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Clearly it can. I just don't think doing so makes a game simpler. When something people are likely going to want to try in their "you...

I voted 4, but not all complexity is built the same. Simplifications can lead to making system mastery harder. In 5e D&D, for an...

If there was a planned metaplot seeded in multiple books its a shame it didn't at least get a resolution, but I don't think it was a...

This article is very interesting. I had always suspected that 5e’s big-honking-adventure books were backdoor setting guides. Tyranny of...

I think it is a failure of imagination to want a TTRPG experience to be exactly like some other medium. TTRPGs are their own thing, and...

Right, because shopping and comparable mundane concerns are not a big part action-adventure movies in general. And that's fine for an...

Very much agree. Star Wars has amazing production design and it's a core part of the franchise's appeal. People want specific weapons...

But those are huge elements of the movies? The scene showing the technical strategy of how to destroy the Death Star is not only iconic...

A little late to the party, but... Put me down as a guy who really loved the FFG game. It had some problems with certain kinds of uses...

This whole post x10. Many folks run effective campaigns with published WotC modules, but even so they end up fighting the thing more...

I don't know. What makes him so good?

Okay, well basically a lot of people buy them thinking a published campaign will make their DMing life easier, and ultimately feel like...

I mean, I do think giving every class that doesn't have one a flavorful non-combat ability or two would be an improvement, but mostly I...

The prerequisites are steep. No sight, hearing or speech, plus a high dexterity requirement.

Was going to suggest creating a pinball themed wizard subclass, but someone already did it.