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Episode Synopsis
Episode 236 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Rules-Light D&D Characters!
We consider how D&D can be simplified and the goals and tradeoffs involved in creating a rules-light version.
News: Chris Perkins Retires, Greg Bilsland Returns, Tariffs and Tabletop, and more!
Contents
00:00 Reflecting on Sorrow
02:41 2 Campaigns in Same Setting?
13:03 Convert 4E Monsters to 5E?
16:08 Chris Perkins Retires
23:57 Greg Bilsland Returns to D&D
27:08 Tabletop and Tariffs
35:37 GAMA is Broken
37:47 Monte Cook Narrative vs Math
45:03 Rules-Light D&D Characters
47:34 Motivation for Lighter Rules
52:48 Mathematical Side
01:02:14 Ease for New Players and DMs
01:04:25 What to Keep
01:06:48 Arora Trait System
01:09:56 Iterative Approach
01:11:49 Choice Menus
01:15:55 Spellcaster Complexity
01:17:47 Healing and Resting
01:20:49 Shout-Outs
01:24:35 What Are We Gonna Do?
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Main topic: Rules-Light D&D Characters!
We consider how D&D can be simplified and the goals and tradeoffs involved in creating a rules-light version.
News: Chris Perkins Retires, Greg Bilsland Returns, Tariffs and Tabletop, and more!
Contents
00:00 Reflecting on Sorrow
02:41 2 Campaigns in Same Setting?
13:03 Convert 4E Monsters to 5E?
16:08 Chris Perkins Retires
23:57 Greg Bilsland Returns to D&D
27:08 Tabletop and Tariffs
35:37 GAMA is Broken
37:47 Monte Cook Narrative vs Math
45:03 Rules-Light D&D Characters
47:34 Motivation for Lighter Rules
52:48 Mathematical Side
01:02:14 Ease for New Players and DMs
01:04:25 What to Keep
01:06:48 Arora Trait System
01:09:56 Iterative Approach
01:11:49 Choice Menus
01:15:55 Spellcaster Complexity
01:17:47 Healing and Resting
01:20:49 Shout-Outs
01:24:35 What Are We Gonna Do?
Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/
Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.
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