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There is a huge excluded middle between "best" and "stagnant". Stagnant is an insulting, loaded term and, though you've said in the...

As a father of two, I have experienced that.

This assumes a complete lack of ability to react to or learn from one's experiences, take on board feedback or try new things without...

And yet if its a formula that works every week for that table, so what? In any situation, if everything is otherwise fine, stagnation...

I'm PNW born and raised and that perfectly comports with how I would use that word. Writing a novel is a lot of effort. It is hard to...

While the culture still exists, perhaps not. Once the culture's gone and nobody's keeping up that oral tradition, however, it's all lost.

I love the idea of Big Mysteries that are hinted at by the discoveries that the PCs make. And it might spark curiosity about what...

Sounds like convincing you is going to be hard!

Yeah, I can see why some people wouldn't like those. Too much metagame for me as well, we all have our preferences.

You’ve never heard of “hard labour” or doing “Hard Time”? I’m not sure why I’m still replying to this thread at this point I guess I...

You forget the one thing that is hard no matter what. Dealing with people. Arguing with those that don't like your rulings, the huge...

Bailing hay is hard work. Digging ditches is hard work. Picking tobacco is (extremely) hard work. Running a marathon is hard. It's...

Spreading out your knowledge helps you become a better generalist. You'll have skills that fall outside of the specialty to use, and...

Yes it does. Easy means little effort is required. Hard means the opposite. Doesn't matter if that effort is mental (i.e. learning...

Also, my DMing is noticeably better with 1-3 adult beverages.