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I should preface this by saying that I am a DM 99% of the time. As a DM, I'm not a fan of many of the changes in the 2024 edition: I...

Well, I did. I am a simple guy with many kids and many things to do, I play a lot of different games with a lot of different people of...

8 It's fine as it is, gets brought up to a 10 by my own homebrewing and custom GM style. 8 because it "feels" incomplete. It's missing...

As I said in the Poverty Thread, it’s rich, inspiring, and vibrant. Best three books we’ve seen in the 40 years of there being 3 books...

On a scale of 1-10. EDIT: where 1 is the worst and 10 is the best. Just a simple, non-scientific poll. Of course, if you have more...

Exactly. That is what it is there for. I generally like 5E, and generally prefer it to 3.x, but I do wish they had included similar...

I think “player skill” as a jargon term has accumulated too much baggage to lead to productive discussion. It’s a lot like “dissociated...

And "tactical acumen" is such a cool phrase. I'm borrowing that one. 🤙

Isn't tactical acumen "player skill"?

I play in a current 5e game, and a current 1e game. We are the same people. In the 1e game, our thought process is different and we...

I mean, why are you a power tool owning picnic table builder without your tools? I think thats a big part of the disconnect. Folks think...

Hear, hear! I grow weary of the mischaracterizations of ANY flavor of D&D that allege a right or wrong way to play them as per "the...

if all you do in 5e is roll a die, then I’d argue that this is not the intended way either, just like it is not for 1e.

OS play isn't clever. But you are weaker You cannot power through obstacles that are supposed to be challenging without it being risky...

I think it is almost always overstated. I mean, you could detect a secret door by simply walking past it in 1E if you were an elf.