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"If something has a mechanical effect in the game world it needs a written splat, and the mechanical effect has to the same every time" is a terrible disease.

I can bounce pretty quick if the system is too fiddly for my tastes: especially if it doesn't seem fiddly bits don't get me anything I'm interested in. Another way to bounce me fast is bad or overly verbose writing, or too much empty fluff in core books. Short evocative fluff is great, though...

Ran a short Numenera game (5-10 sessions, maybe?) couple of years ago. Love: Player facing mechanics. (Ie. GM doesn't roll dice.) Single use items that aren't for hoarding Straightforward scale Autosuccesses Currency that players can spend Straightforward stats Meh: - The 0-10 difficulty...

I was diagnosed less than two years ago, but have been running games for over three decades. Before the diagnosis, I ran my games, including some long campaigns mostly as improvisation on top of worldbuilding. KEY: figure out what helps and hinders you, not some generic recipient of advice. I...

Is this a rewrite / expansion of the old Twilight's Peak adventure?

Either way, some went out too soon because one or more people messed up - but how does that become "stolen property" instead of "breach of contract" for the person(s) who broke the embargo? I guess it's possible that whatever bits of system they passed through never owned them, and therefore...

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Depends on the game. Romping through dungeons killing things? Useless. Urban adventures or mixing with nobility? Amazing.

I'm slow today it seems: I don't see how this affects compatibility any more than say, adding new feats. Can you give me an ELI5 version?

It's on my not-quite-infinite reading list. 😅

I'm 100% with this. The main reason my two last games weren't 5e is that I want a lighter system. I have some players who are super into figuring out their build and some who are not. A heavy system means either I have to pull a lot of weight for the not-so-carefully-built characters to stand...

I wasn't playing 5e at anyhow, but now I feel less dirty when paying for 1e PDFs... (Running 1e stuff with Macchiato Monsters, which has completely whiffless combat.)

That's IMO not a good criterial for making rulings at a table. The better way is to reward creativity without painting yourself into a corner. Here's one way to do it: 1. Someone tries something novel and interesting and it's not immediately obvious how it should go? IMO the correct response...

I just watched Our Flag Means Death, and honestly that's the energy I would like in my D&D movie. 😄

"Are you sure you want to do that?" 😂

Would be interesting to dig up convention numbers from the period.

This looks like it would be fun to play, but not something I think I care to watch. The lines are of the type that are hilarious when they're ad-libbed between friends, but feel very stiff and pro-forma on the screen to me. Maybe I'm just a tired bore, but meh.

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We also know the numbers of publications under each category.

I was thinking pulling their best seller badges from drivethrough to estimate the total size, but right now that feels too much like work. Maybe someone else has stronger motivation?