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My gaming group has been using Roll20 for 5 years and counting, ever since the pandemic lockdowns began. We dabbled a bit with...

And then the question becomes, does customs listen to their courts or their president...

IMO Level Up does a much better job than WotC 5e in presenting all three classes a different both fictionally and mechanically. All the...

I didn't have too much problem with some degree of earning it, or growing into it, but that process was less like 'the birth of a hero'...

I mean where the PCs are big darn heroes and the focus is on heroic action vs a lot of detailed exploration, logistics, etc. If you...

Actually, my experience is that D&D, certainly explicitly since 1e PHB, has advertised itself as heroic fantasy. Except for 4e it has...

All of which are better than reality, as it happens. Not an issue for me, but it’s interesting. The average travel speed over long...

As a semi-tangent; There should be steam engines. I mean, summon a fire elemental (even a minor one) bind it into a furnace, add water.

While I understand the points you make.... what if the dominance of D&D is just because people like it and have fun? Checkers players...

Don’t know why people are suddenly down on Planescape that was good. Spelljammer’s problem was it’s length over it’s content.

From memory, slavery in Dark Sun is not racialised. So I'm not sure why it is being said to more closely resemble US than classical...

I think an equally relevant question: How long do your groups STAY at level 1 or even levels 1-3? Some groups power through the early...

I have generally started at level1 but I also generally use published material. I am ameniable to to starting at higher levels...

I feel like I’ve learned what there is for me to learn about starting at 1st level. The last times I ran, I started at (depending on the...

My default is starting at Level 2. I've seen other DMs generally start higher like 3 or 4. I've literally never played a 5e game at...