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I think that the answer is split, at least on my case. The following is exclusively from a DM perspective. I am a big fan of Chris...

Dragonbane is awesome if you want a more old school feel to your fantasy. Nimble 2.0 is great if you want that high fantasy D&D tone but...

and I disagree how extensive, your group? That is called anecdotal. Also, have you tried that with truly / intentionally unbalanced...

Plus+ thread, because I'd rather not have to justify/defend why I'd want to bring back old prepared Vancian casting. Rather than remove...

Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week I (@tabletopjess) interview the creators behind different...

I don't know much about nimble, except that every youtuber seems to gabe a crush on it. I can say, however, that Shadowdark works...

I remember reading here a few years ago...can't remember the poster but I think somebody who isn't here anymore...who said that when a...

I mostly agree with your post, but disagree here. I think you are undervaluing player skill, or at least do not have an expansive...

Of course! Comparing an Enworlder to a non Enworlder is like comparing a Formula One raceway driver to a ride sharer.

After some searching for curiosity's sake, I found this homebrew, btw. Might be time to make a thread to brainstorm around how to bring...

That's very setting-dependent- how widespread such knowledge is, communication between towns, etc.

I think a mix of both approaches fits best. Players already take a lot of metaknowledge with them into the game, whether they're...

Your players are going to end up in a lot better shape than my players.

Ok, I find that really strange, because in my mind it's the "character skill" camp that wants GMs to be neutral arbiters. Player...

I'm glad you highlighted that, because there are multiple meanings of "players skill" and sometimes people debating it are using...