Recent content by TerraDave

So back to the video. Which is very good. 2014 is in fact a big hit, doubling what had become a fairly diverse source of revenue with rpg sales--which was just those three books and the starter set. First big development is that there is no drop off, as previously been the case for new...

In fact most may have stuck with 2014. But if 2024 did capture say 40% of that much bigger market in a year or so, then it would be a lot of sales.

"No". Ok. Do you have a quote for this? On the rationale for the switch. Or its just the authoritative "no". I was able to confirm in about 2 minutes that in fact there are discounted games on Amazon and full price books.

This reminded me that there have been parts of the world were it has been extremely hard to get the 2024 core books (where you could get 2014 books and other gaming stuff). The books are also barely discounted on Amazon. Both imply they are scarce and hence have sold well. Edit: just had like...

Lifetime? No. 1e was the peak and each edition was less (maybe 4e did better then 3.5 but that is it) until the great 5eing. There has been several confirmations of this. Now comparing the first year of one to the first year of another is a different story. I am sure 2024 sales have great. Will...

Besides the numbers being off, why is the poll public? Also, it really should say annually or yearly (or a year) in the question.

D&D is popular again, like 40 years ago. (It’s a question if that popularity will collapse, like 40 years ago).

It is a fun book with some cleaver bits. It’s been a long time, but I certainly enjoyed it all those years ago.

Since D&D and specifically 4e has come up, it’s designers have specifically said it’s not simulationist. That was very much part of the design intent, not to try to simulate anything. I can put in a reference later, if needed.

It tells you how to play and you can play it without the core books?

Link/name/source? And was Buck Roger’s somehow involved?

Here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17083/x1-the-isle-of-dread-basic

Ok let’s try to figure this out: the point may be that 5e damage and hp inflation are natural outcomes of core assumptions and constraints. Yes, this true. Bounded accuracy forces most differentiation onto hp and damage. The desire to avoid 1.5 a round/ittarative attack progression and the...

Well at least someone finally admitted it, including the 20 rounds a day. I have long standing limits on resting, though from 4e (it actually wasn't perfect in this regard). And those limits are now common in 3rd party products. But at least they are finally out with it.

Also, I do not like the organization or the sameness of all humanoids.