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I think this is a great point. I've been a fan of Larry's since I read the first sentence of his first book ("On one otherwise normal Tuesday evening I had the chance to live the American dream. I was able to throw my incompetent jackass of a boss from a fourteenth-story window.") I've been...

For me: go to used bookstores to find that mysterious book by him that I've somehow not seen as of yet. Roger was a very special writer: very literary but also using some pulp tropes. I wish I had better advice for you but if there are any other Zelazny fans out there, I'd love to hear...

Just a note on stories about after the party saves the world, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End just landed on Netflix. While not a book, it did make me think about a lot of the fantasy tropes and I'd recommend it highly. I watched it through Apple TV with subtitles, so I don't know how Netflix will...

This is such an important point! We played Dragon Heist and had a great time. I wondered why everyone tends to be negative on it. And then I picked up a copy on sale (after we were done!) and found that my DM had done some very heavy lifting on it. And this was his first time running a campaign...

I think the most important thing about using Exhaustion in 5E is making sure there's a way to get rid of it. From what I remember, you can get rid of one level of Exhaustion with a Greater Restoration spell and ... I think that's about it. For me, that's difficult because it's making the...

That's a really interesting question. The only one I have run that I thought was worthy of that title was Curse of Strahd. I didn't care for the remaster of it, so I'm talking about the original 5E version. I think that's a little questionable because it's largely just Ravenloft for 5E but it...

Agree 100%. As someone who read all the way to the end of the series, I recommend just going with the first three. They are excellent. I enjoyed parts of the rest but it never hit the same levels as the first three books. That said, I understand a new book is coming out this fall and I'll read...

It seems that this topic comes up every time we talk about fantasy not of the current era. The best professor I had when I was in college always started a particular book or play off by discussing the context of the world at the time of the play. If you read Shakespeare and notice that the...

For Demiplane, we used them recently when we ran a Daggerheart game. They hosted character sheets and also served as our rules reference for the game. I understand that they do this for a bunch of systems.

This is very exciting! Lots of very talented people there. Looks to be fun! And PF2? Ah, that makes me happy.

Good question! I've finished the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior recently, and before that I read the latest Greatcoats book. Very different styles of book but both excellent. Just opened up the second book in Sanderson's series because of the RPG. I keep seeing books from authors I follow so it's...

I have it and it's really good. I also have a separate module of re-made maps that are more detailed that was free. They also officially released Tasha's, which I also picked up. All of the books are at the level I'd expect from a Foundry release, which is to say they are excellent.

I had the opportunity to game with him a tiny bit, and socialize with him as part of it. I have seldom met someone who was as excited about everything D&D. My condolences to his family and all those who knew him. I hope he can be at peace.

The demo is the first part of the game and will give you a good idea of what it's like. The game does have a ton of mods already, including mods that make it in line with the revised game. There are added classes, and a new random encounter generator. I can't stress enough how this is some very...

If you're wondering if you should go to Gamehole Con: yes. Yes you should.

No, but I deal enough with people who know very little about it so I sort of have to. It's like the soda/pop versus "Coke" issue in different parts of the country.

I just want to point out that you can check out Dawnbury Days if you're looking for a Pathfinder2 cRPG. It is very basic, but I used it to teach several of my players how to play PF2 and they have all enjoyed it, so don't let the lack of polish put you off. Now this one? Oh, I'm a sucker for...

I've just started reading this thread, so I apologize if it's been addressed. I remember what you said: Initially, 5E was viewed as a return to form for old-school play. I believe this was because it was a "keep the lights on" edition to start with, and the devs were very much trying to attract...

My head officially hurts on this one. So it looks like the consensus is four attacks?

I think this is a really important point. Since the beginning, the devs for 4E were talking about "getting to the fun" and "15 minutes of fun in a four-hour session." I think there was a lot of discussion of getting some of that feeling of dropping to the fun parts right away. Because if the...