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Pokémon System Ideas (19 replies)
How to roleplay a yuan-ti? (20 replies)
Roll for 12s: Varying approaches to dice checks (28 replies)
Brainstorming a campaign idea (4 replies)
Question on RAW philosophy (54 replies)
Quertus rambles about… story? (46 replies)
Planescape 5e Campaign Journal (7 replies)
Rifts vs. Savage World Rifts? (33 replies)
Adventure ideas for kids "points of light" adventure? (18 replies)
Have you participated in rotating GMs? (54 replies)
DM Help Need help creating artifacts of the Cat Lords (Tabaxi) (6 replies)
DM Help Deity Switch and One on One Session with PC (0 replies)
this campaign is just too much (11 replies)
Heroism, Traffic In Violence, Inherent Assumptions, And Getting Players On Board (65 replies)
DM Help DMs who don't also host -- how do you carry your stuff? (35 replies)
What if... potions were cheap, but also addictive? (27 replies)
Name level versus max character level (20 replies)
Combat Rounds (14 replies)
DM Help Did not anticipate the players - now what? (3 replies)
Opinion: Is it "wrong" to build your character to counter the GMs favorite tactics? (42 replies)
Opinion: Will D&D ever acheive caster vs martial balance? (883 replies)
Gamer Humor Trying to track down a Tomb of Horrors self-parody illustration (3 replies)
Player Help Why do some players insist on destroying an enemy's spellbook in front of wizard? (135 replies)
Search: Questing Beast Channel Recommendation? (6 replies)
Favorite campaign premise you’d like to reprise. (4 replies)
Gamer Tales My first TPK in a while (53 replies)
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New Gothic TTRPG by Ed Greenwood and Gwendolyn Kestrel (31 replies)
DM Help Help with fleshing out a BIZZARE feywild situation? (5 replies)
Your Favorite Resolution Systems (45 replies)
OneBookShelf (owner of DTRPG and DMs Guild) is "joining forces with" Roll20... (3 replies)
Need evaluation of a plan to kill the party (14 replies)
Roleplaying When "it's what my character would do" is actually true. (226 replies)
Roleplaying opportunities concerning the birth of your character (11 replies)
Treasure generators (2 replies)
Why no Legend of Five Rings videogame? (10 replies)
"Maybe D&D isn't for you..." (111 replies)
Getting players to recognize plot items (41 replies)
Effects of technological regression on a global scale? (54 replies)
Introducing new Space Settings (27 replies)
An Age of Chaos and an Age of Heroes -- a campaign background (5 replies)
custom magic item help (5 replies)
Help finding an old concept; natural RAW result being magocratic city-states (35 replies)
Help me come up with motivations for our party to stick together. (28 replies)
New to savage worlds, looking for advice (Mainly Savage Pathfinder) (8 replies)
Melee Combat, Missile Combat, & Asymmetry (17 replies)
A suggestion for a yuan ti character (6 replies)
Platform for mini-missions for followers (2 replies)
How childish is too childish for a pair of over deities? (11 replies)
Do you know any good "Nova D&D" system? (16 replies)
how would you roleplay a Bhaalspawn? (15 replies)
Happy (presumably unofficial) Marvel Day! (0 replies)
What is your favorite Online Video Conference tool to play TTRPGs virtually? (30 replies)
Some inspiration, please? (Mandate of Heaven spoilers, players out please) (10 replies)
Gamer Tales The All Guardsmen Party III-ish: Guard your expectations (5 replies)
Need a cool Artifact... thinking a mirror? (10 replies)
Why meatgrinders are terrible for creating backstory (30 replies)
Am I being salty about nothing? (199 replies)
Gamer Humor Random role-playing sayings (15 replies)
How do you run a maze? (27 replies)
Player Help Need help playing my role! Please! (19 replies)
Player Help Rituals for Dragon parts (3 replies)
Large-scale Battle Subsystem (10 replies)
Character backstory - Better Source DM or player? (81 replies)
DM Help What does the dragon want? (15 replies)
DM Help What are the towers (17 replies)
Roleplaying Is Development Important For Characters? (29 replies)
Roleplaying Struggling with the backstories (Currently Echo Knight) (3 replies)
Gaming Styles and Avoiding Conflict (22 replies)
Definition of Some Terms (46 replies)
Gamer Tales Successful Sandbox? (84 replies)
Staging Rebellion (19 replies)
GM Challenge - What’s in the village? (6 replies)
Dragon Magazine Map Index? (0 replies)
Bring to bear... all the bear. (6 replies)
[Fate RPG] Romance in the Air - what's your opinion? (9 replies)
DM Help Help me come up with many npcs for a one-shot scenario (7 replies)
I cannot with my players... =_=' (60 replies)
Suggest a zombie apocalypse system (24 replies)
Lots of Christmas gifts vs a single big present (13 replies)
