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There's only two eras worth knowing; pre Enworld and post Enworld!

I'm pretty sure this whole discussion is based off of one key misunderstanding, and using that to make a very simple process very...

I don't have much interest in a weekend of lectures on how to be a better game master. But there is/was a company in Minnesota that will...

Shadowdark is, effectively, stripped-back 5E, without skills or feats, with higher lethality, a flatter power curve, roll-to-cast...

I think it's easy to say this, and dismiss such things- but that doesn't mean that it isn't worth the attempt or the discussion...

But it's headed in a definite design direction Post-Xanathar's (IMO), and that direction may not be the one he imagined or desired.

Well, not everything works out the way we plan. Maybe Mike feels 5e didn't do what he wanted.

Yeah, all I know is there are at least a handful of people now making money off of the Shadowdark base.

I think it makes sense from a pro's perspective. It doesn't necessarily reflect what any given group was doing at the table -- there are...

Scribe, you cannot answer every question with Shadowdark :p

The "generations" are not a monolith and Mearls does a lot of generalizing here, but I can see where he is going with it. I wouldnnt be...

The 5th Generation is long overdue, especially after dealing with D&D 4e & 5e. Games that make the GM's task easier means more games...

I mean... on the one hand it's a lot more accurate than all the horrible Forge classifications. On the other hand, it's a lot less...

Agreed. Yes, the gear needs to be donned outside of combat. The Ranger and Fighter AC examples that I gave are the same as can be...