Thomas Shey's latest activity

By all evidence to date, you either want to bash people into your exact definition of what that accounts or put on a facade that's what...

There's nothing stopping non-exception based design from doing that; you just have a set of rules that explains how to apply the extent...

That's great when the GM actually leaves time to do it, and the player hasn't been made to feel unwelcome to bring it up again. As you...

Whereas I've seen ones don't, either directly or by putting it off until later (which at best can create a situation were the actual...

Noted.

Yeah. With Bloodtide its probably just part of his schtick, but I've noted the built in assumption in phrasing on a number of people...

Absolutely. When I think "underrated", I always turn to AAA games...

The 2024 DM guideline’s emphasis on “will this change/ruling make the game more fun for the the table / improve the game? If not yes to...

To a point; while I prefer a more rules heavy approach (as I've noted I think rules light games are producing more regular opportunities...

be that as it may, there is no world in which "Baldur's Gate 3" is an answer to "sell me on an underrated CRPG."

My own feeling was it had advanced the design for D&D significantly, but was still hobbled by the system's excessive tendency toward...

I think, by all evidence, the focus on that authority does more harm than good most of the time, because it teaches both GMs and players...

And the first half of this is why I say you and I are coming from at least vaguely the same place, though I have some priorities you...

I'm mostly just annoyed that design and creative authority are so closely linked in the zeitgeist. I want more complete and better...

I state all evidence I've seen is its bad most of the time, and explain why. That's may not be objective by some standards, but its...