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I doubt it is for lack of trying to explain it. Do you understand the reasons folks want GMs to follow some rules, generally? If you...

It's about a very specific approach to what 'setting' means. The idea is that the rules should focus solely on play within the setting...

I don't think that has much to do with it. By definition, a diagetic resource would fit the nature and tone of the game being played...

It all depends on the preferences of the participants. Some folks want everything to have some in-world element being represented by the...

pretty much whether it is important to you is for you to decide

I mean, the definition of "metacurrency" is rooted in the distinction between a game element being "only mechanical" versus having a...

I think you will find that many people, and games, do not take that position. Also in some cases (like Daggerheart) the GM-side...

That's a bit of a myth which is broadly spread around, and contains a hint of truth. 1) This hasn't been tested in court since the days...

Yeah, and that's their problem, not WotC's. WotC can stay with updating 5E or create a 6E or do whatever they decide to do over the next...

if anything that is WotC’s advantage over other games, part of the network effect

I have no idea how many people stopped playing, all I know is that so far they managed to attract new players fast enough to grow sales...

What would also help is having mechanical class features that deal with exploration and social interaction and have them designed around...

that the new owner would be willing to share, which implies that they have the ability to share

Speaking of legislating something away, guess which states on this map have the highest state taxes on tobacco and which have the lowest.

It was the idea, but the execution was much worse. No one at WotC can tell whether my vote of 2 was ‘I like the idea but the execution...