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I think there’s a difference between foreshadowing and being obvious. When characters are actively saying “is it the kid?”, that’s not really foreshadowing anymore.

Not to mention, no one is there to hand out an award for supposedly flawless logic.

I think one thing that can help is change the way you run the game by asking direct questions of each player about what they're going to do, ending with the leader. Engage them individually, and get them used to speaking up for what they want their PC to do. Similarly, when the speaker player...

You may need to elaborate with some specific examples. I can't tell if this is just hesitancy to speak up during games since there's at least one player who is making themselves the defacto "speaker", if it's because they're new to TTRPGs, or if it's because they're more accustomed to tactical...

On the other hand, this is not debate club.

These are the kinds of posts that I find really frustrating. Not because you drifted away from the game, or felt like you didn't fit in when AD&D became AD&D 2nd Edition (I have my own thoughts here - having played the vast majority of 1e adventures under 2e rules with little issue given that 2e...

It was a fully formed thought that I was discussing and I’ll quote as I please, thank you.

You’re not just railing against one company, you’re railing against the entire system which just isn’t really going to get anywhere.

The shareholders certainly would take issue. And really, you’ve already said you’re not looking at this from the perspective of what’s financially good for the company. It’s fine to be a fan of the hobby and the game. But don’t get that confused with the primary motives of the people running WotC.

The words “fiduciary responsibility” come to mind. They are part of a publicly traded company. I agree there needs to be more emphasis on stewardship but that is definitely the business argument for it.

Look. The real villain of Titanic is the iceberg. Once again, we fail to put the blame on the actual responsible parties. Clearly the ship had the right of way. And it didn’t even stop to help once it’d done all that damage. Rude!

So I’ll use AD&D 2e for my answers (it’s probably my second favorite edition, but I feel like 5e has been kinda talked to death or at least more people have a sense of how it’d work.) 2e really doesn’t handle this elegantly as part of the system - it relies on the DM to adjudicate, and leans...

Haven’t heard that name in awhile. But, yes, a perfect example of someone whose manner distorts the message. And yet, his style is part of the point and for me, I totally understand why people grate against it even though I find it to be extremely clear and effective. He clearly pays attention...

I actually love the idea of the PCs finding a rat in the trap! It gives them a clear clue that "Hey, there are pressure plates around here!"

Basil Exposition was Michael York.

I think there’s a difference. Putting a location in front of the PCs to explore is an expected requirement, I.E. there’s no adventure if you don’t go into the dungeon, and I, the DM, have nothing else prepared for tonight so why don’t you just go into the dungeon, please? But enacting a tragedy...

So going back to literary definition of tragedy, if the PCs can change the outcome, wouldn’t it cease to be a tragedy? If I could intervene in Romeo and Juliet and convince Romeo to not take the poison, or for the Capulets and Monatgues to come to the table to air their grievances, etc, I can...

If they’re random encounters, sure!

If we’re just talking voice, I would listen to Matt Colville’s voice all day long versus the what is typically out there in long form YouTube videos. Most seem paced at x1.5 or x2 speed where the speaker is rattling off words without ever taking a breath to let something sink it, no matter how...

So, this is where I like Gothic Horror as a genre, particularly Ravenloft. Ravenloft allows a player to get their thrills from the horror, but the stories of many of the NPCs are tragic in nature. If a player wants to lean into that aspect and interact with the NPCs in that way, then it’s...