally forms the opposition pool from negative dice and tells the player about it, while the player … Read more
In chess, the player that moves first (White) has a natural advantage. This is widely accepted since at least 1889, when Wilhelm Steinitz, the first world champion, noticed that Even so, that advantage is not big enough to win if both sides play perfectly. At every level, from grandmaster to beginner, the first move gives … Read more
