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Don't you know? It's now a Forever Edition Debate. It will never end.

Thinking more about this topic, in a big 5e campaign I played in set in (our version of) the Forgotten Realms, two other players and I played as dwarven cousins. We met together before the first adventure and played out our own improvised session, filling in details about our holds, our...

I love Ironsworn, but have never tried the Delve supplement. It sounds like it's worth perusing?

And? The process of innovation is still fun, even when others have done it first. And let's be realistic, 99% of house rules and hacks I come up with aren't actually going to see light at the table. It's just a fun process.

I've just got to say, in my 20+ years of playing D&D I've found the exact opposite to be true. The more I have players invest in creating the world, story ideas, NPCs, etc, the greater I've found player investment to be. But that might just be my style as a DM! I know that in my experience as...

I just reread the OP and didn't see any of those labels.

Personally I find player-generated fiction not just fun, but creatively refreshing as a DM. I can sit by myself and create an interesting campaign world, but it's limited by my own creativity. When I invite the players into the world-building process, they come up with ideas I never would have...

In my own experience, it's more fun to try and hack D&D and come up with my own solutions than just implement someone else's.

I read an article online that said AI authors are, on average, more handsome, intelligent, and better lovers than human authors. Wait a minute, do you think that was written by AI???

Another related thought is that our hobbies often bring us great joy. But sometimes any strong emotional reaction also scratches that itch. So folks get caught following a hobby that makes them feel angry or frustrated or outraged because they are still getting a strong emotional reaction from it.

It's very frustrating because I found out that my future self has the book but is unwilling to tell me anything about it until my present catches up with his. He says that sharing info would impact the stability of the time stream??? So annoying.

I think this is a good post and a good point Reynard. It makes me think about how my wife and I both enjoy dumb movies, but in different genres. I love dumb movies that involve monsters or really silly humor. She likes dumb movies that have romance. When we watch a romantic comedy together, I...

Good to know that I enjoy a stupid concept! Where in D&D does it say what a god must be? Why can't an aboleth be a god? A dragon? A snarling bunch of tentacles deep inside a cave, where locals bring their sacrifices?

I guess my understanding of what a god is comes more from pulp stories like Conan. Sure, no one is going to be fighting Crom, but there are plenty of other weird, little gods to fight out there. People are always worshipping the Weird Thing in the Well, the Divine Sorcerer, the Bear God. In my...

I definitely prefer a mythic mindset over a scientific one. The moment we get into discussing genetics or DNA, I feel pulled out of the fantasy setting.

The Religion in D&D thread made me think about how much I enjoy the RPG storyline of killing a god. It could be a minor god, a big animal like in Princess Mononoke, a tentacled thing from beyond the world worshiped by a cult, or facing off against a major god in their own plane. These stories...

Your next enemy needs to throw a zucchini on the ground and force Chee-tor to make a Save vs being Frightened.

I usually default to two competing forms of religion: One is the worship of small gods who are usually physically present in the world. This ranged from giant animals or dragons to the worship of natural phenomena like a waterfall. This is very inspired by Studio Ghibli films. The other is the...

I voted for Conan, Willow, and Clash of the Titans (Harryhausen). These are three fantasy films I watched growing up that are definitely reflected in my homebrewed campaigns. Conan can be seen in the general unlawfulness of my campaign worlds. I'm not interested in running campaigns with huge...

I'm sure the mods are on it, but in the meantime if you ignore the posters who are posting them it cuts down on the spam.