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First, a little about me. I came into the hobby in 1989 with AD&D 2nd edition. It seems that I'm one of the few "old timers" without a...

Points taken! Thanks for all the input. It's definitely put my gripes into perspective. I think I'll just sit back and go with the flow...

We've taken a few weeks off the game due to scheduling issues, so we haven't returned to the campaign.

I ran a one-shot of Daggerheart for some new players, using the guidance for one-shots in the book. We recorded it and put it on a...

The Lost Omens guides are all pretty high quality and evocative with great art and inspiration. Is there a region or flavor that...

Have you shown her Shadowdark? That might fit the style she's aiming for more than A5e which is pretty super-heroic fantasy. Someone...

She thinks it's difficult to challenge characters and that there are too many HP in 5e. (I don't disagree.) Also, the rules changes are...

Of all those titles, I've seen only Deadpool & Wolverine. Guardians of the Galaxy was my favorite Marvel movie, but I haven't been able...

Next week, I'll be flying down to San Diego for the memorial service for my friend, who also was a gamer, Wayne Sherman, who passed in...

James Picard, no one famous, but a weekly regular at my own gaming table since 2008, died last night after a short but valiant battle...

Continuing that thought a bit... I don't know your table, but it is quite possible that, if most of you are experienced players, and...

Yes. And I don't mind things being tougher. I just want to know the rules going into it. I can't plan for expectations of play if I...

We did have a session zero. No specific rule changes were discussed. It was mostly just for character creation. During a long rest.

No. But the player frustration is palpable. I'd like all of us to have a good time (or at least to speak up for myself).

After the last session, I did request that we go over houserules before the start of the next session so we could be on the same page.