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Very nicely put Sunseeker! I agree. In my mind this is really what this debate boils down to. It's great that there are so many games and gaming systems out there so that there are genres and styles to suit everyone. What with the interweb thingy, there is so much more access to that...

Yes, I suspect that this is the case too. In my experience players tend to be very creative and imaginative people and are more than happy to accept a beer top as an orc, or say a small Santa Claus candle as a fire giant. I still have said candle too. It is, and shall always be, a fire giant...

:) Yes totally agree. There's promoting discussion and there's setting up a fight :D Sometimes I feel that these days, in order to attract an audience, discussions on the likes of news programmes do not invite contrary views in order to promote sensible debate, they do it in order to promote...

Did removing miniatures save D&D? "Save" is perhaps too strong a term, but in concunction with the rise of people watching streaming of all sorts, online gaming, I think is has certainly boosted sales more than a reworking of 4e would have done. We played with the 4e rules but never really...

When I create a character I always come up with a backstory. Writing it and inevitably changing it as you do so, is a great way to start getting a feel for the character, as well as a lot of fun. I never do character builds, i.e. working the game mechanics to maximise the effectiveness. I...

Rather than using tools, I've always achieved that by: * The DM's imagination at the time and ability to improvise. * Ideas spun off from the player's comments whilst they play. Always a great source of things to give the team things to do. * The DM writing scenarios in a modular manner which...

What ever the quality of the raw data or the stats derived from it, if the underlying trend is that the hobby is attracting a larger and broader audience, that can only be a great thing. My group is all male. It is a bunch of guys that met at university 30 years ago and hasn't stopped playing...

"The objective in the game (for most) is to survive, then prosper." For me the objective is to get together with friends and have a laugh. Not that we play to lose in any way shape or form, but neither do we try too hard to "win". That's just the way we play. Everyone is...

As with many of these discussions, I find myself thinking why do people feel they have to "stick to the rules". No one is going to arrest you if you decide not to use what is written in paragraph X on page Y. If as a DM, if you don't want to reward players with XPs derived from the number of...