Recent content by OTHG

Yeah, many a DM has wrestled with this player question and later came to regret their decision. It kinda falls into the same category as don't kill peaceful civilians but then providing hitpoints, AC, and damage just in case characters want to! Or providing a whole pantheon of historical gods...

PDF available on drivethrurpg. I think they decided to follow the 5e template a bit more closely than did Cubicle 7/AiME. For 5e devotees, this will probably make things seem more familiar. Personally, I found that the charm of AiME was its willingness to chart its own path.

Someday we might see a dusty, old, 1e PHB encased in glass at moma. Not sure if I'd make the trip.

I hear you but I wonder if the horse isn't already out of the barn and currently galloping down the interstate.

Artists thus join a long line of professions affected by technology including monks, farriers, cobblers, bookkeepers, etc. They won't be the last.

Ha, my bad again, @aramis erak . Social media is a dangerous place for humor especially sarcasm "in bad taste." I don't tweet for that reason. Too many uptight people in the world.

Sorry @Thomas Shey ! Next time I will add an appropriate emoji so you'll know it's sarcasm. Thanks for noticing, @Hussar . I thought it was evident but on social media, one can never be too careful.

Try bait and switch. Falsely advertise that you are going to run a 5e game and when everyone has signed the dotted line, switch systems. Tell them it's a streamlined version of 5e or some kind of double talk like that. Works like a charm.

I believe corporations listen to their customers and corporations like wizards, who are so closely tied to their fan base, especially so. They may totally ignore their customers but they listen. The executives will look at important survey results, at least the topline tabulations. How they...

I have played D&D since 1979 including significant hours logged in every edition and still play. I have pretty much bought every official book in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th editions. I have read the OGL-Gate coverage with rapt attention. However, I have NEVER responded to a survey of any kind...

Good points, RareBreed. I am no RPG industry insider, but I feel companies are caught between a rock and a hard place -- they are incentivized to produce big books. Many people like big, hardbound monstrosities. They feel as though they are getting more for their money and that bigger is...

Good point. :( Oh well.

This is exciting. A 32-page rulebook. I am definitely buying it. These days, when considering the purchase of an RPG, I first look at the page count. If it's one of those 300+ page opuses, I'm probably going to pass unless it's truly special. I honestly don't have the time to do a semester's...

Interestingly, there was no OGL back when Jennell wrote CoT and DT, yet they were published. I sort of recall a lawsuit back in the day that TSR lost regarding modules, although not Jennel's specifically. TSR attempted to assert that the mechanics were uniquely theirs. It was rejected by the...

I think companies listen to this sort of stuff. Especially from their core customers.