"You're attacked by a group of goblins, they are gouging your eyes, biting your ears and dropping scorpions down your plate mail"

SAVES
Roll d20 equal or below the relevant Virtue.
Failure means negative consequences, not
necessarily a failure of the action itself.

Rolling to return from 5 torches deep

Connections and relationships

• 🍕 The speaker loves pizza and thinks it's important to try new things besides just their favorite food, including tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs).
• 🎲 There are many TTRPGs besides Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), and some of them are just as easy if not easier to learn and play.
• 💭 There are misconceptions about learning and playing TTRPGs other than D&D, and the speaker wants to address them.
• 🤔 One common misconception is that trying a new TTRPG requires stopping a current campaign or switching systems, but this isn't true. Playing a one-shot using a new game can be a great way to try it out without making a long-term commitment.
• ⏰ Finding time to play any TTRPG can be difficult, but trying a new one doesn't necessarily require more time than playing an existing campaign.
• ⚙️ Another misconception is that picking up the rules for a new TTRPG takes too much time, even for experienced game designers. However, many TTRPGs have quick start rules and one-shot adventures available for free or cheap, making it easier to try them out.
  💥 Don't let misconceptions stop you from trying out different TTRPGs and finding what you enjoy.

0:00 Intro
1:35 You're rolling too much!
1:57 What do the books say?
2:59 My handy-dandy flowchart
5:00 Is it even possible?
6:10 Is failure plausible?
9:22 What are the consequences?
10:32 Are you ready to do that, though?
12:03 ...but make sure it's fun.
13:11 The Flowchart

It may seem counterintuitive, considering that Dungeons & Dragons is a dice game, but... you're rolling too much! Today we talk about how Dungeon Masters calling for fewer dice rolls can result in a better D&D game. DMs, what do you think? Are you calling for too many ability checks in your tabletop roleplaying games?

3 types of damage:
Slashing/cutting
piercing
bludgeoning

Weapons that pierce (dagger to long sword) do same damage.
Damage should depend more on attack roll. Makes no sense to have a big attack roll that does 1 damage.
So maybe base damage plus amount of attack roll above AC.