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Thanks, Mike. I think my group is going to stick with DCC. More our jam.

Tell someone else to DM for a while.

Friends! Romans! Countrymen! Lend me your ears! No one has to play the new D&D, or the old D&D! If people want to, great! WotC has designed an incredibly effective interactive experience for you in D&D Beyond. The thing is remarkable (and their VTT looks amazeballz, too). If you like this whole...

I agree. It wasn't like the orcs were voting for Sauron to lead them: he was the right hand of Morgoth, a Maiar in his own right. He was not reduced to bug eating goo because the orcs voted him off the island. So dumb.

I did not like how they are portraying Sauron, especially during that beginning sequence.

Greetings, friends. I know ToV is similar to 5e. I am wondering how different it is. For example, is this high heroic fantasy, like 5e? Are there the same (he writes politely) power creep issues with characters as in 5e? Any insights would be most welcome!

Ha! That's amazing! :)

This is awesome, thank you!

Hello friends. So, I am about to re-start a 5e D&D game with my players (five) in a highly bastardized version of Descent Into Avernus. The characters are level 6. I have been a DM for a long, long (loooonnnnngggggg...) time, and I have struggled a bit with the power creep in 5e. Essentially...

I backed out. “Do you hear the people siiinnnggggg…!”

And...I changed my mind and cancelled it all!

I am a shameful game harlot who just bought the three core books and the digital version on D&D Beyond. Even though I told myself I wouldn't. Even though I told my friends I wouldn't. Even though I think Hasboro sucks. Even though WotC can be horrid. Even though 5e feels like a superhero game...

I get you, bro.

You said you were concerned about the whims of a DM making unfair to players, and that a roll is fair. So...?

And I think that's the crux of it right there: if you don't have a good DM--someone who is adversarial instead of collaborative, for example--you need all of these mechanics in order to have a chance of success. The role of the DM is very different in 5e than in other editions, in my experience...

So why have a persuasion skill, then? Why not just persuade, instead of having the DM call for a persuasion roll? Or intimidation? I'm not saying these are bad things; they are just not things that add to the games I run. To each their own, my friend! Enjoy playing with your friends. :)

Really? That's interesting. I guess I was thinking of characters and their abilities--skills instead of roleplaying, bonus actions, reactions...it's all mechanical instead of (I will use a loaded word) creative. Here's an example: in 5e, you just roll Persuasion instead of having to role-play...

Imagine a world where the majority of the manufacturing, producing, and distributing is automated, and areas of production are proscribed and limited (perhaps underground, as aco175 said). The surface could be pastoral, and the people living there could benefit from advanced goods without...

I do not like the 'rules not rulings' vibe of 5e. Power creep is an issue for me. What was once narrative is now mechanical. It feels like a superhero game. And: I will no longer support Hasboro. With all of that said, I wish all who choose to play the very best. Have a blast, friends!

I’d say that the current edition of D&D isn’t for people who prefer an OSR-kind of vibe. It’s really just a matter of preference, not a quality issue. The current version is very different beast than older versions for sure. Everything changes. Pursue your bliss!