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I voted yes. I see all the problems that come with it, especially on an ethical level. But, it is the future, and none of us are going to be able to stop it.

I agree, but as we all know through our interaction with daily things - that is not likely to happen. Telling a young person who complains about not having time to practice their guitar or write songs to "not use their phone as much" doesn't necessarily work. Telling an artist (who loves...

I would say this Oofta, that is exactly a concern, and it hits at the core of "the problem" (if there is one). Having AI embellish or help fill out a storyline replaces me meeting my friend at a pub and discussing how to fill out the adventure. It replaces me thinking about how to fit that...

Other: One combat takes 1-3 hours. Yes, it is more difficult for the DM to balance and throw wrenches. But for experienced DM, I don't think it is much of a problem. The simple fact that most of your session is spent waiting on a player to finish their ten-minute turn, then sit through them...

I don't. I know that when our table switches over, we will use the new rules. I also am curious to what people actually make of the new rules. Are they a mere subset? A branch? a stump? New roots?

I agree, it is no different than house rules. However, have you played exclusively with the new rules? (The MM just came out last week?) The other part I was implying is: When comparing the old classes and new classes, what choice is there? Is anyone purposefully going to choose the old Champion...

I don't see how half the options are even possible. It feels to me the questions should be: Would you call the new rules: 2024 5.5 6.75 or a completely new edition. I can't imagine anyone using bits and pieces of either.

I think it should be noted that people see reflections of themselves and representation of themselves for a lot of reasons. After all, it was not just people with dwarfism that saw themselves in Frodo. It was not just white males that saw themselves reflected in who Spock was. And it was not...

What might be lost here, is the underpinning of the entire argument: The stat block is accompanied by a description; narrative detail that describes the "monster" in question. I think what some people seek, is that write up - what are orcs? The 2024 PHB description makes them everything: living...

I think the direction of play from many tables is starting to include the planes, particularly Shadowfell, Feywild, Abyss, and Hells. There is also a slight leaning towards Mechanus and Acadia too. These are being presented in almost all the adventure paths, so I feel like it is a lot more...

He gives us a situation and then asks: That partly implies RAW. In the DMG, it literally defines and gives many examples of traps, mechanical, magical, and environmental. Does it have a trigger? Does it have a duration? The answer is, to quote an overly used phrase, "It's a trap."

I don't think you can just ignore the title of the spell. A trap is defined in the DMG. It seems clear.

You are right. I jumped the gun. I saw your image, and it was so closely related, that I just pulled it up and posted. Sorry.

This always appealed to me.

How the group views it is everything I guess. I think for most groups, however they decide, must work. And that is a good thing.

I agree. Context matters. And if the DM rolls behind a screen and isn't up front about the fact they are going to fudge rolls, then they are lying. And if they do tell players there will be times they fudge, then fudge (lie) about a die roll, the lie is built for the table's enjoyment. It's...

Four out of 500+. I know you said you can't calculate the damage/intake/output/etc. But it sounds like you can very much. The fact that you have only had 1 TPK in over 500 sessions means you absolutely do the calculations quite well. Probably from all the experience. It kind of reinforces my...

I like the subtlety here. Maybe my view is too narrow. I did try to tie it to player/DM motives, as in they are fudging to improve the enjoyment of the game. Similar to how you view a player who fudges. I do understand your point about why people have a problem with players fudging, but not the...

You're right, most wouldn't describe a magic trick as lying - until you are at a poker table and the person performing the magic is taking other people's money. Then suddenly, that magician is a lying, cheating, (fill in the expletive). ;) The same is true for D&D. If the players expect the...