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I have resigned myself to D&D being "everybody's got magics" a long time ago. The dream of having martial classes that actually aren't magical is long gone...

If it is any consolation, nothing during the 5E compares to how WotC claimed, with a straight face, how 3.5 fixed all the issues of 3.0. No, dear WotC, 3.5 didn't fix 3E. 5E fixed 3E. Just to note that I fully expect WotC to semi-intentionally insert enough powercreep into the 2024 rules that...

Sorry for interrupting but could y'all quickly link to somewhere explaining this?

They totally could (and should) have rejigged the entire game to make subclasses interchangeable if not between all classes at least between classes within the same "power source": it would have been great if every martial class (such as Paladins or Bards) could pick a Fighter subclass, and if...

Eh, what? What's wrong with a marketing strategy where you hand stuff out and people work hard to market your stuff of their own free will presumably without any direct monetary recompense? More generally, choose one: bite the hand or eat the feed. Trying to bite the hand that feeds you...

Regarding AI, I wonder if those Denisovans above haven't been interbreeding with their Mammoths... the facial expressions are suspiciously similar... And just to be clear: neither the original game nor your tweaks are about a Neolithic campaign, right?

A quick tip right back at you! I stumbled over https://shadowdarklings.net/create ...and I immediately thought of Purple Sorcerer's excellent tools for another OSR game: Dungeon Crawl Classics. You should really think about submitting your ideas above as a "Xoth" generator to...

And yes, it is a very good point and I will be checking it out!

Hi Xoth, Just a suggestion: at least to me it was far from obvious you're talking about a brand new rpg, and not, say, the Shadowfell campaign world of regular D&D. After all, there's a lot of existing things with shadow and dark in their names! I understand if you don't want to include...

Its 2024 D&D.

Absolutely. There should definitely be a way for the player to safeguard some characters and expose others. On the other hand, if your favorite character suddenly dies, don't complain - nobody gave any guarantees. And, of course, if you can't handle external factors and randomness resulting in...

Other than the demihuman connection occupations carry very little mechanical weight. To us it felt very appropriate to assign occupations randomly. Nice bit of background/ color.

You're not playing a random character. You're playing your character. The funnel us a solution to the problem where you previously had two options that neither were satisfactory: Roll up a character that's just better than everyone else; deviating from OSR ideals. Roll 3d6 in order no...

I have only a very vague idea of what kind of income you need to enjoy life (and not just endure it) in a high-maintenance area of the U.S. but I could easily see 7K barely cutting it. Especially when you factor in the future uncertainty. People always forgrts that just because a music artist...

Reminds me if "Washington's dream" a SNL sketch where future president Washington dreams to be free, free to drop the 'u' from English words like color and favor... but obviously not glamour.

This. So much this.

Just a reminder for next time: you are totally saying you don't think Ginny has earned her wealth. She's an entertainer. I see no reason to value her work lower than any other form of entertainment. Remember, in entertainment you're always only as good as your last gig. As soon as she stops...

Cool story, bro. Remind me never to play in your game. Not because I particularly need to play a dance bsrd, but because you clearly don't even try to hide your contempt for "others". Cheers

And what's wrong with that? You accomplished something rare and difficult. Could the group really not save the "exciting combat" idea for the next group of critters? Do you really need to enforce an equal combat start to every combat? Because if that's what you want and need, cool, just say so.

No, I'm saying: If you like a game where stealth and surprise gets you next to nothing, just say so. It would be much more direct and honest if we openly stated some play groups value combat equality in every combat regardless of preparation and circumstance. "No, you shall never get a drop...