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Sounds right. Most of my campaigns end around level 5 out of burnout or TPK. IMO, the main reason games don't last to high levels is...

@payn my condolences. We said goodbye to our girl in January.

It’s with heavy heart that I had to let my best friend go today.

That sounds about right. Maybe that ends up being Daggerheart ... I did really enjoy running that as a one-shot recently. The main...

That has been my main issue in finding an OSR system that works for me: none match my groups' play. We came in with Post Hickman...

I've watched several hours of Shadowdark content. I saw Kelsey Dionne run it live at Origins. I know many Actual Plays aren't true to...

There's a part of me that really wanted to like Shadowdark. After all, I backed the deluxe "everything" version of the latest...

I think that there's a disconnection between GMing styles and what Shadowdark could do well. First off, Basic D&D adventures from the...

Nothing wrong with that. When I sat down and finally looked at the 5e math I realized it's way to easy for what I find acceptable.

I sent bad reviews for the Lurking Fears crew to Arcane Library on the provided surveys, FWIW. Still, I think the math behind the game...

I recently noticed that the Player Core and GM Core for Starfinder 2 are $70 each. That's $140 for basically the same material that was...

In every game I played, the danger was poorly telegraphed, whether in my friend's game or the professional convention games. None of the...

You don’t like anything! But I appreciate the review.

Off the top of my head Ideas I'd like for the thief... A talent that lets you hide while being observed, even if it's just for a split...

It really needs more stuff that isn't combat-focused, then. Talents that aren't 100% combat bonuses. Challenges in the book beyond...