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Then I have no idea what you were talking about. 🤷‍♂️

Where do the guidance in any book contradict what I've said? The DM acts as referee, authors the world, controls all the NPCs, designs the encounters. The players are responsible for what their characters say and do. I can copy/past more quotes but I don't see the point. Again, if I've...

Of course there are DM-less games out there. There are plenty of options for people that don't like D&D's core assumptions, plenty of different options to tell a story as a group. But I see no reason to believe that there is a significant percentage of the people who choose to play D&D who...

Which has little or nothing to do with world building or roles of who is responsible for what aspects of the game other than a couple of background features that I think were poorly worded.

You stated that people that follow the rules of the game are only doing so because of a "20th century atavism" that only as a "tangential relationship to how people play". You started off fine. Everyone should play the way they enjoy. I agree. But then you follow up with calling the...

So an unprovable and in my opinion improbable appeal to authority for a style of play not supported by the rules that were just published? I have no problem with you running the game the way you want. But the 2024 PHB and DMG do not agree with what you are saying aside from a sentence or two on...

For me? It's about separation of responsibility, who controls what in that both DM and players have spheres of control. It's about an approach to the game that I simply prefer. Basically, when I play D&D I want to inhabit a character. As much as possible I want to be that person in a fantasy...

I made raise dead more difficult a long time ago. Whether or not the books should include that or not? I don't know, raise dead has always been too simple. It's just one of those many things that comes down to personal preference and something that is quite easy to add in.

I've repeated my reasons for my preferences many, many times. As have other's. The preferences apply no matter which side of the DM screen I sit.

But it's not about the DM protecting their precious world or anything like that. It's just a separation of roles, who is responsible for what .I'm not going to tell a player what their character is thinking or feeling. Does anyone ever complain about the player protecting their precious PC? The...

It's about separation of roles in the game. Like we've had for 50 years. You can modify the way the game works of course, but you're complaining about a core assumptions of the game. Don't be surprised by pushback.

I've explained my thoughts on the topic, repeating the question isn't going to change anything.

So they know someone in Boston and how to approach them. Which you said they didn't need to know. There's also no mention of payment. That, and of course, the odds of getting a message to the other side of the world is slim and none. If you don't have an issue with it, that's fine. I think...

You're a criminal, someone who steals from others for a living. You're a low level thug in Boston, circa 1700. A complete stranger comes up to you and says "Can you get a message to Shi Deming in Beijing? He's my contact. I'd appreciate it." It's not going to happen. Other benefits? Sure...

How else do they know who can send a message? What reason would a stranger have to ensure that a message is sent? Why do you assume that there's a Western Criminal Union magical telegraph station in every city? My point is that there are no criminal organizations that have the kind of reach...

Why not? Because it assumes world and even plane spanning criminal organizations. I don't assume that in my campaign world. Someone who has a criminal background because they were a runner for Nine fingers Malone in some backwater city in no way has those kind of contacts around the world.

But that's the issue. People interpret it as having a contact wherever they go. 🤷‍♂️ EDIT: The specific wording "You know how to get messages to and from your contact, even over great distances; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can...

I remember having a scenario where the PCs were in a land far, far, away from home. I made it clear they had never been to the place, hadn't even known it existed. One of the players pipes up and says "I get hold of my criminal contact in the city". So maybe you never have the player that...

I like my physical dice because I can blame them if I'm making stupid decisions that will only work if I roll high. ;)

They were slow with dice as well, now they're even slower. I just added a second weapon of the same type then customized it to rename and add the extra damage. But having it (and a few other things) automated would be nice. Like a "reckless" toggle so I wouldn't have to do the...