Over the years, I've been thinking of ways to make D&D combat a bit more exciting. Battles ought to be exhilarating, not break-time for cell phones! (I've actually seen someone playing a game on her cell phone between turns while playing Pathfinder.) When playing with my family I'd like to keep ...

I'm using the Phaerim - my daughter is very keen on having a winged Elf/Faerie character in our D&D adventures!

Thanks for the comments. I like the Defending combat option if players want to go into a defensive stance, or the Rolemaster/HARP approach of letting players adjust the offensive/defensive modifiers in battles. But really, I see each combat round as a flurry of blows, blocks, parries, grappling, and...

A few simple tweaks to the combat rules: 1. One thing that never quite seemed right with the D&D rules is the lack of a defense bonus. The attack bonus ratchets up as PCs gain experience and level up, but shouldn't characters also gain skill in parrying & dodging attacks? A simple fix would ...

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