I've had started to write out monster stat blocks for six colors of dragons in three age categories each, because in D&D 3rd ed. you have to assemble any dragon from several tables instead of getting a stat block like for any other creature.
The only thing still missing was distributing skill points. And I'm definitely going to need a spreadsheet for this.
An old silver dragon has 372 skill points to distribute. (A number I had to calculate myself.)
Looking back, I feel that the single one most well regarded and mentioned thing in the entire Unearthed Arcana book for D&D 3rd edition was a cleric variant that has only light armor, d6 hit points, and a low attack bonus.
And it gets a little bit of scribe-themed stuff in return. But mostly people just seem to like it for being a non-War-Cleric.
Let's talk traps! (because Ken's got a Knights of the Dinner Table column to do and NOT because he's looking to populate his next RPG adventure with new and exciting ways to threaten/kill his PCs...).
What are your favorite books, resources, and websites for fantasy, modern, and sci-fi traps?
@lairofsecrets An oldie-but-goodie is the Book of Challenges for #DnD3e. It was one of the splatbook-style supplements, and included challenges from Encounter Level 1 through 22 (though most of the traps fall at the lower encounter levels).
(turns out I had this one lurking in my DriveThruRPG library)
Please respond by saying what sorts of TTRPG things you're pretty likely to either talk about or respond to if you see them.
This can be a list of games (D&D! Tribe 8! Fate!) or categories (the weirdest of indie stuff! NSR! Anything PBtA!), topics (Worldbuilding! Publishing!), stuff you're making, meta-commentary (The State Of The Industry), and so on.
Then maybe share, and if the replies are building up, check them for new people.
I believe it'd be possible to make a D&D-like game I like better, but WotC won't be the one to make it.
#Eberron is my favorite D&D setting by far! But sometimes an original setting is a better fit for a D&Dish idea. And sometimes a fantasy idea isn't particularly D&Dish, but I don't have a system I favor for that yet.
At the moment, #CallOfCthulhu is the #TTRPG I play the most—it accounts for over a quarter of my hours at the table, and I currently play in two weekly campaigns, as well as frequent one-shots.
Since I began roleplaying, though, it'd be #DnD, though which edition I've played most is an open question: #BECMI, #ADnD1, #ADnD2, or #DnD3e. (I've not played nearly as much 0e, 4e, or 5e, though.) #gtkm