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No, but it does make them the person who, on changing the line's direction of travel, everyone else is likely to follow.

Fair enough, though I think you're in the minority on that. :) Yes, it is a jaundiced view; because IME (both in-game and IRL)...

Given that the opposite of "leader" is "follower", I don't see it as anything but the obvious interpretation: leaders lead and followers...

In that case almost everyone's vote should be 5, then, as in pretty much every campaign there's sooner or later going to come a time or...

I always liked AD&D more than Basic, but then I started with AD&D so...

I think what @Lanefan is getting at, to continue the food analogy is the following. The initial party consists of clams, pork, onion...

As will that of all editions. Each edition and variant has something worthwhile to contribute to the whole; and over time the wheat...

That's because you're trying to do the DM's work for her. You roll the die, add your bonuses, and stop there. Leave it to the DM to do...

DMing herds of cats: the story of my life since 1984. :) That said, I'm a herd-of-cats player at heart, mostly because I find just...

The robust travel mechanics of A5E, as a non-controversial example that leaps immediately to mind. Personally I would add domain...

Systems should be designed to accomplish their goals. I don't actually understand the reticence to engage with systems even if they...

Sure, but one resolved with percentile dice, another with a d20, and another with 2d8 is fine. I mean, you've already got all the dice...

Figuring (correctly, it seems) that others would cover Human, it's Elf-Dwarf-Hobbit (a.k.a. Halfling) for me. Had I two more votes...

Impossible to vote for me, as there's no "whatever makes in-game sense at the time" option. Long-resting on a cross-country trek will...

This greatly depends on the overall approach of the players. If they're by nature already too cautious then turning up the benefits...