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I had a lot of fun with 4e. For most of it I played a fighter with Come and Get It, which I thought was a fantastic power both...

I think for most RPGs it is good idea to design for a specific playstyle. They will fill their own niche in the market. But D&D is not...

I think that is a fair take. But, it is a "somewhat of a leap" to: I get the logical step, but it is a bit much to say that it went...

Wow. No. It was a new edition with new rules. People are welcome to use those new rules or not, but the implication that people were...

That's very campaign dependent. I try to play each character like they're going to make it all the way to 20th level. And if they make...

I think the general definition is that the DM exerts too much control. That is what it all boils down to in a nutshell. Call it lack of...

AD&D approach. 3E,4E,5E tried to force it unto a spreadsheet.

Well the theme of today is Trouble at Olegs. Tgeve offended the Sgades who are unleashing tge Orcs. Bridge to level 5 when they get...

On a side note, this statement also leans more into the railroad for many players. So now, the players are just acting on impulses you...

I feel like @TwoSix really captured what I know my players would have also said. Word for word, this is perfect ^ 1) Compared to...

A fun encounter in my opinion. But that's good. Because dice are swingy. It is a good litmus test.

Yeah, that seems like it might work. I don't know the environment or character abilities or the players' tactical knowledge, so it is...

Then I can see why a few players might find it railroading. Again, I do not agree with their take. And personally, I like the concept...

I was doing that lower level. At 4th its around 3 encounters depleted them. Each level you can almost add an extra encounter or extra...

Nice. I was just curious, because it goes against the conventional norm of character creation these days. Are these characters you're...