Benefits of a Keyed Monster List
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Benefits of a Keyed Monster List

It has literally been one month since any sort of “real” content post on Gaming Ballistic. That ain’t right. There are good reasons – or they seemed so at the time – but still, there has to be more to the blog than an occasional play report and a “work was done” update about the…

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The Kick is GOOD! (Casual knockback in DnD games)

Setup I got a Steam chat from someone with whom I regular interact over that channel. He was wondering out loud if Dungeon Grappling includes rules for kicking. My first response was “that’s just an unarmed strike; DnD doesn’t do that level of specificity.” Fine, if unsatisfying. Then he noted that what he really wanted…

Uses for a Reaction in Fifth Edition
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Uses for a Reaction in Fifth Edition

I was contemplating a rules tweak for Dungeon Grappling, and a backer made a comment that seemed worthy of further consideration, and so I had cause to wonder what reactions could be used for in Fifth Edition. Ian Borchardt had some time on his hands, so he says, and compiled this list. I asked for…