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Is that an idiom in the UK? I've never heard it before.

Russ, if you found the post made by KP in poor taste, that's a fair opinion. But KP's market share compared to WotC is miniscule. So KP may be big compared to other tiny parts of the TTRPG ecosystem, but it is still miniscule compared to Wizards. Wizards will be fine.

WotC: $1.5 billion (2023) Kobold Press: $4.8 million (2023; estimated)

Dollah, dollah, dollah bills, my dude. $$$

WotC has left a very bad taste in the mouths of many people in the TTRPG community. Remember when they sent Pinkerton agents to someone's house? If you don't like what Kobold is doing, don't buy their stuff; completely rational response. But WotC is foul, and if a competitor wants to razz them a...

After posting this last week, I polled my players and they all said they enjoyed playing 5e as characters, so this is a me thing. I just need to have a different mindset about the kind of game 5e is: big, bright, flashy and fun. It's an opinionated game, IMHO, compared to others I've played (H/T...

Here is another issue I have run into (and could use thoughts on): while the characters have these blizzards of abilities, spells, actions, reactions. bonus actions, etc.---so do the freaking monsters and NPCs! As a DM, I have found it hard to hold all of this stuff in my head while creating...

This has all been very helpful. Ultimately 5e is a high fantasy, high-powered game. Full-stop. It does what it does, and it does it well. Thank you all for your suggestions and thoughts.

Thank you, everyone. I have done a few of these things in the past--slow level progression, gritty realism, etc. Part of the issue is that I play on Roll20, so other systems are much less well supported. I appreciate all these suggestions! I really do like 5e as a system, but it plays a bit too...

This is not to start an argument, but to seek advice: I am not thrilled with how quickly characters become powerful in 5e. I am a dude who started with 1st, then 2nd, then 3rd edition, and I find the powers that characters have very quickly in 5e is a bit...vexing. Similarly, they just get too...

In an introductory module they provided with one of their bundles, they do just that as a matter of simplification. I, literally, haven't played this game yet, but it looks pretty 3rd edition to me, which I loved.

So now that I've completed my DCC Sword&Sorcery campaign, I am on to this system. My initial observation is that it's pretty easy to work with, and I like the absence of power-gaming vibes one might find in...another system we may all know about (he writes politely). I am trying to build out a...

The Exorcist. Hands down the most frightening film I have ever seen. I admit that it may have landed especially hard for people who were raised Catholic, but this film literally terrified me.

Very late to this discussion, but: I read both of Jeffro's books, listened to a few interviews, and perused Twitter. I see a guy being provocative on purpose (to gain attention, I guess?) I'm not seeing a baby-eating Klansman. Entirely possible that I missed things. Anyone have examples of his...

Thank you!

Got it! Thank you.

Friends, I am trying to wrap my head around a West Marches-style campaign, and I'm not sure I'm getting how I could make this work. I have a very stable ('stable' being a relative term...) group of players. I'd like to try and run a more open-world (I'm not sure that's the term I want) kind of...

I can't say I've enjoyed watching RoP--some of it is just poor writing, and canonically grating--but it is visually beautiful. I think I am too invested in the books to enjoy this particular interpretation. With that said, it is a gorgeous production.

I find it easier to get a module (#oldguy) that gives me the framework I need--the maps, the names, the room descriptions, etc.--then re-skinning it for my campaign's needs. So, I still get to do all the fun parts, using my imagination, creating the interconnected storyline--without the time...

Everyone would get really stoned. See what I did there?