Looking back at D&D 2014 and Fifth Edition so far: Nat20s and critical fails
Opinion | D&D has been the most popular tabletop RPG of the last 10 years, but it wasn't the best
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Rulings, not rules (Image credit: Benjamin Abbott)
None of this, of course, is unique to D&D, but the interactions between these stories and the ruleset is where 5e stands apart from its predecessors and its contemporary competitors. Originally, 5e seemed to take a lighter approach to rules, allowing the DM more freedom: “Rulings, not rules” was the toted phrase. In many ways, this has been a great strength of …
