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I haven't gotten around to reading that adventure in its entirety, so I wasn't aware of that. That's good to hear! Maybe there will...

Both Moldvay and Mentzer have rules for monsters' reactions. There is no stipulation of monsters always attacking, except in specific...

Here are some related snippets for those who haven't seen the B2 module before. It notes to the DM that several big parts of it were...

Interestingly enough, the 5.24 DMG lists both as valid pronunciations of Oerth.

Yes, but I was simply joking. After all, I'm likely to use an "Italianized" pronunciation for most of those imaginary toponyms.

What did TSR give people for all the bad fantasy the piled on us during...well their entire run really. Whatever that was WotC should...

I actually agree. Which is why I prefer the "multiple variants of the same world, each shaped by the DM and players, but all...

I think, the biggest issue with metaplot, is that overtime, it becomes intractable, difficult to impossible to avoid paradoxes and...

Doesn't matter if it's a strawman or not, doesn't matter who needs to prove if it's good or not - the question has been posed. Can you...

The NPCs barely have names, nevermind personalities, motivations and agendas. So there is nothing for the players to interact with...

I feel comfortable in saying that metaplot in RPGs has never, ever, worked out. And is often straight up disastrous.

The way that Metaplots in various TTRPGs have turned out have left a bad taste in general. They lost their appeal sometime between 2000...

Yeah, I think there is a certain allure to the idea of a metaplot. In theory it could foster a strong shared cultural experience among...

I think it also was done to foster a certain shared "community" aspect to D&D. Most players can tell stories about facing Strahd or...

More interestingly, and I think this is what excited James Wyatt when he sprang it upon the game in Fizban's and helps WotC commercial...