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Tree, Plant, Mushroom, Flower?

I think the issue here, and its likely the last time I post in this thread. Player expectation is wrong for what the game provides...

I can't even seen the thread anymore. And Shadowdark wasn't even the topic anymore; it was just an argument about whether or not OSR is...

It is a baffler, to be sure. Well, the characters shouldn't be rolling most of the time. I just ran a game last Sunday and when the...

I think that's true outside of combat (and honestly is something I used to say about 5e as well): rolling dice and leaving your fate to...

Two other observations: Sometimes I think that advocates for Shadowdark, or OSR/NuSR in general, exaggerate the avoidance of combat...

There was an interesting comment about Kelsey's adventures not having options other than fighting monsters, which I think is...

This is a real "have you stopped beating your wife" kind of question. I don't think that OSR play requires any sort of "mother, may I"...

Yes. All you are saying is you didn't know what you were getting, and you are not interested in the OSR. You are looking for 4e...

Yes and no. OP could have figured out from reading the book that the game wasn’t going to work for them because of the low HP, roll to...

Saturday Upper Saturday, Jul 26, 2025 at 12:31pm Bench Press (Barbell) Set 1: 225 lbs x 8 Set 2: 225 lbs x 9 Lat Pulldown (Machine)...

A group of mercenaries set out to steal the treasure from under the nose of a monster. I put it to you that The Hobbit is swords and...

Thats...not true.

Yeah, that is a bad DM implementation. In my Shadowdark campaign, there's been one round of combat in the last two sessions, because the...