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HP bloat mostly. The campaign I was running got up to 13th level and combats felt like endless back and forths of whittling down each...

My "regional" hockey teams are blacked out by the NHL. Nashville is 133 miles. Columbus is 321 miles. St Louis is 206 miles, but not...

I misread that as "bacon." I must be hungry. I could use a bacon platform right now.

I'm not trying to disagree with you, because this is clearly a subjective point, but I'm curious why you say AD&D has better combat...

@Whizbang Dustyboots perfectly described my beef with C&C. I've tried to get into it several times, most recently about 3 years ago when...

We played it for just under 10 years, I want to say, after 3E D&D got to be too fiddly for me and 4E went in a direction that didn't...

I am liking the quick start rules. I think you sold me on going to the booth. However I may first look at pdf if it’s on drive...

I expect it will be available for sale at GaryCon. It has been in years past. However, it has been known to sell out, so if you want it...

The only 5E game I run is a casual, very occasional game (once every 1-2 months). I've been hesitant to implement any of the new 2024...

His statement also makes me wary of any other endeavor he takes. Because we now know he will use gen AI to build creative projects.

I got my set of all three core books on June 29, 2025 - using store credit at my local game store. I've flipped through them once. I...

Ryan Dancey, the Chief Operating Officer of boardgame publisher Alderac Entertainment Group, no longer works for the company, following...

It's stuff you don't really need, IMO. I think that the flavor and special abilities can be handled with the schools of magic. For...

I don't think it's the same thing. The PDF on DriveThru was released in 2022 and seems to be a house-rules pamphlet for 5E. The one...

Oh, I would love to have two casters. Prepared caster, can choose from Occult, Primal, Divine, or Arcane. Spontaneous caster, uses a...