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Mostly because it is underrated in movies and tv. Somebody above talks about shooting for joints but in my opinion, if they are that...

Yeah, in one of my favorite fantasy RPGs you literally can't without special training.

I self-published a game many years ago, and a supplement for it, and I am working vaguely on something else in my spare time. Even if my...

It comes down to what you are looking for in a game. My sensibilities are very much in the gamist/simulationist camp so I want a DM who...

I think for those who like my style of play they like exploration. They like to be challenged as PLAYERS not just characters. So the...

Yeah, to me those are fundamentally different activities, and they don't feel the same at all.

I think this is an important point. My gamist players want to compete against the dungeon. They want to strategize and plan their...

It doesn't matter that you disagree, it matters what the DM/players of a particular game think. The issues can be many, as you...

That's a good theory but what do you do when you have a whole group going up and one guy insists on dragging them down? Lets...

I don't think any game designer not working for WotC should expect more than that, even if sometimes they get it.

No, I just meant for hobbyists who want to share their work, they can do so very easily, as opposed to "back in the day." Part of the...

I haven't read 5.24, but what you describe above is not reflected in the game text of any edition of D&D I'm familiar with, including...

And yet 2/3 of respondents to the poll have voted for "Effect".

Some of these posts remind me of the people who claim that a modern tank is easy to take out because "All you have to do is throw a...

Armor, particularly heavy armor, is really unappreciated in a lot of RPGs IMO.