What Does the RPG Hobby Need Now?

[Reynard]

The One Ring 2e - I hate each of the rules changes made. I am also aware they're not FL's fault, and that those changes by the designer are part of why C7 quit the project.

Yeah. I was not impressed with the new rules.

Damn beautiful books, though.

 

[aramis erak]

Yeah. I was not impressed with the new rules.

Damn beautiful books, though.

I tried running it. The Wraith was a suitable foe for a party of 4 starting PCs.

 

[Reynard]

I tried running it. The Wraith was a suitable foe for a party of 4 starting PCs.

I ran it a couple times, once with friends and once at a con, and it was just meh for me. Nothing horrible, just boring.

 

[bedir than]

More DMs publicly running other games, especially more casual simpler pick up games. IMHO.

More movie/tv producers need to slip it into scenes like people playing cards.

We need organized DM training/teaching/into events and volunteers to teach them.

As someone who plays in a public non-gaming space for my primary game I have to say that it's been wonderfully peeling back the perception of D&D.
People watch us, talk to us and see that we're just some people telling a weird story together, kind of like sitting around a campfire but with dice.

PLEASE DO MORE OF THIS.

Imagine if the only way to play a sport was to lock into some esoteric single-function space!

We can do this. Invite people to play your TURN/Round/etc. Have them roll dice for you.

We need evangelism of normalcy. We're not weirdos. We're marketers and athletes and developers and baristas and brewers and and etc.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Yeah. I was not impressed with the new rules.

Damn beautiful books, though.

I'm not really a fan of the 2e rules changes either, but fortunately I'm comfortable with adjusting that 2e content to conform to the (IMO) superior 1e ruleset.

 

[Reynard]

As someone who plays in a public non-gaming space for my primary game I have to say that it's been wonderfully peeling back the perception of D&D.
People watch us, talk to us and see that we're just some people telling a weird story together, kind of like sitting around a campfire but with dice.

PLEASE DO MORE OF THIS.

Imagine if the only way to play a sport was to lock into some esoteric single-function space!

We can do this. Invite people to play your TURN/Round/etc. Have them roll dice for you.

We need evangelism of normalcy. We're not weirdos. We're marketers and athletes and developers and baristas and brewers and and etc.

I think it has been a while since people thought of gamers as weirdos.

At least since that episode of Jesse.

 

[bedir than]

I think it has been a while since people thought of gamers as weirdos.

Big Bang Theory doing D&D still gets more attention than Ghosts (USA) doing D&D.
That's definitely a weirdos v. normal people divide.

Additionally, many people here talk about hiding in game stores to play their games.

 

[Reynard]

Big Bang Theory doing D&D still gets more attention than Ghosts (USA) doing D&D.

How many years ago was that now?

Additionally, many people here talk about hiding in game stores to play their games.

Do they?

 

[bedir than]

How many years ago was that now?

Ghosts is the most popular sitcom on TV right now. It had 6.3 million viewers in last year's season finale (watched w/i 7 days not including Paramount+). Despite it being popular and currently filming, you won't find gamers amplifying its portrayal of D&D but you will find people still talking about season 1 of Stranger Things (outdated geeks in basement trope) that's 9 years old.

I can absolutely assure you that playing in a public park, a coffee house, a brewery, a coworking space are all practical and will do more to bring in new players than hiding in a basement or going to another convention.

 

[jdrakeh]

In the D&D space, more viable alternatives to D&D 5e. I loved the options in Level Up: Advanced 5e (much better than core 5e, IMO). Tales of the Valiant looks good. I adore Ba5ic (a D&D 5e-based game inspired by the old Basic D&D games). I'm really, reeeeeally, burned out on core 5e (although I haven't had a chance to play 2024 yet, so that may change my views).