Month: September 2019

I have been getting some feedback on my last article around making adjudications and using what I like to call the Common Sense test when making them.

Basically, the common sense test boils down to you asking yourself ‘does this make sense?’

And if it does, all good. But if it doesn’t then you are within your rights to change it. Or even disallow it.

Continue reading “Examples Of The Common Sense Test In Action”

Don’t be afraid of overruling the rules in Dungeons and Dragons.

You are the DM, which means you have final say. Even over what’s written in the books.

That’s not to say however, you should make up a whole bunch of random stuff whenever you feel like it.

There are some guidelines you need to stick to.

Continue reading “Overruling The Rules In D&D – With An In-Game Example”