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You can download a PDF of Odyssey. I did a couple of days ago.

By this definition, Grognards of some level clearly still matter, unless everyone working D&D at WotC is just 11 years old or younger. It seems highly unlikely to me that a large successful game company would be uninterested in any particular market segment. They might have to make choices that...

Just to amplify on this point, the other reason for rules heavy games that has nothing to do with the DM's fairness, is that some players really like simulationist games. There'sften a lot of talk about how this or that mechanic slows down the game. When I was younger, this was never a thing...

I went to Wikipedia and looks like you’re right, the reference is titled “homebrew system.”

I read Leviathan Wakes. My understanding is that the authors were doing research for an rpg, but decided against making one and used their research to write a series of novels instead. I also understand that they became better writers over the series, though I haven’t continued yet.

This is just where I am, at the beginning of book 4. I'm going to plow through because I want to share this with them, but I think his world building gets in the way of his story telling. Brandon, I've got it with the rockbuds. Really. You don't need to tell me anymore. And please tell your...

I'm actually a little relieved to hear this. I've been struggling to get through his Stormilght archive at the request of my sons, but I get so frustrated with the writing sometimes. I was wondering if I'd just lost the taste for fantasy, despite having torn through Abercrombie and Sloan in the...

I’ll upvote the discord/google meet option with a die roller and occasional screen share. It seems you do have to create a few more assets in advance unless you have a drawing tablet, but there are enough free collaboration tools like Google docs and drawings that you can pick a small subset and...

Doesn't "expansion" imply "new markets" in business? Or at least new customers in existing markets? My impression was that the CR/Stranger Things spike had to do with some nostalgia for the early days of gaming where a lot of people said, "Oh, yeah, remember when we played D&D?" And a lot of...

I would love to see a card-based combat system for 5e. It would be interesting to switch between narrative, die-driven exploration and interaction and then switch to cards for a combat scene.

Also 40+ years ago, and I ran a game by request of my older brother and his friends without having actually seen a rule book. I had been given a description of what the DM was supposed to do and they showed me a sample dungeon. Rather than think about what I would have done differently, I'm...

I first became interested in the idea that other mages know when you are casting from David Eddings' Belgariad in the 80's and I've always considered it as a mechanic since. I also liked the idea of "signature," so I incorporated that as well, though it doesn't come into play that often unless...

I just spent a couple of hours reading through this whole thread and I'm so glad I did. So many great ideas and approaches in here, it gives me a lot to think about. I may have to go back and take some notes!