Recent content by nevin

I think the problem usually occurs that when you've been playing D&D finding people who play the other games can be difficult. And just because you are tired of DND and want x, y or z doesn't mean anyone you play is wanting the same thing. It can be like telling people I've left twitter for...

It was also a time when they experimented with making revenue off of supplements and magazines and adventure modules which requires a lot of space and as poined ot above there were a lot of competitors for that space and large retail stores don't like inventory heavy models which was necessary...

So you are using the scientific definition of simulation to describe how to do a role playing game? Does that mean we all need supercomputrs to make our worlds and simulate out what happens with each change? Come on.....but by that definition the person making the simulation gets to decide...

Most publishers that print magazines only sell a fraction of them. In college the store I worked at got new magazines every week. They'd take the old ones (most of them) that didn't sell and throw them in the dumpster It's why the publishing industry got so excted about digital. They don't...

Well if they can't pay their bills then we get nothing.

All creatures are wired to resist change because nature change usually means pain and death. It hard coded into our DNA. Te default reaction to almost any change anywhere is no. You can hate it. but is a part of nature and the human condition.

We have a language, a dictionary that drives what words mean, and the purpose of all that is to facilitate accurate useful communication. Deciding on your own what words mean is like deciding to speak in a foreign language and expecting non-speakers of that language to understand you. You...

I just ordered a used one from half price books

Not in the US. Now if it's state court I have no Idea But federal bankruptcy the guys with the biggest loss and best lawyers usually end up getting all the money. The small guys usually get nothing

problem is creditor's the owe the most too get paid first. The small vulnerable companies probably wouldn't see a dime that way either.

I dont think it's available for streaming anywhere.

after trying several simple dnd to more complicated one's over the years I'm a fan of simple. Most things that go beyond roll, compare , roll damage, apply damage don't really add more than they take away.

Microsoft the company where game studios go to die. Oh boy that ought to be cataclysmic.

The game won't always run smoothly when consequences come into play. Players actions can cause life to be hard and unsmooth. I agree that considering how fast information can flow and having the reactions to events match the narrative of the story is important. I do not agree, if that's what...

bad guys continuing the story based on events and actions that the players caused or created is not spot nerfing or revenge fudging. Now if you meant to limit the statement to DM's just punishing players for winning fine, but saying the baddies and other NPC's shouldn't come back and react...