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D&D 5e is a heavy system. The fact that Rolemaster* exists and that it is technically lighter than 3.5e does not make it any less heavy. *Only system I could think of off hand that is heavier. ^2

No, but if it is just a room you do not have that limitation. The wall pass spell can also be disabled if there is an anti-magic zone there. ^2

And the primary difference here is whether or not it is something the PC has or just the player. If the PC has the ability it is a traditional rule. If it is the player it is a narrative rule. *Edited for clarity ^2

My definition would be that Narrative mechanics are derived from a players actions, not the characters. “Is there a rock in the middle of the road?” Narrative player: “There is now” Traditional GM: “I don’t know, roll a d% to find out” *Luck talents or abilities occupy middle ground. They...

Re: Balance. I find that balance is only important to ensure that everyone is within spitting distance of each other. Too much focus on it will harm the game, homogenizing it or simply making the choices boring. Not enough focus on it will leave some players not having fun. It’s all...

Mutants and Masterminds is my go to for this level of versatility in high powered settings. Plus my wife has gone ham on the system, creating character sheets, being the groups power user, and reading everything about it online and then some. She loves its versatility. So I guess not much...

… I uh, largely agree with your first paragraph. I have a lot of games that I can use to play anything I want. I assume by 5e you mean D&D 5e* but that is the absolute last game i would think of using to play anything other than high powered heroic fantasy. And even then you would probably...

Unpopular Opinion: Most of the energy behind narrative games (PBTA, FATE, etc.) is PTSD from bad GMs* The corollary is that these games are great sources advice on how to GM, but the game play is really restrictive for more experienced GMs.** *This isn't meant to insult people who like...

And now I have an Oscar Mayer scramblers ad at the bottom of the page. Which is more or less what is being talked about here… The algorithm is watching…. ^2

Oh I would be much happier with the world building if instead of Common it was called "Local (insert area)" Pidgin, or something. And everybody can get by with it just fine usually. It is really just the blank wall that is the word Common that bugs me. Common is like the Universal Translator...

While I tend to agree with this, my issue is not that having people being able to communicate is a bad thing. It is the word; Common. It is boring and speaks to a lack of world building. Equally having people learn Dwarven or Elven is also poor world building. Or even more hilarious the...

A more D&D centric opinion: D&D settings are terrible. One of the things I thought worked for the recent movie was that it took the setting about as seriously as the setting writers do. As a small example, everyone is assumed to be able to read. Now that is really weird given the...

To be clear, I normally just lurk on forums because I don't move through them fast enough to keep up with conversations. I had just finished reading this entire thread, took a week or two, when I read that and felt that shots were fired and I had an opportunity to respond. I was actually...

Ok, so I had to create an account and replay just because of this.... 7. Civ 6. Before this game came out the Civilization series was easily my top favorite game of all time. Now I probably won't ever play it again, I have found CK3, EU4, Vicky3, HOI4, and Stellaris. I should probably thank...