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I think some people would be much happier playing board games.

Cherish every min of it.

Players almost never care about the game as much as the DM. That’s just the cold hard truth. Even when you ask them what they want and...

Really, dude? That’s your take-away? It’s all the fault of those evil little game companies?

This, to me, is the "classic" player-DM arrangement and what I was used to when I was younger. It works for some groups, but is part of...

I said it in response to someone else the other day. Its distilled D&D. Not an edition, but the platonic ideal of what we think D&D...

I will admit, timing in life means a lot. The timing of Shadowdark, my own growing dissatisfaction for 5e for several reasons, the tone...

Thinking through the last few posts, I realize one of the things that annoys me about Shadowdark's attackers is that they seem to have...

25K to the next stretch goal of 1.5 Million. As to the digression here. I've looked at other OSR systems, there is a lot to like, but...

Sure. Mike could’ve had a lovely discussion about it here, or on Dragonsfoot, or maybe in an interview where he could have possibly...

Anyone that says their personal preferences are inherently better and if you don't do it their way it's a waste of time is clearly...

A few thoughts on sense of risk. I'm reminded of what goes on in my mind when I'm searching for something to watch. Fiction or...

Why do you feel the need to defend him? He has opinions he posted publicly and i have opinions on them... what's your benefit in white...

If one is truly comparing and contrasting, but that also doesn't seem to be what you've been arguing so far. Expressing unhappiness is...

Well, I will say this... Mike Mearls has accounts on Twitter and Bluesky, and he has cross posted and been active on both sites. He...