Show Notes
In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss variant rules. We examine the difference between house rules and variants, and review a collection of our favorite variant rules for DnD 5e and for Pathfinder 2e and debate which ones you should or should not use and why.
This episode was originally release January 5th, 2022
Materials Referenced in this Episode
- Articles on RPGBOT.net
- DnD 5e
- Dungeon Master’s Guide (affiliate link)
- Chapter 8 under Adjudicating Area Effects
- Chapter 9 under Resting and under Combat Options
- Dungeon Master’s Guide (affiliate link)
- Pathfinder 2e:
- Gamemastery Guide
- Chapter 4
- https://2e.aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?ID=1297
- Gamemastery Guide
- Other Stuff
- DnDBeyond Campaign Level Spread Chart – Taken from a video in 2019, so may be outdated
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