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Not just consumed nostalgia: instant nostalgia. We're having remakes of shows, games, movies, etc. that aren't even that old. How to...

Ugh. More blended-up pop culture slop? This decade sucks.

Of Hasbro properties I like Clue for this Of non-Hasbro (because UB has included many more non-Hasbro than it has Hasbro) I want...

Folks have, very recently, told me that this is not true and that the playtest really was there to test things to see if they would...

The problem is bounded accuracy. What do I mean by that? I mean they wanted to have bounded accuracy. They demanded it. In some form...

To have something that might feel more different from D&D's traditional spellcasting, would be to have more freeform power system. I...

I really don't think there's any "self-fulfilling" about it. Performance checks have never been common in any game I've played. Ever...

Except they literally haven't done what I'm talking about. They literally don't do actual, statistical testing. If they had, the "ghoul...

And yet....

I fear that many designers are too afraid to kill sacred cows, forge new paradigms, and upset vocal subcommunities to create strong...

I really don't think it's wise to be blithe about this. This is a common and thorny design trap in all sorts of game design--the problem...

Wonderful news: we can! Less wonderful news: It requires starting with clear and specific design goals, creating designs which attempt...

Can't we make a game that focuses on providing both experiences?

But that's precisely my point. You are calling it out as bad. I am not interested in arguing with you about that. My interest, here, is...

You absolutely can. It just requires actual playtesting, not the performative nonsense that WotC (and Paizo!) have been billing as...