Recent content by Dire Bare

I feel kinda bad . . . I passed on the Kickstarter for this and now I'm picking it up for a steal! Bwa-ha-ha-ha!

Yeah . . . I don't go to a lot of cons, but I do go to cons . . .

Nope, I'm not. Most games aren't at cons, traditional home games have been the focus of the conversation. I don't play at a lot of cons, and I think I'd forgive a DM for not remembering my actual name (or preferred pronoun) during the rapid-fire nature of the event. But it would be respectful...

Looks like the entire "Dungeon Masters Play Along Pack" is included with a pre-order for the new Ravenloft book. I'm assuming they will be available for purchase for others. Based on this first one, I think these are fine for previews and pre-order bonuses . . . but I don't think I'd pay extra...

Well, everybody has pronouns! If you mean preferred pronouns that differ from their biological gender . . . if the player wants them to, then yes.

D&D has been popular in Hollywood for quite some time, for the reasons you mention (and others, I'm sure). The only change is now it's not considered career suicide to admit it openly in public, or better yet, get involved in an actual play podcast or something similar.

We don't need new words. In fantasy and sci-fi stories, it's generally understood that "cannibalism" means "eating people". People who do not have to be human. When a sentient species is not people-coded . . . like dragons . . . things can get weird. Because, of course, you're right! Why is it...

When in the thick of a game, as the DM, I often refer to the other players by their character names. My players do also. However . . . we also learn and use each others names and pronouns, seems disrespectful (and wierd) otherwise. As we gather in the game room, take a break, wrap up for the...

In the actual Mythos . . . who/what Cthulhu is isn't common knowledge. So why would random folks want to kill you if you are an out-of-the-closet Cthulhu cultist? Well, until you start mutating or sacrificing innocents . . . In the amazing D&D-with-serial-numbers-filed-off comic "Rat Queens"...

I bought a lot of books in the 80s, but didn't play a lot of D&D. Started playing a lot more in the 90s (college), but we never managed to keep regular games going, we were all so busy. I not only allowed my players to take options from the PHBR series, I encouraged it! Nobody was interested...

You're allowed to meet with ENWorlders offline? I didn't know that! :eek: Seems dangerous . . .

To each their own. Solo tabletop RPGs are big right now. Well, not as big as playing with others, but take a look at the Top 20 products on DriveThruRPG and DMsGuild. Lots of solo RPG products. As a kid in the 80s who was so introverted that he couldn't find the confidence to ask his equally...

Kender will steal your pens, ewoks will cook you for dinner.

How WotC makes it work canonically . . . or if they even bother . . . I don't care! I'm perfectly happy with Lord Soth simultaneously existing in Ravenloft and Dragonlance. No time-travel shenanigans necessary for me. I'm looking forward to the next Soth adventure, where PCs must face the...

Yeah, I get the impression you are not calling out the OSR community as a whole, but rather certain bad actors within that community, including a specific pipe-smoking YouTuber.