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Does it matter if there is some unknown person on a Pacific Island out there playing? As a comparison, there are still companies out there that make buggy whips, and yet the general population correctly say the buggy whip industry is dead.

Ultimately, I think you just described what most entrepreneurs experience whether they are into TTRPGs, or general contracting, or software development or pick an area. Entrepreneurs start out not knowing what they don't know, and it's up to them to assess what they need to actually build a...

If you're putting out content for sale as a creator under your own company, you are an entrepreneur whether you like it or not. Any given creator doesn't have to do anything, obviously. If they are happy with the work they are putting out as a side gig or as a hobbyist, that's fine too. They...

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/sae/sage-advice-compendium#OfficialRulings I'm going to back to this statement and say this is the Jeremy Crawford trap clause. I think they'd be far better served by pushing out errata and letting the rules be what they are. Pushing out rules...

Imagine if someone like a Chris Perkins or Jeremy Crawford (assuming they aren't just outright retiring...period), rather than putting out another fantasy system that also has to compete for mindshare with all the other fantasy systems out there by folks like Monte Cook, Rob Heinsoo, Jonathan...

To answer a question by an OP as honestly as I could only to have someone who doesn’t understand the problem crap all over it.

Sorry for my initial post being unclear. Is it clear to you now?

Yes, but my point is Shadowdark is succeeding in ways that other games in the same space are not.

I want to like this post so much but I hate all that you said at the same time that I’m nodding in agreement. Sucks.

I don’t disagree.

The post is about what can be done better. Thanks.

In all my life, I never saw a single person say they were running TSR Buck Rogers games. I know Gygax got a lot of crap for some of his stunts, and rightfully so, but Williams had some major WTF moments too, and that was one.

Holy crap. That's fine, Reynard, I don't understand responses like yours. I can find other games. I'm also lucky in the fact that I have a DM is also into finding and trying new game systems. The rest of the table that I sit at doesn't know too much else about other games outside of D&D and...

I think Mike’s Return of the Lazy Dungeonmaster is one of the best examples of how to prep a 5e D&D game too. But is it the final word on this? Is there nothing else to say, and what about other systems in other genres?

It’s one that’s done an exemplary job of distinguishing itself from D&D, yes. As I said, I get all of that but I do feel that there’s a lot of noise in the RPG space. If a designer’s goal is to do their version of D&D, I’m going to suggest that in and of itself, is not as compelling as they...

I honestly don't know the answer to this but I keep thinking as we sit in the humdrum days between releases of anything from WotC - why are there so many damn D&D fantasy adjacent games? Shouldn't this be a time for publishers to be talking about anything else? Where are all the sci-fi games...

I really wish I understood the entertainment industry at times. Certain actors, producers, writers, directors - I'm just shocked that people in charge find them to be good in any way, shape or form.

They all seem to do about as well as the Ocean's Eleven movies (which I thought were a class better than these). Honestly, this just feels like some producer saying "We need a heist movie, and we need X budget", and it doesn't need too much more thought than that.

Just my two cents, but it didn’t sound like Williams really was concerned with people’s opinions from a game industry standpoint. She was just about the business and I don’t think she cares too much about legacy from a fan’s perspective. Even if she did, she’d be opening herself up to more than...