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The group I play with and GM transitioned to PF2E recently and I agree with everything that has been said here, particularly around encounters. Another tip is that character generation can be tricky and may take longer than anticipated. After starting on paper we moved to the online pathbuilder...

For me, managing a game for a sandbox city only works if the players know that they can visit every street and shop to be explored and get a sense that there are different vibes in different parts of the city. It has to be reasonably seemless and provide the goldilocks amount of detail. Also...

I’ve said no but I think it’s best to explain why. I should also say I haven’t played DS—and am unlikely to given the content. Fundamentally, a setting book containing inappropriate content cannot ensure that players will always take the role of good guys fighting evil. The very nature of...

I’m running a regular PF2 game set in Qadira. I’m trying to save my time in prep, so I was wondering if anyone knows of an adaption for Fall of Plaguestone that shifts it to an arid / semi-arid / desert environment? Any map and resource suggestions? I’d welcome any other general pointers and...

I agree with both of these views. I’m older and have a steady income now, but 13yo me didn’t. I had some pocket money, but it would not have sustained a monthly subscription equivalent to what this leak suggests. Even a lower sub tier above free might have been a stretch. A thought: has anyone...

Someone on another thread (sorry can’t remember where or who) highlighted a public statement by C Williams who referred to as D&D players as fans. Their post made the observation that this term fundamentally misunderstood their customer base. This is because fans are unthinking purchasers of...

I have to disagree with this sentiment as an experienced player. I have played 3.x for 20 years and also with 5e for a bit. Yes it was different, but the CRB is beautifully laid out and easy to use — especially with the coloured tabs and excellent glossary. I do agree that the CRB is...

I’ve been thinking more and more that the OGL is integral to the OneD&D strategy / announcement by WoTC that the new D&D would not be a new edition. A new OGL that deauthorises any other edition of D&D achieves that outcome if 3PPs can no longer produce 1e to 5e game materials. If that’s so...

I’m going to wait for @S’mon, @jgbrowning, @pemerton, et al to produce their pfsrd ruleset for playing in-game court cases.

Sounds like sensible (and normal) business practice. WoTC would then be able to know who is going to be difficult or easier (not easy ;)) to deal with. WoTC public statements that there will be no editions going forward—there’s just the OneD&D to rule them (and bind them in the dark)—makes...

Thanks! I did not know that about T&T. (Played it in my teens in the 80s).

Would you imagine that if WoTC commenced proceedings that the opposing side would seek to have an expert on the history of ttrpgs to give evidence? I recall Tunnel & Trolls from the 1970s having the same basic 6 abilities. Surely, there’s be others from that time.

I’ve separated this from my other post because it is speculative. One suggestion I have seen on another forum suggests wotc’s target in the OGL 1.1 is not 3PPs but VTTs. The argument for this is that VTTs are the mechanism for Hasbro to more effectively monetise D&D. The effect on smaller 3PPs...

This makes some sense to me. It struck me that this was similar to the negotiation tactics I’ve come across in my area of work that intersects with the law. Often ridiculous claims are made to demonstrate reasonableness and fairness (legal, not ethical / moral), or just simply to gain an idea of...

I’ve been playing less than a year with PF2e (and loving it!) and my suggestion would be as follows: You can play without Advanced Players Guide, but I find it has useful additions / variations. I’ve been playing with many of the same group for years and they were taken with some of the stuff...

You forgot Musk’s Twitter as a current real-time example of bad decision making! (And the cascading impact it is having on Tesla)

True, but the saying assumes that everything else is equal or remains the same. Changing the OGL rules, however, adds another dimension. If the D&D boat is the only one accessed by a marina and they control how and who gets access to it, then have an advantage over the disadvantaged boats on a...

I agree that it is unlikely, but I do think it is conceivable and possible in given circumstances. The impact of the economic downturn and a move to monetisation will be difficult and have some potential adverse consequences if it goes really bad. Totally agree. This has the potential to break...

This is a non sequitur. Customers liking the D&D brand will not lead to people investigating or being interested in other non-D&D ttrpg. They might stick with 5e, transfer to 1D&D or give up altogether. D&D is the dominant player that crowds out smaller games and denies the light and exposure...

A closed license will likely benefit other ttrpg, but not at first. There will be a lot of edition and version warring before things settle if D&D move away from OGL. Disruption, baby! Mistwell’s post that D&D dominates traditional physical retailers in US(?) is true here for Australia. The...