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Well, yeah . . . the situation is different in Europe, Japan, and other places outside the US and the British Commonwealth. ENWorld is...

Huh? If UK is able to produce a version that replaces all AI art with human art . . . you'd rather the AI art version instead? With the...

We actually have a growing genre of RPGs aimed at a more diverse and inclusive player base. We could certainly use more. And, of course...

A Bits & Mortar equivalent for digital content purchased for Virtual TableTop. I really dislike having to buy the same publication 2...

That was not clear in your initial post. At all. Yes, the problem isn't that there aren't plenty of not-D&D games, but that more casual...

I think it's possible . . . but very difficult to pull off. A lot of the other things we're discussing in this thread, if incorporated...

That ship sailed long ago. Inflation, rising costs of plastics and shipping, and now tariffs . . . Relatively inexpensive UNPAINTED...

It would be cool if another RPG rose to the level of popularity D&D has enjoyed for 50 years now . . . But good luck with that! D&D is...

I don't understand posts like this. There are tons of games that aren't anything like D&D, in mechanics, form, genre or presentation. I...

So, that informs what the industry needs now. Business incubators, where designers can go to get support in the areas they suck at in...

And yet . . . the most successful and talked about RPGs are "fantasy heartbreakers" or D&D adjacent games, like Shadowdark. So, clearly...

The Mothership Wardens Operations Manual walks you through prepping both a session and a campaign. It’s one of the best published...

Publishers creating more resources to help support and encourage gamers to take the GM's chair is a good thing. But . . . expecting...

I agree with a lot said here. I’ll add my take: a fundamental understanding of how to tell stories. The “rules” of drama. I feel an...

Shadowdark isn't a "damn" D&D adjacent game? Anyway, there are a lot of "fantasy heartbreakers" for two main reasons. 1) Lots of...