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You said nobody could learn certain kinds of skills. Hence, there could not be schools, because...people don't learn them. Are you now...

@EzekielRaiden , I really, really like your thoughts around D&D defaults, and agree that it’s crucial to recognize that the game began...

A couple of things that happened in these editions is, in 2nd more professional artists were being used, and by 3rd the printing went...

See, I don't even think it's "dark ages" per se. I think the key difference is that D&D went from something kinda-sorta-ish like...

Nothing has really changed here though. D&D was never what the OP thought. Lets just reference another thread elsewhere on this forum...

It isn't medieval but it is definitely not steampunk. Do words no longer have meaning?

What I'd say is, it was part of the completely BS pop-history hodgepodge that people mistakenly think is "Medieval". It has ladies in...

The aesthetic changes continually, as you would expect for something 40 years old. But my point is it was never "medieval", and the...

My problem with the question is a single word. "Default". The default game is not steampunk, for a variety of reasons. It's not even...

I mean... with 4E you don't have to. The designers already did that.

13th Age. Really truly excellent game design--that is definitely not a narrative game. Unless you consider 4e to be a narrative game...

Mighty Deeds. Not something they get access to instantly, something they grow into. A Mighty Deed at (say) 5th level might be holding up...

And almost none of them will ever have any interest in starting. Which is the bigger thing, since (remember) Lanefan's arguments often...

And it was balanced around the idea that players had multiple PCs. Gygax design are players have a retinue, real time resting, and a...

Well, if I were taking the concept seriously, I imagine it would draw upon and/or represent all the weird, amorphous, deceptive denizens...