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I'm going to be running the Oracle of War adventure, "Song of the Sky", for my episodic Eberron campaign next. I've been having some fun...

Xanathar's, for sure. My most-used third-party book is probably the Tome of Beasts from Kobold Press.

"I'm not dead yet ... I'm feeling better ..."

My favorite stirge: It's just the right combination of bat, mosquito, and "GODS NO WHAT IS THAT THING?! KILL IT WITH FIRE!"

I don't agree with that. While that's not the kind of game I like, it's still a roleplaying game. The goal of the game just shifts...

"Participation trophy" as a metaphor is always used in a derogatory manner. Does anyone dispute that? All trophies are generally...

Isn't that what gaming has mostly always been about? Yeah, TPKs happen, but they're far from the majority of cases. Most of the time...

This sounds like a great project. Thanks for notifying us of it. To be clear: these books will contain a mixture of WotC-originating...

Sounds to me more like "The lurkers support me in email." Same here, also grew up in the midwest, didn't hear people ranting about...

No, he says the opposite, that the young'uns would be fine with it: "I think the idea that younger gamers want a 'safe' game--whatever...

Does anyone have an idea what Mearls might've been referencing at Gary Con?

No, it actually isn't. He isn't really being criticized for feeling 5e is "easy mode". He isn't even being criticized for liking...

Yup. The odd thing is that he is actually saying that young people do want the sense of risk, so it seems his rant is more directed at...

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...

I’m happy to just say he’s speaking for himself and i don’t require him to speak for the entire hobby and so now i have to call him...