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While no game is "perfect," I can find some that work for what I want. Daggerheart is really good for a narrative experience with...

I mean, have y'all ever seen a game that's not D&D or a derivative? Here are game systems other than SD with more rules, design, and...

Ok. And just let me play devil's advocate for a minute. What is the bulk of the page content? Rules about fighting monsters. So I've...

Sorry if that's unclear. I wrote it while getting ready for work this morning. Let me try to elaborate on the point... When rules are...

Hey, I'm glad you folks (and many others) enjoy the system. You're not wrong for liking it. It's not for me. I have very specific...

Considering the blatant errors in analysis you have demonstrated in your other thread when you first played Shadowdark, I find this post...

If you're referring to me, let me explain. I have been running games since 1989. I own and have played dozens of systems that aren't 5E...

I made my point earlier. But the basic is OSE is balanced with OSE. Swords and Wizardry is balanced with itself. TSR-era D&D is balanced...

I can see what you mean. I haven't applied this idea to D&D 5E yet. My thought experiment with it would be a chance at a permanent...

Daggerheart has changed the way I run games. I've never felt more free as a GM than I do when Daggerheart takes character death out of...

Yeah, it's not that rare for there to be PDF-only Pathfinder 2E bundles on Humble Bundle (and now Fanatical, which currently has a PF2e...

That'll probably drive more people to wait for PDF bundles...

The same players keep coming, week after week. We often play the same system. The majority of my campaigns that never finish end due...

I haven't read or run the originals from the 80s, but I remember reading that the last two books are very different from what came out...

Well, I'm not interested in another Ravenloft sourcebook. I think the original point of Ravenloft that has gotten lost on modern design...