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What, you didn't use all the initiative rules exactly as written in AD&D? The weapon v. AC tables? The specialized rules in the DMG for...

Few examples of 1E rules that I never saw anyone actually using. These were widely considered poor ideas from the start: Combat rounds...

Fair enough. I enjoy a good discussion as well. I do think the impact of that disclaimer has been lost on most participants in the...

No, the GM still maintains oversight and the book has some stuff about how to consider narrative arcs / plot weaves / situations / etc...

It is possible, but campaign frames are pretty strong, thematically, and should keep stuff generally in line. Also, the players are not...

Something that's being lost here, and I played and DM'd AD&D from the very beginning, is that people back then used house rules and...

With Daggerheart, since more of the storytelling and worldbuilding are offloaded to the players, does it run the risk of suffering from...

Exactly. I'm reading "immersion" but also seeing engagement.

Maybe I was wrong about "immersion" being an easily understood term. I feel like there are as many definitions for it in this thread as...

RIP Graham Greene. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Greene_(actor)

Oneida actor Graham Greene has passed away...

RIP democracy. You were always good . . . in theory.

I think it is natural to push toward the edges of "what's allowed." One of my most wonderful campaigns ever started with my decree "no...

Well, it has and does in my D&D games. The core rule books even encourage -- not just tolerate, but encourage -- house rules to fit the...

I.wpuld like 6E to present species and cultures as a bunch of options that get chosen for inclusion in specific settings. Like,if you...