@twwombat My personal preference would be to scrap it because it wonks out the odds, as you mentioned.
I'll leave it up to the players to eventually say, "Maybe exploding damage dice isn't such a great idea."
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At my table, we recently added the "exploding damage dice" table rule (running 5e 2014). It's caused a zombie to kill the party's 4th level half-orc barbarian in a single round, and nearly caused them to die last night from a single javelin throw from an ogre.
The exploding damage dice work both ways, but so far it's only harmed the party.
What do you think about this table rule? Keep it? Toss it? Try it?
NEW: "8 Rules from Shadowdark To Use in Your 5e Game"
One of the coolest things about tabletop RPGs is you can borrow ideas from one game and use them in another. Here are 8 great rules from Shadowdark RPG players and DMs can use as table rules in their 5e D&D game.
READ: https://ruckerworks.com/2026/04/8-rules-from-shadowdark-to-use-in-your-5e-game/
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ6bHmIpPa0 [7 min 48 sec]
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Rule #5: "No Digital Rolls for Stats"
This is because multi-dice rolls (e.g. 3d6) produce a bell-curve probability, but if you use an app that generates a random number between 3-18, it has a linear probability.
VIDEO: 20 Table Rules Iβve Used to Keep My D&D Games Fun
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VIDEO: 20 Table Rules Iβve Used to Keep My D&D Games Fun
#2 adds a bit of realism.
#7 add a bit of kindness.
#11 adds a bit of mercy.
#13 adds a bit of simplicity.
And #15 adds a bit of sanity.
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ARTICLE: 20 Table Rules Iβve Used to Keep My D&D Games Fun
I'm sharing twenty table rules my D&D groups have used over the years. Some we still use today and others are table rules we tried but no longer use.
https://ruckerworks.com/2025/07/20-table-rules-for-dnd/
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NEW VIDEO: 20 Table Rules Iβve Used to Keep My D&D Games Fun
I'm sharing twenty table rules my D&D groups have used over the years. Some we still use today and others are table rules we tried but no longer use.
#dnd #fantasy #ttrpg #OSR #5eDnD #OldSchoolEssentials #tablerules
NEW VIDEO: D&D was designed to be flexible from the very beginning. Even the rules say you can break the them as needed. But can table rules go too far?
NEW ARTICLE: Dungeons & Dragons was designed to be flexible from the very beginning. Even the rules say you can break the them as needed. But can table rules go too far?
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