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Mine arrived in the mail today. I would describe it as a light sandbox -- or maybe a sandbox lite -- much like the original. The plot...

I do not believe that to be true. It takes some lessons from boardgames--which is a much bigger and more mature market than TTRPGs--but...

What if they actually said that in the product? "An introduction to D&D for lovers of board games". How crazy would that be?

The new Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set provides a new introduction to Dungeons & Dragons, borrowing heavily from adventure board...

Well...I mentioned elsewhere on this thread, but I personally do feel that players are more often "the problem" than DMs. I know that's...

Oh, absolutely. Just not as PC-playables, which is where the original point began.

Well, yes, because I (and, I suspect, many DMs) tend to run the game I'd like someone else to run so I could play in it. There's a bit...

I'd even go further and suggest that it's essential to introduce new species and monsters. I mean seriously, what kind of sense does it...

I cannot fathom hard locking most D&D worlds. Part of the enjoyment of the game is discovering new species and monsters. I would hate to...

I would happily play in a game run under my principles of GMing. There is nothing I want in an RPG that I would see as an issue...

And it's obvious to me you are judging that tendency. I have no problem with the GM making those kinds of decisions as they see fit...

Here here! Huzzah! Me too 100%. The care I know I put into it and the genuine desire I have for everyone at the table to have fun and...

In my experience, allowing non-standard races isn't usually a cause for concern. But it's when someone wants to play a juvenile red...

I see no reason for that beyond, as I said, pure contrarianism. It's not like people don't ignore or alter rules all the time--why...

My rule of thumb when I DM is to ask myself "would I want to play under me if I was a player?" I find that focus guides me out of a lot...