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Oh, +100. As we gamers age, this is a constant moving target. For me, who started in 1981, modern is WotC on. Which is weird, because...

Which is why telegraphing is vital, in my opinion. As a GM I have often feared giving away too much and handing the solutions to...

Every word, jargon or not, is viewed differently to different people. "Jargon" in this context is a set of words we (this group) uses...

Jargon is fine if it can be recognized as shorthand for a larger concept. Jargon is crud when it is used to gate keep or obfuscate. The...

I love Moby Dick, but I appreciate that when you are faced with entire chapters such as the following, fury or despair may be warranted...

A note of optimism here. Under Trump's first term, solar continued the upward trend despite his policies. In the current regime, he's...

There is no need for the “if” in your statement here. Below is a sample chart -- I'm sure you can find others. Even for the same family...

It’s worth pointing out that this article is a year and two months old, so written on data from 18 months plus ago. His estimates are...

This. All the way. It's GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES levels of sad.

Rolemaster solved this circa 1980. Both combatants have an Offensive Bonus (OB) resulting from their skill, strength, positional...

So .. isn't that exactly what I do when I am a GM? I respond using words in orders that seem likely to be appropriate to the statements...

This is a very good post and I suggest people study it and understand it, honestly.

And Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan is an awesome game designer/writer.

One thing I'm not sure was clarified was how may sessions you have been at in the campaign., For me, it takes 3-4 sessions to get into...