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Certainly far exceeds mere TTRPGs. Star Wars/Trek isn't what it was when I* discovered them. Comics aren't what they used to be. And the...

I always had great sympathy for the devs trying to implement LA, but at the end of the day I always thought it was a flawed mechanic...

I think this last part is not emphasized enough when people mention that the devs called it overpowered. I don't have the actual quote...

In the end, just the term 'false dichotomy.' I was going to say more about combat vs. RP, but ran out of time.

I mean, the alternative to bastard sword for situational one-handedness is just the backup one-handed weapon, so I don't know that it's...

Splitting it between D&D and RPGs is rather prescient. I have different goals with D&D vs. other RPGs. D&D is my 'beer and pretzel'...

And then the zombie virus breaks out... in the werewolf ninja training camp

Note: All of this is D&D specific. In other games I've gone so far as to have characters take up the knapping skill along with...

It will differ for each person. To me personally, perhaps The same basic cleanup of AD&D 2e: everyone uses same xp table, all races can...

PF1 is taking the D&D 3e that we got, and continuing on in that direction (stopping to make a few course-corrections along the way). If...

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That the same basic point could have been made without sounding undeservedly condescending and pointlessly antagonistic. Everyone gets...