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100% I took a super long PC gaming break and focused on other in person hobbies. Then I cut back on in person hobbies and leaned into...

Breaks are great. Mine are short. But when I feel exhausted I step away and every time there's an idea that energizes me and pulls me...

I had a great group from '09 until '20 before the pandemic hit. It basically ended my decade long group. I also went through a divorce...

I took breaks from some aspect of gaming and focused on others. Stopped TTRPGs and focused on boardgames. Stopped MMOs and played solo...

Ironically, it is also the least traditional (along with the full moon thing). Those were both invented for the 1941 Wolfman film -- or...

I haven't ever taken a 100% break from gaming entirely - they were all breaks from parts of the hobby. And they were not for the purpose...

I essentially stopped playing at the beginning of 2nd edition due to being a new dad and working thru college. I also stepped back from...

100% take a break. I've taken breaks and it is helpful to indulge in other interests. Ive never gone 100% cold turkey. During a break...

From tabletop RPGs, I mean. I have been gaming essentially continuously for 40 years. I have and am writing freelance for the industry...

I love Matt Mercer, but his skill isn't in balancing combat...it is usually in using his powers of presentation to trick his players...

No snark: It sounds as though you reinvented/repurposed the Mythic Monsters mechanic. I've found that works well for boss-type...

Right, it made a more focused fight simulate a full Adventure Day. Pretty clever.

I mean, if you’re doing those things, you don’t really need combat to be balanced. Combat is balanced around adventures where combat is...

More to the point, the problem is aimed to solve was PCs going nova and ending a fight before it was a threat. I wanted the battle to...