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Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate it!

It's my understanding that 5e is really intended to be run in the "sweet spot" of 3rd-10th(?) level. If your table is at 9th already, some of the other published 5e stuff might be a good way to go along with a fresh start. I've heard people say good things about Lost Mines of Phandelver, and I...

Well, put me down as a person still waiting for the POD and pdf legally. I missed out despite being at GenCon, but that's okay. If you guys end up never putting it on DMsGuild, I guess I can go for one of the handful of secondhand ones, but man, that would suck to have to pony up several...

I highly recommend that, even if you choose not to back the Kickstarter, you pick up some Frog God books second-hand off eBay or something. They're really good, both in content and actual physical quality. I really like their setting, the Lost Lands, which has a really dangerous vibe to the...

Yeah, I don't know on that front. I would expect so, though, as Bill Webb has said he likes to throw a lot of common animals at his own players because that's what most people are going to encounter out in the wilderness. I'm paraphrasing, but he said something like, "If there were monsters...

Also, I wanted to throw down a quick plug for Goodman Games' newest Kickstarter. They make some cool stuff, too, and I'm just starting to get into their line of DCC and JG-related products. This is their newest Kickstarter, and it's already passed its funding goal and first stretch goal. It's...

They're not themed, unless you count "deadly" as a theme. :D The idea is going to be that this is the first in a series of books, which they're hoping to produce about once a year. This current Kickstarter is something of a "best of", with probably (according to their %'s) three-quarters of...

The project is funded and at $21,000 so far. The first update is live. Kickstarter link to update. Some quick highlights: - A more detailed explanation of the monsters included: selections from previous Tomes of Horrors, updated with new art and 5e stats; 15%-20% new monsters; 10% from...

I humbly suggest Swords & Wizardry Complete. It does a great job of restating 0e. Complete contains the information from the three little brown books, plus the supplements.

Agreed. Moreover, though, everyone (myself included) seems to agree that the game's difficulty in 5e lies primarily with the GM. So rather than saying 5e is Dungeons & Dragons on "easy mode", I would put forth that 5e Dungeons and Dragons provides an "easy mode" baked into the rulesets. You...

That's why I play a retroclone :D

I'm not sure we're actually arguing against each other. I never said easy mode was bad, just that I didn't like it. That's my opinion, not me making an objective ruling about 5e. You're saying strip out what you don't like in 5e to make it harder, I'm saying pick a harder system to start...

I have not run a 5e game, only played in it. I run 0e as a referee because of my experiences with 5e as a player. I don't want to start an edition war (honestly), I'm just saying that while I could certainly do as you suggest and create intricate NPC's using player options in a 5e campaign...

Let me put this differently. I don't think more monsters or more hit points is the answer. Player options to deal with monsters have grown exponentially, but I'm not sure that the monsters have evolved in as compelling of a way. Compound that with 3-6 players each having these expanded...

Well, suit yourselves. I've seen enough in the aforementioned statements to believe that they've addressed the issue. If you haven't, then that's okay, too. We can agree to disagree. I've said my piece and won't be addressing it anymore. If this thread just becomes a rehash of the locked...