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@I'm A Banana Appreciate you taking the time to go through it so closely. I won’t reply point by point, but I think there are a few...

This is all well and good, but when are we going to see the numbers for traumas experienced, enemies made, and relationships ended as a...

That’s a great example of how player and system expectations shape what we even try at the table. I’m not very familiar with Traveller...

(I apologize, I accidentally clicked "Post reply" before I finished my though lmao) I'm running a big 50+ player organized play (not...

I don't really enjoy dnd and don't play it much haha, basically only when one of my friends' campaigns is several players down and they...

Worth exploring! I'd want to note that disengagement itself isn't necessarily a huge problem. In a 4-hour session, a little brain break...

While I think “wasted turns” is usually a term you hear from the player side—someone spending a resource, power, or opportunity only to...

I really appreciate you bringing this perspective—it’s one that doesn’t get voiced often, and many would dismiss as unrealistic simply...

You are on to something here. I run a lot of Traveller and I tend to have narrative driven combats a lot more than I do with D&D/PF...

I think you’re hitting on a common pattern: in systems like D&D, the rules train us to express almost everything numerically—bonuses...

I guess I take issue with the idea of "wasted turns." The character tried to connect with the enemy and end the fight, but didnt...

Sure, but circumstantial bonuses are a pretty bad and clumsy way to handle the situation in most cases. It generally does very little to...

Thanks for these thoughts—there’s a lot to unpack. I especially appreciate the observation about how D&D’s wargame roots create...

@Jacob Lewis Excellent write up. I think you've addressed the same issues I've seen over the years. As a DM, I didn't really notice...

As someone who doesn't enjoy D&D combat (I'm more than fine with tactical minigames in general, I just find dnd combat loop to be...