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In an abstract sense, language is a game of interpretation. We can't telepathically beam concepts directly into other people's minds. We...

I won't hold my breath or anything, but maybe we're moving past that now. At least, when it comes to WotC, maybe not the rest of the world.

A lot of people seem to be holding a grudge against some Platonic Ideal WotC design team rather than engaging with what has actually...

As mentioned already in this thread, the new FR books have slavery, and they were published a month or two ago.

True of many real world societies, but it’s still veiled for entertainment purposes (e.g. 300), just like lots of other bad stuff...

Actually, thats worse.

There's no reason to remove slavery from the setting. Plus it's used to demonstrate the massive class divide, a point is made of how...

Plus in 2e, players didnt even see the environmental damage by a spell happen. The concept would be more vivid if arcane spells always...

The e24 Forgotten Realms books seem well received. For Dark Sun to use this format seems a nobrainer. I want the hope theme, but feel...

I guess that really depends on the DM. When I ran Dark Sun there were plenty of social encounters and threats.

It wasn't fun, no. Which is probably why the new version was bad. The people who were tasked with writing it would have gone to the...

The original Spelljammer had major problems with compatibility with other settings, and was more interested in 19th century cosmology...

Brand names matter. The original concept having several great ideas that were ahead of their time matters. Connecting with your current...