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I don't think this analogy works because you're talking about two different ways to play the same game, rather than two different games.

We like fantasy, but I've found that models tend to be quite good with more recent styles. 4o and Seedream, both with the...

But I think this might be part of the problem. Sometimes it feels like this is being approached as if it is a cultural battle, rather...

I wouldn't object to pregens per se, but I'd like to know why the DM isn't letting us make our own characters. Is it to tailor the...

Not unless I break out Middle Aged Guys Sitting Around a Table for a one shot.

It is a game. You can want the game to be different. But people aren’t doing anything wrong by liking a game in its original form. Lots...

Well, we'll see. I personally will be surprised if they're looking to replace Van Richten's Guide, but it could happen.

They are, however, what differentiates one game from another.

I appreciate the clarification, and I get your Wynton Marsalis example. In the 21st century, that kind of fandom pressure just doesn’t...

In terms of the pacing of 5E releases, that is soon. In my opinion, at least.

I could be wrong, but I have my doubts that they'll revisit Ravenloft in hardback so soon after Van Richten's Guide. But they clearly...

Not to sound rude, but this is absolutely anathema to WotC's current design paradigm. First, it's a rules expansion, not a rules...

I went back up the chain of posts through six exchanges, and did not see that quote. It would be helpful to cite the quote in question...

At what point does it stop being conservatism and turn into a simple preference for one game over another?

If you play a WotC campaign, there are companions for that which add some side-stuff too...