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The pointlessness of talking with some people in two parts. Part 1. "It's great that the industry is catering to your tastes. It would...

So can I! Just like @BruceWright though I don't want to have to read very fast at the table, I want to read the bare minimum to...

Since this got bumped ... Andor really synched up nicely into Rogue One, and served as a solid ending to itself. Would I love to see...

I quite like the idea of going back to 4e's Fortitude, Reflex and Will. Pairs up "popular" saves with "rarer" ones. Fortitude...

Yes! I couldn't wait to bring Wyvern Songs to the table. It does delight and no sense of being weighed down. Hole in the Oak from...

I think we’re looking at a bit of a pendulum here. Back in the days of early D&D, descriptions were brief and mostly mechanical...

I'm reminded of opening up the generally solid Neverwinter Campaign Setting and trying to figure out why it starts with like 30k years...

This was questioned in another thread. You could say the thing about any class. You don't need a paladin, you only need a cleric. You...

There are certainly characters who have skills and sometimes powers (Obfuscate for example) that lean into that.

Pondering this thread, it occurs to me that there are a bunch of separate questions: Do RPGs need thievery mechanics? Do we need...

I love skill-based systems. Class-based systems have their charms too, I'm not hating on them or anything...I just think skill-based...

I'll take WoD as example of skill system. Combat is skill. Magic is skill. So is stealth, subterfuge, larceny etc. And while you get...

I think we must have less patience in our games, maybe because we don’t get to play so often. Even a couple SRM-6’s makes us squirm...

My big question here is where this new story would fit in the Trekverse. I also share @Morrus 's concern about tone. Trek can be a lot...

It's like throwing in a "The Trouble with Tribbles" in the original series. Great episode, but maybe not great all the time. I am...