From elementary through high school, my friends and I played an amalgam of Basic (B/X and BECMI) D&D, AD&D (1e), and AD&D Second Edition (2e).
I DM'd my first game with two neighboorhood friends, and a life-long hobby took off from there. Other than playing the Dungeon! board game, reading a few Endless Quest books, and watching the Saturday morning cartoon, I had no knowledge of D&D.Īfter reading through the Players Manual and completing the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-style introduction, I was in love. My introduction to Dungeons and Dragons was in 1986 via the Mentzer Basic Set (the “ Red Box") given to me by my parents. If these house rules inpire you, I welcome you to adapt them to your own game.
The rules assume the reader has a fair amount of experience with 5e D&D.
Each section gives the rules listed first, followed by my Thoughts on Game Design for those rules. On this site you will find a variety of house rules I’ve created for my current Dungeons and Dragons 5e home game.