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@Mistwell There appears to be an absence of any reference to the well-researched book I stated that I was primarily relying on. There...

All interesting stuff. Dare I fork out 13 bucks for a paperback book? A person can be heroic and villainous both in the same lifetime...

I'm not sure it was malice so much as a move away from dungeon delving and the wargamer-level detail that Gygax liked to put into...

There was certainly malice, at least by some. See the "Castle Greyhawk" parody adventure.

I'm not sure it's that simple. He moved to LA in 1983 IIRC, and came back to Lake Geneva for good in '85. He had the money that he...

Here is what I want to see: A really good D&D starter set. I have high hopes for the new set coming out this fall. It looks great. I...

I don't see D&D as a good measure of success. It's so huge that I don't think anyone entering the TTRPG business should use it as a...

I think the difference now is that prior to the current era, you had to make a big investment up front to get your game out there. You...

Anecdotally the local FLGS who brought in Shadowdark just a bit ago is already about to do a reorder, this photo was just the one store.

Exactly! When people talk about the weakness of the TTRPG business (only one person buys, DMs make up a lot of stuff) they are also...

Pretty hard to beat the price point of 'buddy up to the DM, maybe bring a bag of chips' for days and days and days of entertainment.

So what does that all mean for the hobby? I think we're entering the age of D&D-likes, games that take one aspect of D&D and magnify it...

It's been really interesting tracking things over the past few months. A few things I have observed: D&D Beyond usage is up. If you...

I think they are going to quietly ignore bastions.

One of the assumptions of 5E hiding that you may not be aware you're making: Does being "hidden" mean the opponent can't see you, or...