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I’m Scott. I’ve GMed a few systems and run a couple of year-long homebrew campaigns in 5e 2014 (Tal’Dorei and Eberron). Have mostly run online, with some in person. Played a heap more. I’m hoping to build a regular group of 4-5 players. We’ll do a series of one-shots in various systems...

"Is this the right room for an argument?" In practical terms it would mean (I'm looking to start a new game with new players in the next few months) it's probably best for me to get the new books. So whether it's a new edition or not is a moot point for new players when the old books are hard...

I think the general consensus is yes, though they would be a fair bit more powerful or capable than other characters of a level.

This is fantastic. I was probably going to get the book anyway, but the number of people focusing on the organisational improvements is selling me. I'm desperately hoping for a similar improvement to the DMs Guide as well...

I loved them as a teenager. I tried rereading the first recently when I found it at a garage sale and... did not finish it. Compared to contemporary fantasy I've been reading recently, they weren't well written. Though I may have been in the wrong headspace. I'm keen to try again sometime...

I've recently finished City of God (E. L. Doctorow) and Fatal Purity: Robespierre, both of which I enjoyed a lot, though the City of God reminded me a lot of DeLillo and came out at similar time to Underworld, so kind of suffered by comparison. Also read the Shadowdark rulebook, finally. Had...

Makes me think of Charles Vess's illustrations for Wizard of Earthsea. Love it.

Well this is inspiring! I've not had a lot of motivation for GMing at the moment, but Shadowdark and this module really sparks my interest.

I get the logistical issues of two books, but it seems strange to release the players handbook without a release date for the GM guide. Do you need the GM guide to run a game? Or, at the least, if you want to start and build a long term campaign, is the GM guide required?

I've had a good start to the year so far. Finished off my (mostly) annual re-read of LotRs, the Silmarillion, and Children of Hurin. Also been plugging away at the new translation of the Iliad - it's sensational, and best read at least partly aloud. I've also finally picked up The Blade Itself...

Those two things seem contradictory. The first says share alike means you can’t reserve it, the second suggests you can choose not to share content building on the SRD. I was fairly sure you can choose what of your original work you keep under CC and what you don’t.