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Honestly, D&D proper--WotC/Hasboro D&D-- just feels like a product now, not an imaginative game. "Enshitified" sums it up. I will always love Dungeons&Dragons as a concept, but as a brand? I'm good.

<sigh>. Okay: I think what I find so jarring about this discussion (not just here, but in general over the past few years) is that we are talking about fantasy. These are not real beings. No orcs are actually being stereotyped: there are no orcs. I don't understand why someone looks at a fantasy...

I think people who are complaining about these new design choices just need to accept that this is a different game than D&D versions 1-4. No one has to play it if they don't want to (I don't). It's really popular, which is good for the hobby overall. The D&D police are not going to come to your...

Yeah, like an overarching issue. Or is it better to think smaller? Like, bad guys are bad guys: cults, goblins, trolls, evil men, whatever.

I played MERP back in high school (cough-cough, in the mid-80s) but I can't remember much about the system.

Here is another thought, friends: evil. In LotR, evil is almost always Sauronic, i.e. it is related, somehow, to Sauron. There is Ungoliant (big ass spider) and Morgoth (ultimate BBEG). There are nameless things that gnaw the bones of the world (in Moria). Any other types of evil that might be a...

I hear you. We generally play in character groups of the same level, so I can't think of a time we've had a 1st level and a 6th level working together. With regard to your Dragonbane thought: great game. I am a huge fan of BRP! We played that last spring and really liked it. I am looking forward...

We played it up to 6th level and it didn't feel overpowered to me. With that said, my group likes a more low-magic, less epic game so maybe it was just the way we play.

The Free League 5e version of LotR is great. All the superhero naughty word is sanded off.

I might be overthinking this, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to begin a campaign in Middle Earth. I've recently been a player in a 5e LotR game, and it was a blast, but when the DM finished up, he said he wished he had laid down some restrictions at the beginning (like where in...

This is one of the first modules I ever ran. It was just my brother and I playing, and we played it over and over again. Definitely my first sandboxy game. Many fond memories!

My friend, let me help you out with four words of wisdom given to me: this, too, shall pass. I have two daughters--both teenagers now--and I am also a teacher. Don't feel bad because you are tired after a long day and don't have the juice to game (or the time). Just know that the intensity of...

That sucks for Goodman. I will buy MORE of their stuff to help them.

I am going to take a look at that option. Thank you for your help!

Probably my favorite TTRPG book with regard to campaign design and prep. I use @SlyFlourish's ideas every time I play. Huge help.

Rules-nerds, crunch-meisters, deep thinkers, unite! I could use some help workshopping an idea. Let me say from the get-go, I'm not asking if anyone likes this idea! I'm asking for people to help me think through the mechanics of the DCC rules related to magic users. I recently played a fun...

I knew they made 5e stuff, but I had no idea it sold well for them. Good for them!