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My main takeaway from this interesting conversation is that D&D by WotC is marketed toward young people (teens, etc.), and I am not one, so that's that. I have no intention of being a part of toxic fandom, so I will buy what I like, play what I like, and wish the stewards of the game I loved...

Smart people at WotC do market research and target their products--and their social media--toward the people who are most likely to buy their stuff. In that light, their research and sales data must be showing them that old men yelling at clouds--a demographic I am a member of!--are less...

New Jersey way of saying "youths." You English people need to learn some English. I hear what you are saying. I think ,end of the day, I'm just getting old. Peace, brother.

So that's a good observation. Are they aiming their social media posts toward the yoots? And is the kind of art they presented attractive to the yoots? Who is buying their stuff now? Younger people? Who is buying the ginormous Return to the Borderlands box? And the upcoming Forgotten Realms...

That's the cover of a book that was for sale, Russ. What's the goal of a picture put on X, where all hope and goodness goes to die? There is a reason; I just don't know what it is. If it were Pride month or something, sure, I get it. But...why?

This is what I don't understand: WotC posted a picture of a very gay, very light-hearted D&D scene (I'm sure you've all seen this by now). Are they trying to appeal to people for whom queer representation is important Or was it rage-bait to drive up engagement? Or both? Neither? What was the...

We played the 5e version of LotR and had a lot of fun with it, but the amount of baseline 5e that has to be stripped out is enormous. No wizards. No clerics. Three possible races. No subclasses. The action economy is the same, but the types of bonus actions that are available are greatly...

I hope you feel better.

The Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan, second book in the Raven's Shadow Trilogy. So good!

I just got the bound books of The Crusader Magazine from Troll Lords. Like five big heavy paperbacks will all of the past issues of the magazine inside. I wish someone would do that for Dragon and Dungeon! I do have the PDFs, but I'd much prefer paper.

We like Castles&Crusades a lot. Has the old school feel but with some modernizations (d20, ascending AC, and a very useful bit called the Siege Engine for skill resolution). Great company, too. I've recently purchased Old School Essentials, but haven't played it yet. Look great, though. I ran...

Try Old School Essentials.

Xoth is really good. I think you have to strip out a lot of 5e to get a sword&sorcery vibe. I recently ran a Hyboria campaign using DCC and we had a blast.

This looks fun. I love the Vox Machina show!

Saw this today.