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Merely because a rule exists in the book, and merely because it happens sometimes in your game, does not mean that that is what the game is about.

I don't particularly like crafting. In general, the core gameplay loop of the game is to go on an adventure. Adventures is where the gameplay is. As a result, the game should, to an almost unreasonable and certainly unrealistic degree, funnel the PCs into going on adventures. You want to save...

Pretty universally, I've had characters die when (a) I (or we) did something we knew was risky but felt was necessary at the time, and (b) the dice went against us. Everything from, "well, it might be trapped, but I think it's worth the risk" followed by failing a save, to "oh, I've got to...

Straightforward, clearly-explained rules with good organization... and essentially no oddball rules that you're not really interested in. With the exception of initiative rules being a bit arcane, infravision being stupid about realism, and AC being upside down, it's as straightforward and...

I'm sorry but I cannot parse this. Between spelling errors, lack of punctuation, and use of undefined terms, it's complete gibberish. Of course, but that's not the problem. The problem is that presentation matters. Once the rule books discuss degrees of success in concrete terms, players...

I don't like the knock-on effect that degrees of success has when it's spelled out like that. Namely, it says that you always have to roll for everything. With a binary system of success/failure, the DM can pretty easily handwave away the die roll and say "you succeed" or "you fail." The DM can...

I'm not sure when we last used alignment in our game. At least, not for PCs. I'm sure if I looked at most of the characters in our recent campaigns, the alignment section would be blank. I know it would be for mine. I definitely think alignment is no longer particularly useful as a concept...

I would allow it, too. If a player comes to me with a cool idea, or if their character is genuinely not working out like they want and it's not fun, then I'd let them change it up. I can also imagine a situation existing where I'd resist a character changing for the sake of the wider campaign...

They're dated but classic PC CRPGs. If you've played any of Larian's Divinity CRPGs, then they'll be similar. It's the same engine as Icewind Dale and Planescape Torment, too. The Enhanced Editions were fairly well received from my memory. I don't know how easy they are to play on console...

I did say it was hard, not impossible.

Sad. It's apparently done very well streaming, but it's hard to be a cult classic or home theatre hit in the modern era.

The PCs are invited to a harvest feast by an NPC or group of NPCs that the PCs know or have helped in the past. When the PCs arrive, they find a large table has been set and filled with the feast. All the lamps and candles are lit, the food is warm, the ale is cold, and fires are crackling...

I've got no criticism for the quantity. It's the quality that I've been finding lacking.

I have always assumed that the cannoli was more impressive before the invention of the ice cream cone. Or else that distance has done to the North American cannoli what it has similarly inflicted upon the European taco. Turkish delight seems to suffer the same problem. It was impressive before...

The store around here gets a couple. They don't last long; I think most of them go to pre-orders. I've never gotten one, but I don't make it over there very often. But there sure are a lot on eBay.

That really sucks. I'm really sorry they put this together so badly. I'm not sure I've seen Games Workshop have deals that frustrating. Ever since Nike did their limited editions, it's you have to be careful when buying stuff. They package things for collectors, scalpers, and whales and make...

You know, I came in to this thread expecting war, but I did not expect to find someone offering a gift of luxuries. I think I agree with this list, though the above is really all I can say that I played. I did have CivNet (a.k.a., Civ1 + networking support) but we didn't play it long since Civ2...

Oh my God. The Sixth Sense is not a horror movie. It's a supernatural thriller. Please stop putting it at or near the top of every horror movie list.

OK, I'll bite. What purpose does limited ammunition serve in your games? And do you use gritty realism recovery? From my perspective, ammunition is just about the only resource that you can actually run out of in 5e. Long rests recover hp, HD, spells, and nearly everything else; they're a...

I had one of those, too! Only it was on a Barbarian so it also had to account for Rage (well, Whirling Frenzy, in my case) in addition to Power Attack. I hated it! Looking back on 3.x, and I think I see as the gravest sins: Limiting full attack to 5' movement Descending attack bonuses for...