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Here's an example, albeit from the Edition That Cannot Be Named: in 4e (oh no I did it) skill challenges are basically a not very good...

So just to be clear, you do get ideas for D&D from non-D&D sources? It's only non-D&D sources that are games that offer no possible benefit?

And yet, virtually every MMA fighter, and certainly the best ones, incorporate moves and ideas from a wide variety of different styles...

Well just to stick to one example, with call of cthulhu, a couple things like "There are Obvious Clues and Obscured Clues. Make sure...

I'm just trying to explain why I play other systems, and the benefits one can get from doing so. I don't honestly care if you play other...

I have learned in no particular order: Call of Cthulhu and Vaesen: Run better mysteries and be better at telegraphing clues, characters...

The fact that you have no idea how any of these things work is precisely the problem. I have neither the time, patience or energy to...

stealing ideas for D&D mostly.

From Ironsworn, I have adapted the entire exploration system from Ironsworn into my D&D game in order to make exploration much more...

I mean, this is the thread that includes takes like "Learning doesn't make you better," so...no real surprises, I suppose.

'You need to be a brain surgeon to run 5e effectively'. Wow that's quite a take!

I think it's self evident in most activities with multiple roles that dipping your toes into other roles can and usually will make you...

Y'know, I was all ready to let that go. I really was. Then you had to go and keep hammering the same point over and over and, well...

I was noodling over this thread and something occured to me. Imagine a thought experiment. You have two potential DM's that you are...