50+ House Rules to Bring the Fun!

What's Included:

An expansive collection of clever and creative house rules that inject excitement, realism, customization, and just plain fun into your Dungeons & Dragons 5e game, or other TTRPG.

Compiled by Jud Kossum of Short Rest Studios through his own experience as a D&D player and Dungeon Master, as well as online sources, this list provides over 50 house rules across various categories like Characters, Combat, Magic, Resting and more to enhance your D&D game.

House rules covered:

• Shared ability score array and reputation-based leveling for more balanced and narrative-focused characters 
• Free feats, bonus feats, and language proficiency system for enhanced customization and realism
• Last stand abilities and bloodied condition status for more dramatic and tactical battles
• Over 10 combat variants like 3.5e movement, monster weak points, hit protection vitality, and more
• Death save and healing potion adjustments for more forgiving, streamlined, and strategic recovery
• Initiative innovations like group-based rolls, side initiative, and dynamic turn order
• Inspiration pools, advantage/disadvantage humor, and story points to spark creativity
• Extended spellcasting, grittier resting, plot twist cards, and over a dozen other clever tweaks

These house rules inject new dimensions of excitement, customization, and just plain fun into your Dungeons & Dragons game while maintaining balance. Players are empowered with more options, battles intensify with risk/reward mechanics, and storytelling deepens through narrative elements.

Bring some fresh fun to your next D&D or TTRPG session with this lively collection of house rules!