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I've gone back and downloaded anything from DTRPG that I don't already have. This is why I love PDFs.

Some publishers have stated they will withdraw their product in the face of a possible new OGL. With this possibility on the very near horizon, what do you recommend people buy that they haven't already? Two recommendations from me. First, Skirmisher Publishing. I bought one pdf from Drive Thru...

Just bought $264 of Kobold Press stuff to go with the two Midgard books I have (Southlands and City of Cats, both purchased at a local game store for 50% off at a Black Friday sale) I don't know if Kobold Press are the "good guys" but I do know who the bad guys are.

I haven't purchased any WotC 5e books in several years. Candlekeep Mysteries (March 16, 2021) and Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (November 13, 2018) being the last two. I have, however, purchased a lot of 3rd party 5e stuff and other RPGs in that time. I'd probably keep with 5e but look to...

I think this is true and it probably has to be true. I will say, however, that my favorite campaigns as a player were campaigns I was really into the lore and cared about where we were and what we were doing. I was into one campaign so much that when I moved away the DM made me an NPC.

My absolute favorite way to play and run a game is as close to neutral as possible. It's probably why I gravitate towards published adventures to run. I find it easier to be a neutral referee for an adventure someone else wrote. I find I can get some real tension the closer I get to neutral...

When it comes to settings and adventures I think third party products are just so much better. I've spent way too much on Kickstarter projects. Though if this were a Kickstarter I'd pass as there's nothing particularly interesting about it. 2022 is shaping up to be the fourth straight year I...

Of course the cupcake is content. Look at that d20 roll.

"Sure, you can do X. It won't break the game." Especially terrible when said by a game developer.

I find the WotC official stance that all worlds are connected to be very unappealing. It adds nothing to any game I'd ever run or play in or have ever run or played in. It does take up pages in books I won't buy and developer time away from things I might actually buy so I guess it's a net...

My problem with new classes and subclasses is system bloat. I think we are already at that point. I'd rather see more done with Culture (which doesn't really exist mechanically in 5e) and Backgrounds.

This is definitely a sign for me to tap out of WotC D&D products. I don't care much for the multiverse or generic D&D lore or the changes. I'm just not that invested in any of it.

5e: Recovering 100% of your HP on a Long Rest of 8 hours.

I backed the MST3K Kickstarter a few years ago and one major plus is that you could get disks of the season so no matter what ended up happening you'd get something. Turns out they were picked up by Netflix but I still have my disks (signed, too!) I'd have shied away from contributing to this...

The main benefit to me for an NPC to be statted like a PC is that I don't have to remember bespoke rules for every NPC that might be met along the way. We are close with all NPCs and monsters having attributes and saving throws but trying to remember what the special abilities of the NPC...

I actually liked much of the information in Tome of Foes and Guide to Monsters but when you put it like this I realize the presentation was really poor. It's more palatable if it's part of a particular setting but much of the lore as presented just read like a mediocre author's creative writing...

I've thought this was a great way to go for years. The DM, of course, is the BBEG. Next movie all the roles are switched.

1-2 are training wheels. Unless you play a Cleric and then, ha ha, you have to pick your subclass at level 1. Sucks to be you brand new D&D player.

I'd like racial lore that is full of suggestions rather than something written like it's the new default. Like the thread I started a few days ago titled Make Your Dwarves More Interesting. There is stuff in there that is obviously mutually exclusive but it all looks Dwarvish to me. It's a...

I'd be happy if more companies moved away from Kickstarter. I'll follow projects I like and then just buy directly from the company after the KS ends. Just take KS out of the chain completely.