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The problem is that "solely" is doing some heavy lifting there. I know people who play 5e and PF2e regularly who wouldn't find an...

This seems like a good idea. The whole point of faithful animal companion is that it should always be there for the hero.

Pathfinder Infinite (subsection of DriveThruRPG) has some excellent materials, and very up to date. I've gotten a pile of stuff from...

Not a big focus on D&Doids, but still think this is a great idea, Morrus.

I seem to have lost some of my multitasking capability (I'm now 68), but some other elements are hard to tease out: I've always had...

Yep. Early 50s here and lots of things are catching up. Eye glasses, sleep woes, and so on. I worry about cognitive decline both for...

Right. There’s major resistance to the idea that a success or failure on a lockpicking check can determine whether the cook is there...

To be fair, in most games which rely heavily on success with complications generally rolls should only be called for when the...

Though I have to point out its entirely possible to have had preferences that never aligned much with D&D that don't really align...

Yeah, that's pretty good. The point about solvability/optimization is too small, but it's a start. It's certainly better than this...

Uh, no. Gamism is focused on a particular sort of experience for those playing (at least in part) about enjoying how choices and...

I realize I've been shuffled into a 3rd rail, but I don't think that's quite fair. As you pointed out, everyone is fundamentally...

For sure. And since I play with a pretty broad group of people across multiple tables and systems, understanding those different...

That’s the thing. As far as I could tell, this guy DEEPLY and PROFOUNDLY felt he’d messed up with the drugs, and wanted to get back...

And you are interpreting "exceptional" as "completely different" which makes no sense. Exceptional means above the average, a...