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Since the very beginning of the hobby, D&D and computer/video games have had a recursive relationship. D&D spread on college campuses...

I dont like the tactical team aspect of D&D, or I should say I dont like it to be required. If the game works with a herd of cats, but...

It's funny that you mention that. I was at Gen Con in 2007 when 4E was announced, and in the seminar where they said that there wouldn't...

You're not wrong about that. None other than Ben Riggs has told us that WoW was the impetus for 4E's creation, and that designers were...

I would go so far as to say that most people who are discovering D&D now, their personal "appendix N" is full of things directly...

I mean...no? Because that's literally what Dungeon World was specifically designed to do. It was designed to already be story in the...

But a game isn't a story until it is over. RPGs generate stories by virtue of being played, but they aren't "A Story". Stories have...

untrue, a story's a story even as it's happening, even before it's finished.

I agree with you, but I have to make a point. Making it important to the story that these characters do this thing in that place...

Great! now you've ruined it for everybody who hasn't read the books. Spoilers man, spoilers. 🙃

That sounds just fine from here. :) I think you knew exactly what you were doing, though maybe you just didn't realize it yet.

I liked: Adventure paths. I don't like: Adventure Paths. When I was running long-term campaigns in the past I didn't know what I was...

The odd editions are the best.

One reason I like this thread is that you can see that D&D lives on…it changes some but the essence lives. I also like that there are...

I know yours is a genuine question an inquiry so will try to answer. First things first: I think 5e (gulp) might be superior to 1e in...