D&D Campaign Theme Question (27 replies)
Talakeal's Campaign Diary Part II (Now 90% horror story free!) (31 replies)
DM Help The group facing defeat after a 2 year long campaign. (20 replies)
Shadow of the Demon Lord Welcome? (4 replies)
Often overlooked as a social mechanic (in D&D-likes anyway): Fashion (77 replies)
Chicken or the Egg: How to order a rulebook? (28 replies)
How would you plot an assassination attempt against Boranel? (7 replies)
I need spaceship names, please. (75 replies)
What are some good systems to plunder for game design ideas? (39 replies)
DM Help Making a murder mystery (14 replies)
DM Help Miners, Magnates & Mercenaries. In SPACE! (18 replies)
Looking for a specific mapmaking tool (3 replies)
Explain the origins of magic to me (70 replies)
Traps and puzzles help needed - beholder dungeon (3 replies)
Journal Delta Green: The Dracula Dossier (63 replies)
Player Help question for people who play with a phisical grid (mostly 3.5, pathfinder, 5e in mind (7 replies)
DM Help Session Zero Tips? (18 replies)
Maybe it's "Authored" vs. "Emergent" (447 replies)
DM Help Request: Crystal Mine/Cave Map (4 replies)
Can anyone explain Prowlers and Paragons to me? (0 replies)
How come anyone dies at all in RPGs? (35 replies)
Questions about Acquisitions Inc games (In D&D 5e, 3.5 and PF1) (0 replies)
Player Help Is 750 word too long for a backstory? (155 replies)
Love Stories (4 replies)
Marvel Multiverse RPG (84 replies)
Theoretical House Rule: Large Party... Limited Actions (11 replies)
Most Addictive system??? (20 replies)
Having writers-block. (17 replies)
Please help me with some technobabble (10 replies)
Is It OK? (59 replies)
impersonations and hoarse voice (14 replies)
Gamer Humor Share content with me on DND Beyond? (1 replies)
Starting a Game (11 replies)
[for DM] What's the consensus about coward characters? (50 replies)
Looking for an adventure containing aquatic medusa (0 replies)
Comparing Divine Beings (24 replies)
Where's a good Internet dice roller now that the D&D dice roller is gone? (7 replies)
Beholder needs an ambition (7 replies)
Ideas for farcical arena challenges? (12 replies)
Which VTTs Are Better Than Roll20? (22 replies)
For DMs: How do you make combat encounters tactically interesting? (30 replies)
DM Help Zombie Roleplaying Game (8 replies)
Roleplaying a "honorable" duel between orc and human (22 replies)
How do D&D gods learn to be gods? (29 replies)
Gamer Tales I am far too merciful to my players - stories of bumbling murderhobos (3 replies)
Killed a party member - got punished by my DM (25 replies)
Reward for saving yet another city? (7 replies)
Advice for war tactics in a post-modern post-apocalypose game (18 replies)
Choo-Choo yes? Is railroading REALLY that bad? (365 replies)
D&D : Benjamin Button Campaign (12 replies)
For Dm(s): why do you enjoy dming? (38 replies)
Share your pantheons! (54 replies)
Looking for an adventure (7 replies)
Serving evil deities/patron in DND and what means to be good. (94 replies)
Player Help Picking a magic item for a Bladesinging Wizard. (8 replies)
The D&D Basic Attack Issue (77 replies)
DC Heroes RPG (7 replies)
Let's... Which roleplaying game you like the most and why? (109 replies)
Reign vs SWN/WWN for Political Faction play (2 replies)
Easy way to (sort of) do percentage resistances (2 replies)
Tips for Making a One-Shot Successful? (5 replies)
Indian / East Asian Settings (11 replies)
Bards- Curious but hesitant. how do i get over the stigma? (95 replies)
Why Hire Adventurers? (294 replies)
DM Help One Page Dungeon Contest 2022 - seeking entry feedback (11 replies)
Ideas for over-the-top traps and hazards (6 replies)
Space station traps (11 replies)
Looking for a ttrpg with some specific requirements (1 replies)
Rolls determining reality a posteriori (39 replies)
Looking for ideas for "space navy pilots" game (16 replies)
How do I get players to take agency (29 replies)
How do you describe your spells? Help me improve my description skill (7 replies)
Changling: the Lost - Character Help (12 replies)
What's the deal with bards? (84 replies)
DM Help How do I design a shadow/skirmisher villain and setup? (3 replies)
Favorite Magic/Power System (24 replies)
DM Help Writing a murder mystery adventure (11 replies)
DM Help Coming up with a Dungeon Keeper-esque D&D game (4 replies)
Warhammer Fantasy and Dungeons and Dragons: A divergence? (35 replies)
Dice math help? (20 replies)
Gamer Tales Tell me why you don't like GURPS. (218 replies)
What Are your Fluff Changes Made to D&D (Sub-)Classes? (41 replies)
DM Help Campaign idea: Reopening trade road as a sandbox setting (3 replies)
What Are Your Fluff Changes Made to Standard Fantasy/D&D Races? (88 replies)
