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If there are, I'm not sure I'd want to play them. For the rules of a D&D-like to guarantee tough, but not deadly, encounters...

In 40-odd years I have found there is one way, and one way only, to do this reliably -- get a feel for the game and your group and learn...

Ah I understand your post better now, thanks for the clarification. Yeah, I agree! And my players do too, the examples I wrote above...

This resonates with me, even though the game of the RPG is very important to me. Because the game itself is a social thing, in the sense...

I like to start in media res and with some relatively isolated single adventure at the start so the characters and players can explore...

Or just actual history, right? Im reading a fantastic book on medieval history and it makes a point of noting how often histories by...

That is plainly not true in the real world. Even with a question as "who reigned when" that seems to be "objective and factual" the...

Oh god do I feel the urge to cross the red line into current politics to refute that assertion...

I mean obviously, I don't just load as the DM some lore drops. The lore should always come from a gameable context, but especially if it...

Right now, I'm just annoyed that this is going to be constantly in the news for the next two years.

Not even that obscure, but definitely more than superhero blockbusters. But region is a problem for me, I cant import from US market...

Same, a lot of my favorite movies and series are as blu-rays in my collection. Unfortuntely more and more movies are not even getting a...

I started building up my physical media library again. Buying movies on DVD and Blu-ray. You pay hundreds of dollars a year for...

I like what Amazon has done. You still have to pay for each service but they're all in one place. I watch Paramount and Apple TV through...

On the one hand I would like to have less streaming services. On the other hand I don't want media monopolies. Ugh