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There are more varieties of B/X on the market, compared to say variants of 2E.

I mean everything, including sandwiches. Reports are that Arizona iced tea will have to raise their prices soon or go out of business...

I didn't say I wasn't interested in discussing the subject. D&D is the majority of the market, and now more and more third party content...

The point of bringing up Paizo's price changes is to show unsustainable those lower prices are increasingly becoming, for everyone and...

It's pretty straightforward: D&D is sold on Beyond, not in PDF. Ergo, by volume it is the industry standard.

I mean, right now HTML readers like Beyond are the industry standard for digital RPG stuff: even OneBookShelf has moved that direction...

For context on how "predatory" $15 is for a hobby item thst could lead to many play sessions of enjoyment, here is how much lunch is...

The great weakness of the RC is that it dispenses with the teaching tools.

No arguments on that from me, either! In all the years I've run D&D, I can say that my enjoyment has often slid in direct proportion to...

I would argue any time you go above level 10 ;)

I think a case can be made for 10th (OD&D) or 14th (B/X).

I think the case could be made that every time D&D has tried to go above 20th level, it's had diminishing returns.

A few years ago I asked Frank Mentzer if there was one thing he could change about BECMI, what would it be. His answer was an...

Haven't read past the first post, but B/X was the most popular edition until 5E came along. That's why it gets all the OSR attention...