What American Civil War miniatures lines do you like best and why? (1 replies)
SciFi RPG, how do you manage? (7 replies)
Roleplaying, and characters. (10 replies)
Gamer Tales When the party successfully prevented the DM from aiding them. (5 replies)
Class "Tiers" (83 replies)
Modelling custom abilities - a system to do this? (41 replies)
DM Help What could be used as currency for a """prison""" (18 replies)
How Close to RAW do You Stay? (54 replies)
Big Cities In RPGs (39 replies)
Short waves, toadstools and hodags (4 replies)
Things old school players hate. (939 replies)
Modeling and curing real-world diseases in D&D (11 replies)
Rules for DMs: Wishes (30 replies)
My Playtest Party across multiple Systems (29 replies)
What do you do to be creative? (27 replies)
Help Running a Literal Boatload of NPCs (11 replies)
Gamer Tales Outstanding session - got a round of applause at the end (3 replies)
5e homebrew campaign help. (3 replies)
Less is More in Descriptions? (32 replies)
What are good magic item drawbacks? (38 replies)
DM Help Need Lore: Crustacean deity (12 replies)
What can a Fire Cult offer moles/ double agents / etc. (10 replies)
DM Help I am a bit stuck on how to proceed with my story. Help? (12 replies)
What are your strengths and weaknesses as a player/gm? (15 replies)
Making a Dungeon Easier to Map (6 replies)
GM ideas request for a Harry Potter/Narnia crossover campaign (20 replies)
Exotic weaknesses or special ways of killing normally immortal monsters? (8 replies)
Resurrection and reincarnation, can they both exist? (19 replies)
Fantasy undersea plants? (9 replies)
Dice statistics and criticals (9 replies)
Why is "nausea" a worse condition than "sick"? (14 replies)
Do I help this DM, or just enjoy the ride? (4 replies)
What is Your Favorite Wound/Damage System? (40 replies)
Where do your characters fall on the generalist to specialist spectrum? (50 replies)
What’s your favorite sci-fi TTRPG? (122 replies)
PL 10 Kryptonian for M&M 3e (4 replies)
Important (non-combat) roles in an adventuring party? (25 replies)
Tiefling... What is a tief? (65 replies)
[Let's Read] Freedom City: Every Edition! (25 replies)
So what exactly IS an RPG? (88 replies)
Gamer Tales My DM really hates horses - two stories of inevitable death and carnage (15 replies)
Underrated D&D supplements (2 replies)
Player Help So.. my first D&D 3.5 Eldritch Disciple build. Advice would be nice :-) (0 replies)
How to deal with this GM? (33 replies)
Fantasy Titles, and how to get them? (7 replies)
How would you do a roguelike game? (24 replies)
Ideas for a campaign anniversary! (4 replies)
DM Help 10,000 years ago... (15 replies)
Player Help I am the only one who doesn't enjoy the game. (13 replies)
#CharacterCreationChallenge 2022 (0 replies)
Ideas for a pacifist character who can't help but hurt people (11 replies)
How open are your adventures? (29 replies)
"Lazy GM" Style- How to convey in a written format? (10 replies)
Best Location for Finding a Play by Post Roleplaying Game (5 replies)
DM Help Adventure Ideas for a Supers Game (3 replies)
PCs and Prophesies (24 replies)
Gamer Tales Dream party has finally turned into murderhobos (20 replies)
New player who keeps on poking holes into my world economy (252 replies)
What's yout favorite self-contained encounter? (3 replies)
RPG metric, simplified version (293 replies)
DM Help Non-Euclidean Dungeon Puzzle Ideas (16 replies)
The Role of GM Fiat? (51 replies)
Your Favorite Exploration Mechanics In RPGs (12 replies)
No Prep Dungeon Module (7 replies)
Nontraditional liches (28 replies)
For Every Action A Reaction (22 replies)
Using THE Spelljammer as a campaign setting: Could it work? (10 replies)
While flawed this is a first step to bridge D&D and philosophy! (18 replies)
[D&D Any] Alternate Magic systems (26 replies)
Full Exalted 2e Charm Lists With Errata (0 replies)
DM Help What's in your DM toolkit? (12 replies)
Roleplaying Lancer RPG: Why do -you- fight? (4 replies)
Unpopular D&D Opinions Part 2: Popular To Talk About (838 replies)
Party meets Party encounter.... (8 replies)
DM Help what could be in the private demiplane of a dead god? (9 replies)
I feel like my DM is starting on a too large scale and am a bit Frustrated. (12 replies)
Looking for a good vehicle-based TTRPG (16 replies)
Super-Sketchy D&D Advent Adventure! (28 replies)
Warlock backstory and RP (3 replies)
MIRI is seeking annotated 1-player session logs (1 replies)
Best-Written Campaign Setting? (103 replies)
DM Help PTU help (2 replies)
Roleplaying GMs: What are your favorite descriptors? (10 replies)
Openness of player characters (56 replies)
Shells & Shades: A Portal Fantasy with Soul Possession Campaign Idea (0 replies)
DM Help Fun, Uncommon Beasts For Snowy Mountains (16 replies)