Mechanics Explained
Character Builds Explained: Specialists, Hybrids, Min-Maxing and Respecs
What a character build is, how stats, skills, gear and synergies combine, the trade-offs of glass cannons, tanks and hybrids, and how respecs work.
Mechanics Explained
Mechanics Explained
D&D Rules in Video Games: How Baldur’s Gate 3 Uses Fifth Edition
How Baldur's Gate 3 turns D&D 5e rules into a video game: d20 rolls, advantage, actions, spell slots, rests, and where Larian changed the tabletop rules.
Mechanics Explained
RPG Character Stats Explained: Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence and More
What STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, CHA and luck do in RPGs, how derived stats like HP and crit work, and how D&D, Fallout SPECIAL and Souls stats differ.
Mechanics Explained
How Experience Points and Leveling Work in RPGs
XP curves, level-ups, skill trees, use-based growth, milestone leveling and level scaling: how RPG progression systems work and why they differ.
Mechanics Explained
Turn-Based, Real-Time With Pause or Action: RPG Combat Systems Explained
Turn-based, Active Time Battle, real-time with pause, action and hybrids: how each RPG combat model works, with examples, pros and cons.