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Thank you for the response and the work on Dark Sun. It’s one of my favorite settings TSR ever did.

My concern is that WotC will spoil the setting for a new generation of players. They can’t take away the old books and lore, but they...

The head of Books after late 92 was not terribly interested in coordinating with Games, and at least some of the authors he brought in...

The plan from the start with Dark Sun was for the RPG and fiction content to be related. Mary Kirchoff, then head of the Book...

Well if you don't care about WotC or what they create, that's totally fair. But you appeared to be speaking more broadly with your use...

That is the issue. You're seemingly assuming because of the name that this would be, like the other BG games, an exceptional game...

Also, ensure everyone’s material needs are met, make it clear you can’t get any more however loud you shout, and try and meet their...

Wouldn't be hard. Just don't raise them in a system that only ever rewards selfishness. Selfishness is not human nature, it's culture...

We don't have a resource problem. We have a distribution problem. A recent study shows that “Provisioning decent living standards (DLS)...

Agree with all of this. The West Wing has aged extremely badly. Yes, it does capture a period of political idealism and is thus...

I believe it but I remain somewhat skeptical it wasn't still pretty rules-heavy compared to the bulk of RPGs on the market - good to...

That first generation making a conscious choice is a big step, if it happens that quickly. Likely more a multi-generational thing. Or...

I don't know. IMO Janeway made a lot of questionable calls...

I said "since 1E." As in, 1E was the last time it was simpler. My bad for being unclear.

No. I think me and Mr Alexander would be like oil and water on this topic. For me this is immersion building and not doing it just...