I’m going to start a #DnD formatting thread with this tweet to note some common pitfalls I notice while editing adventures. I’ll come back to it as I have more thoughts. #RPG #TRPG #TTRPG When you write an NPC's statistics in parentheses next to their name, it should look like this: NAME (ABBREVIATED ALIGNMENT SEX OR GENDER SUBRACE RACE STATISTICS). e.g. Fireface McDragon (LG female mountain dwarf knight)
— James Introcaso (@JamesIntrocaso) February 22, 2019
We’re thinking about dispensing with that format and writing out the information in sentence form using no alignment abbreviations. Example: Borf is a chaotic neutral, non-binary shield dwarf berserker with darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. #wotcstaff https://t.co/VT3PYZyQFb
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) February 23, 2019
It doesn’t have to be there. It could also be replaced with something else, such as the languages Borf speaks, if that’s more important. Racial traits and other useful info could be presented as separate, full sentences. #wotcstaff https://t.co/vCXE9JmEZ1
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) February 23, 2019
What’s motivating this possible change? The ability to transition into modifications to a stat block without saying “with the following changes”?
— Hannah Rose 🔜 ECCC (@wildrosemage) February 23, 2019
Our intention is to make books that are gorgeous, thoughtfully organized, fun to read, and easy for DMs/players of all experience levels to use. #wotcstaff https://t.co/QSiMAIbXJO
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) February 23, 2019
Do you playtest these changes by different levels of players/DMs before widespread use of the new language?
— Guillermo Garrido (@Will_Knight3) February 23, 2019
We playtest everything. #wotcstaff https://t.co/PfqnDuBGOr
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) February 23, 2019