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So I don’t think the GM should have just told you what your character’s grievance was, though a potential suggestion shouldnt be a...

If anyone wants a game that every obstacle can be resolved without combat, D&D isn't the game for them.

I believe the example that was given was that the characters wanted to get out of a dungeon. The GM narrated that there were runes on a...

But much like "If everybody is special then no one is", "If everybody is in the back line avoiding danger then no one is."

Hmm. I don't feel like they bring back the feel of early editions (so much as we can generalize about them) so much as just plain tamps...

Just yesterday, I was running Tales of the Valiant (so pretty close to 5e). Unlike 2024e, they didn't improve healing. They gave the...

Do they? I don't recall anyone saying they don't care what their players think but I suppose I could have missed it. People make all...

I've played in at least 75 over the years. With dozens of DMs. Others here with similar numbers have also never encountered it. So...

If you ignore the fact that is the basis of what you are complaining about in order to misattribute it to other things, your complaint...

Not in any great percentage when compared to all games going on out there. If you group up all of those complaints and put them...

Your take on "the traditional GM" is perplexing. I find it hard to believe that anyone who has Identified as a traditional GM in this...

Players are easy. Good players are hard to find. I've moved a few times in the past decade, and each time it takes 3-6 months of regular...

Beat me to it.

Except with D&D's swingy amount of damage there often isn't much tension before you hit zero. As always this is just my personal...

The cake is refreshments are a lie.