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Reality is that McDonald's is doing quite well.

I am going to have to disagree with this. From the kids in Death House to the creature in the basement, to the Dream Pasteries to the...

I'm not saying it's impossible to do horror in D&D. I'm saying it's hard. Death House is an overtuned encounter for level one...

Let's remember oldest horror movies are +13y or +7y for current standars. "Tales to tell in the darkness" could be a example of how...

That's a pretty solid point. To be fair video games make money by selling options that aren't purely cosmetic as well, but the cosmetic...

Yeah, and I don't mean this in any "derogatory" way but, Ravenloft can easily be "baby's first horror game". You can certainly tune in...

WotC is an organisation which cares about maximising profits, just like TSR before them (but marginally less incompetently). They cater...

Nooo!! The Sacred Texts™️!!

Oh, you are mistaking WotC for an organisation that likes setting flavour, or fidelity to past settings. They don't care about that...

That has been true in the published materials prior to 5e, but isn't really true of the 5e revised setting - WotC have deliberately...

I think the last time I remember any player choosing to play a human character was 20 years and two editions ago. By and large, my...

I really don’t like the party composition and really think it reflects a lack of understanding in the Ravenloft setting. Most domains in...

Merlin the Wizard was also a half-demon so that trope is much older than Gandalf and how is it better having a party that all have...

So, humanocentrism is bad and Anthropomorphism is desired? I swear, it feels like we are trying to make having fun while playing ttrpgs...