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Well, it may also be that I didn't put forward my point with any kind of rigor or precision. I think we're pretty much on the same page, minor pun intended. See, the semantic content of the D&D game might not be made of reality (at least, not wholly material reality, depending on your analysis...

This is an excellent post. Here's the thing about analog versus digital: some things survive the transition, and some things don't. Model trains are a hobby. A very niche hobby, but a hobby nonetheless. They sell a lot of model train stuff at my local Hobby Lobby (I shop there mostly for stuff...

At least there are other hobbies out there that are as cool. Boardgames are pretty awesome. Hey, if the muckety-mucks don't want to sell you products, don't think you're either stuck with buying stuff you don't want (eCrap) or nothing at all. Just do something else. If tomorrow they just up...

Eh. At 37 I'm the youngest player (so young!) in our Classic Traveller campaign (Spinward Marches, yo). We have 4 players plus 1 Ref and don't seem to have any trouble meeting on a weekly basis.

Don't forget Sengoku, you gaijin! It's one part workable role playing system (Fuzion), nine parts erudite treatment on life in feudal Japan. It is the book which must be on the shelf of anyone running a game set in the Sengoku jidai.

I wonder how much actually constitutes "a great deal", however. I can safely say that throughout my entire lifespan, 0% of my D&D will be played online. If I can't get people to sit down at a table and play D&D with me, we'll play Savage Worlds or CoC or Traveller or something else. And if the...

I'd say the Mentzer Basic (from BECM) is the best starter ever produced for D&D. The Moldvay Basic is a close second.

You know, I find Paizo pretty impressive in some ways. It's too bad that I loathe 3.x with unbridled hatred, because it would be really cool to be a customer of such an excellent company.

fumetti, report it to the Mods and don't use RED text; RED is for official Mod warnings and stuff. You should pick another color (you seem like a good sort so I don't want you to get hammered).

It seems that WOTC's current theory is: the game is about combat encounters punctuated by D20 Farkle. It isn't about anything else, but you're allowed to sit around and jaw about the game world or your paragon path or whatever, as long as that jawing has no game effect. If you want extra game...

I want them to print products that they want me to consider purchasing. The end.

DDI, 'eBooks', 'eReaders' and all that trash can go to Hell and die. Print your words on actual cellulose or **** off and take your 'products' with you. Hey, I really dig the internet. I really, really dig Skype. Search engines and all that stuff are great. But Skype is not as good as being in...

This year for Christmas Hasbro laid off the fans. Sorry, mate.

Yeah, it's not looking good. A juggler still counts as a good juggler until one of the balls hits the floor. Right up until it actually hits, the audience can think that there's some way he's gonna pull it out.

I vote for "Crowstudio". ;) Sounds like a fun campaign. I think Savage Worlds is a good choice of system, too. Have you thought adapting some of the old Ravenloft material for use in the game? There were some cool ideas in there, and porting stuff over wouldn't be hard at all.

Dungeons & Dragons 40E: In the grim darkness of the future, there is only edition war.

I don't think there's anything about D&D that requires it to be a hobby for the whole gaming group. I mean, there is if each player has to read a 200 page hardback manual just to play. But if the rules are simple enough (like in Old School play), the player doesn't even have to read anything, or...

All markets can theoretically be seen as marching towards saturation, inasmuch as theoretically once 6.5 billion people all have all of your product that they need, you can't sell anymore until people start having to replace it or new people get born. But this isn't anything like the size 16...

This thread is for those who, regardless of their aesthetic preferences vis a vis the current edition of D&D, are simply tired of having a new edition come out every ten minutes. Though it is an anti-5E thread, it is not intended to be an edition war thread or to bag on anybody's favorite...

I heartily endorse the Mods levelling him up.