Velocity Goblin

Many of the monsters in B/X are animals. While there are differences among them, their are enough similarities that it’s worth having a gene...

I decided the combination of speed factor and initiative scores wasn't helping the game enouhg. The declarations phase just bogged thing...

I previously proposed combining two variants from the 2014 DMG: Initiative Scores and Speed Factor initiative. The idea was to replace the c...

We've looked at what's wrong with the default 5e initiative system and several alternatives that won't solve the problem. Now it...

Last time, I talked about what's wrong with 5e initiative, and why none of the variants in the DMG solve all the problems. Now we're...

I don't like the way initiative works in 5e. Really, I don't like the way initiative has worked in D&D from 3rd edition onward. ...

In wilderness adventures on a hex map, some DMs like to track the precise location of the party in each hex. Not only is that more trouble t...