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I keep wondering why people seem to think the three core 5E24 books were supposed to be this huge thing in the first place? As though...

In other words it's not diegetic because you don't like it. By your definition no complex system could ever be simulated because we're...

Because it's an abstraction of simultaneous combat in order to simplify to the point of being playable.

The point seems to be that you don't personally care for them.

Not true. We know they failed because of something they did wrong. Not true. If the cook pops in, it's something the cook did, not...

The rules don't need to tell us. If it matters, the GM or player can fill in details. That's why it's called abstraction. But imagine...

Shown being worn on the belt unlit, shown being held in the hand while lit. It frees up your hands if you don't need the light.

I don't believe any of these videos one way or another. We don't have good numbers and sales are shifting to DndBeyond. Unless it...

I think the short answer is that people outside WoTC do not really know. From what I remember it is distributed on different channels...

From my local experience (local forum member and regional con organizer) People have mostly forgotten about the OGL issue. There is...

You insisting that I'm wrong doesn't mean anything so I guess we're at an impasse. If all you can point to is @pemerton saying one the...

If D&D couldn't take advantage of mythical hazards (which in this case may or may not be mythical after all), it wouldn't have very many...

And compared to the size of the overall hobby the player-base of those dozens and dozens of games adds up to a rounding error, which...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_quicksand Dry quicksand is loose sand whose bulk density is reduced by blowing air through it and...

If I make a "generic" remark that everyone that eat cereal for breakfast are morons, and you happen to eat cereals for breakfast - how...