Recent content by The-Magic-Sword

Yeah, I really value your input whenever I see it too. My contention in general is more about when we're collectively allowed to make an observation about and where the burden of proof for 'well reddit/enworld/etc is just different' arises.

It's a tad frustrating to live in world where your eyes always lie, the people around you are the exception, and the majority is apparently very, very stealthy. I say this not as a criticism of your position but as a kind of reflection on the discourse as a whole's ability to percieve of and...

I think a lot of it does come down to how you perceive the before and after of the OGL, my perception is that DND took a big hit from a mixture of that and lukewarm reception of the 2024 rules, but has the sheer numbers that a big hit can be reconciled with continued success and visibility...

Gee Golly, what a cowardly, vapid, statement. Leaving the conclusion of the post up but using @Morrus 's warning to avoid having to defend it is... I'm bewildered.

My take (and I'm not really caught up on the discussion) is that I broadly agree about the OGL and 2024 triggering a major generational shift in RPGs, and I think that he's sort of the right about people bifurcating toward rules-lite games on the one side and more complex games on the other...

There has to be something the law deems problematic at play, you can't sue someone for say, not giving you a job without a law that sets a criteria for why it would be a legal problem that their not giving you the job would have to meet. If you're going to sue someone because you injured...

Civil litigation concerns crimes, the crime is what makes the act wrongful in the first place, you can't be held responsible for damages concerning something you have a legal right to do. The distinction between a 'civil' case and a criminal one is merely the goal of the litigation-- a civil...

I'd strongly recommend Rival Academies, its a delightful read.

I really wouldn't say that's true, its been really reliable for us across like 6 years of play.

It takes action economy into account, but in a statistical sense. The higher AC and Saves and HP of an above level creature make it less likely to die fast, while its higher attack bonuses make it hit like it got multiple hits. But either is mitigated by good tactics and party-favorable rolls...

Yesterday the Paizo Blog explained a new loyalty program designed to replace and enhance the existing Paizo advantage program. Among some other bits, the program tracks your yearly spending on the Paizo Store to put you in one of three tiers, these tiers control how much 'gold' (a point...

One big thought I've had that informs my view of the debate (I'm an optimizer, except I'm actually mainly the GM) is the Legolas problem. The Legolas problem is that in a situation without deliberate optimization, two players sit down to DND and both come up with nornal good faith concepts--...

I'd take it, given Owen's added input.

Incidentally people who have seen the internal numbers at both companies claim Pathfinder never outsold 4e: https://alphastream.org/index.php/2023/07/08/pathfinder-never-outsold-4e-dd-icymi/

I like new when it helps the game better scratch an itch I have, curseborne falls into this category for me lately-- it's a decidedly novel spin on the WOD formula that favors crossover games, and the lore about everything being 'curses' fits everything together into a universal magic system...