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Heh heh... if one wants to become a competent DM, one should be able to use and do both. :) The problem oftentimes is too many DMs who...

I believe you're both right. You'll get judgment from one side of the aisle or the other no matter what you espouse.

Like I said, different strokes, different folks.

Some people treat game mechanics as the in-game physics of the world the characters are in. One knows specifically how powerful they...

It doesn't recharge after they sleep. It recharges after they sleep AND enough time has passed for that sleep to help. If the wizard...

Oh, yeah, it’s terribly designed and I’ve yet to meet a dedicated Magic player who actually likes it. But, based on what sealed...

Very depressing, but I find no fault in your logic. I think we'd all be better off making or finding the game we want to play, and...

Campaign length in the design of a game is not based upon using game mechanics a certain number of times and then ending it. It's about...

I think it depends on what the hypothetical you is taking enjoyment from. If you want mechanical variation and novelty of mechanical...

I don't think we should ditch the system (whatever system you like) entirely, but changing it to some degree is not that big a deal. I...

In TTRPGs, it is much easier and socially acceptable to change the game to suit you and your group. Not the case with all your other...

I imagine its because for most people the energy required to move to and learn a new system and find other participants also willing to...

I'll give you one potential perspective and possible reason why this phenomenon could occur: Because at the end of the day...

Just to clarify, this isn’t about advocating for one edition over another, or claiming that any particular approach is superior. The...

Well, me personally I've never felt the specificity of just giving "hearing and smell" to its Keen Senses as anything worthwhile...