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A General Model of Armor in Dungeons & Dragons (v2.2)

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Status: Official Version — Permanent Stand-Alone Article; House-Rule Light Armor Expansion; 2024 Compatibility ValidatedVersion: 2.2Published: October 5, 2026Updated: October 8, 2026Edits: Restored the finalized Version 2.1.1 article architecture and delayed-reveal structure; added Section IX.P, “Category Ceilings, Armor Progression, and Campaign Expectations”; added Section IX.Q, “Stealth Disadvantage and the Balance of Light Brigandine”; finalized Light Brigandine […]

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RPG Pillars of Play and Structural Complexity

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Introduction I have been working on 2 Role Playing Games (RPG) off-and-on over the last 3 years or so, whose genesis was found in inspiration from the release of Owlcat Games’ Rogue Trader in early Dec 2023. This game explicitly inspired the first system, named ND1 (a percentile based system). I have had to take […]

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