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I got a little snarky earlier. Sorry about that. I didn't mean to criticize or attack anyone here.

Maybe I'm weird but...I LIKE changing things. I NEVER run an adventure or setting as written. I ALWAYS tweak it. Specific to the Forgotten Realms...I think there is a LOT of bad lore and content in the Realms. TONS. Going all the way to 1E. But there are also a lot of gems. So I remove what...

I enjoy doing that.

If you don't like something in the books you can just, you know, change it. Because that's what Dungeon Masters do.

I don't get it. These two books have the greatest page count of any Forgotten Realms campaign setting in at least 20 years. Or maybe ever. Controversial changes to the Realms (from, like, 2008) have been rolled back in favor of a more "evergreen" approach. If you don't like something in the...

I own Return to the Keep on the Borderlands but have not run it either. I don't think it was much of an improvement on the original. Conceptually, I really like the elegance of KotB but in execution I have a lot of problems with it. Many of the same problems others have noted here. Plus, you...

This is a smart move. Fresh blood and all that. I might even give it a listen. (Yeah, I'm still somewhere around episode 60 of season 1.)

TOUCHE

Odd timing. I literally just bought the hardcover. Thinking of using it for a campaign next year. Not a perfect campaign, but has many strong parts. Excited that it will be available on Beyond.

This is why we can't have nice things. Designers: "Okay, so get this. The Purple Dragon Knight. You can either play as a guy who wears purple OR you can ride a dragon made of purple gems. What do you want?" Grognards: "Wear purple." Designers: shrug Me: "No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Mike Schley maps.

I love 5E but conceptually and thematically I just don't like how D&D does magic. It's basically unlike anything in fantasy fiction. Logically, it's a bit of a hot mess. More flavorful, focused spellcasting is one of the many things I love about Shadow of the Demon Lord / Weird Wizard, along...

I'm doing exactly this with my kids, who are 6 and 8. Probably too young, but it's still fun to play with them. I'm using Shadowdark rules, which are the simplest 5E-adjacent rules I can find and great for kids. The adventure is Hidden Halls of Hazakor. It's written for 5E but you can convert...

In theory, I really like the concept of Skill Masteries. I wouldn't exclude combat (I could see it opening tactical options like feinting, tumbling, leaping, poisoning, dirty fighting, etc) but I would put more emphasis on the social and exploration pillars. However, that would require social...

This sounds somewhat like "Skill Powers" from 4th Edition. Here's a quick summary via ChatGPT. What Are Skill Powers? Alternative to Utility Powers: Instead of taking a class-based utility power, a character can choose a Skill Power tied to one of their trained skills. Support Customization...