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And there we go. If you only want to play D&D that is "silly and excessively self-limiting" and "self-sabotaging". How about it's...
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So, with respect, I don't find the phrasing to be unalloyed in that approach, as already noted. That getting messaging perfect is hard...
Dec 9, 2025
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Because your justification for your rant was products being marketed to DM's and such products are most likely purchased by adults.
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DMing is not hard. DMing well is hard. DMing a great interconnected campaign is extremely difficult. You would be silly to think that...
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I am not sure I understand what you are saying here. I am someone that found DM'ing hard, it did not stop me, though it did cause...
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Yes…that’s what being “hard” means. If Dming was easy I would do it right the first time and need little to no practice. Dming is a...
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Perfection shouldn't be the standard, but neither should what 10-year olds do be the standard either.
Dec 6, 2025
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Guidance is also helpful, and can reduce the amount of failure a person has and that is a good thing for both the DM and the players.
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That and people cant seem to figure out why their pet RPG isn’t that popular. I'e been hearing D&Ds been awful since around 1994. I...
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I've never seen people outside of Wizards really understand how work on a project breaks down. It's an opaque process at times even...
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But it's not just me involved in the decision. That game may be even more attuned to my preferences than 5e, but that might not be the...
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