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I tend to concur that the nature of it being a GAME product means that usability in a game naturally comes first. Customers can buy...

I think you might want to reassess your idea of what an RPG book is. Like I said, the G is for game, which mitigates for usability. I'm...

Well, I didn't use any words anything like 'strong', so let's put that particular canard aside. I think that RPG books have a focus on...

I think this is accurate, but it's not quite the same as why those books are written in the first place.

I guess, but this is, IMO, a backward way to look at it. We have on the one hand why people buy RPG books, and on the other what they...

If it's an RPG product it's almost by definition supposed to be read and also used. I'm not hating on books that are designed to also...

Frankly, I'm disappointed.

Frankly it's more complicated than just bulk of words. Published adventures are texts designed to be used and should be judged on that...

"Brevity is the soul of wit." - Polonius

I got the box in the mail a couple weeks ago, it's bloody marvelous.

I think I spend more time on this specific issue with my published books than any other single aspect of writing or design.

Balancing evocative prose and usefulness is no easy task.

I watched most of his new follow-up video last night and he gets into viewer responses. Some folks opine that, at least for their...

Well, you try casting a spell while covered in hot fudge, see how that goes for you.

Hmmmmm...interesting. That's sparked me to think about how an exhaustion (or starvation, disease, etc.) mechanic might also affect...