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4E has "tons of stuff" that wasn't geared solely to combat encounters also - there's nothing you can do in 2E/3E/5E that you can't do in...

So to add, I mentioned this in another thread, but notably: 1) The combat was extremely fast. This is huge for us - we're using to...

So, reporting back as promised, ran session zero + 2 sessions of Daggerheart, with my main group, most of whom I've been playing with...

Well, at least for me? This was the thing people hammered home, over and over and over and over and over and over and over and... They...

I still don't get why some people feel it is so important to think that "Pathfinder outsold D&D" or that "Daggerheart will surpass D&D"...

To be sure. Daggerheart isn't trying to be an all-things-to-all-people game, and I expect there will be plenty who bounce off it, have...

Well, it’s one example of the larger issue. Which is gamers trying to win, beat the system, and optimizing the fun out of the game...

OK yeah. It actually is refreshing to see people here on this site with an awareness of all thse other systems, and even more systems...

Oh yeah for absolute 100% sure. Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you want to! That's part of what I like about...

I could be wrong as I'm only going from a read at this point and not 'up against the wall of actual players'... but yeah. When I read...

Part of what appears to be the issue is that folks define "fun" differently from group to group. As an example, I ran the FFG Star Wars...

I just grabbed this, it really looks like the sort of system I need right now to offset my terminal D&D burnout.

Yeah, there’s a page-and-half about how to deal with NPCs. So to say it’s missing or an oversight is just factually wrong. People might...

Edit: This came off a little harsher than intended. I make no apologies for what I wrote, but for the way I worded it. I'll remove or...

I think Professor DM said it best...