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I've been gaming for over 30 years now and still struggle with how to run dungeon crawls, especially mega-dungeons, in the most fun way possible. Specifically, navigating the labyrinth, resource management, and encounter balance (since consequences of death in RPGs is so high). Video Games...

Really cool! In my last campaign I just used double Prof bonus and that helped. Can't remember what I did with Expertise...? Advantage maybe? Also used 2d10 for Skill checks, d20 for everything else (combat being more random makes sense to me!). Since then, I realized RAW is fine as long as...

Very true, and completely what they were going for. Also works really well for light-hearted, whimsical sort of games. It's one of the reasons I stopped playing 5E though because I can't stand it. I can't help but be a math nerd and want a strong system that actually rewards proficiency.

Honestly think you have that backwards. It's easy to get lost in relative percentages; that's why dishonest people use them to mislead. What matters is absolute value and what it accomplishes. With that in mind, I think 5E is mostly smoke and mirrors. For instance, take Initiative. Relatively...

Funny, because it's being added to a d20 I feel like the opposite is true. Being Proficient at Lv1 means you get to succeed 10% more of the time then someone just "winging it". Yay...

Have you tried jalapeño popcorn? So good!

That sounds too fun. Will try this weekend, thanks!

That sounds pretty cool to me; I'll have to check it out. I've been doing freeform initiative for a long time now and will never go back to boring rounds. I mostly roll as normal, placing my large die so everyone can see it, then just start taking my monster turns as fast as possible. Any one...

The picture? No idea, just Googled "TTRPG Store" and chose the first image that reflected what I saw. Where I was personally? California, Alaska, Texas, Nevada, Maryland, and Washington mostly.

What in particular are you liking?

I "invest" pretty heavily in RPGs myself, but even then, it doesn't hold a candle to a typical video gamer's monthly expenditures. 😆 I've heard WotC is working overtime to fix this though... :sneaky:

And I believe you, my experience was the same. In fact, it's why I joined these forums: to find out why my game was changing so much. Between being a regular at my FLGS for over 30 years and running 2 to 3 campaigns with rotating groups every week, I too thought I was "on the pulse" of who...

No way is TTRPGing an expensive hobby unless you're really trying!

A few years ago I would have agreed with you. Thanks to work though, I've been around the US and always make it a point to visit the FLGS wherever I go (usually big cities). Can honestly say, almost all of them were packed with your "targeted market share demographic". :) And to be clear, I'm...

Toys were definitely cooler back in the day. I miss the crazy, creative toys I grew up with in the 90's: