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I do like, now that no one is worried that retroclones are required to make sure this sort of gameplay doesn't vanish into an IP black...

Wintersmith is an exceptional book. The Aching series sneaks in just as much depth and insightful commentary on human existence as the...

I've read the first two books in the Florin and Lorenzo series and am about to start the third. They're set in the Warhammer Fantasy...

Finished Wintersmith, which was a really wonderful Tiffany Aching novel, maybe Pratchett's best, and a very seasonal book. Strongly...

As much as I loved Alien: Earth, it took a huge gamble on getting a second season with its storytelling. Heck, I recently re-watched...

More geek things should be stand alone. One season of a show. One movie. One novel. One comic miniseries.

So much agreement. Stories should end and new stories should begin.

Those weird utility items are always way more interesting than a flat plus item. Having to go find a wizard and negotiate, risking the...

I would 100% rather give my PCs an alchemy jug and wait for the shenanigans than give them a +2 sword.

Yeah a magic shop that you just walk buy downtown is kind of demystifying. A wizard with a particular item that maybe he will part with...

Magic item shops can server as means to give PCs something to spend their gold on, bur I positively hate those. To my mind, a magic item...

I admit to liking a bit of domain play and proper war gaming in D&D sometimes but I think I basically agree with this. But I don't see...

As much as I love 1e, it doesn't always make running it easy. 2e mechanics still live rent-free in my head. Before 5e came along, it...

My best campaign as a DM was with 2e. My most enjoyable campaign, as a player, was with 1e. Since 1980, I welcomed all the new D&D...

My first 1e character was an Assassin. I played some Thieves, but they were a class that really took a lot of leveling for their...