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I agree that giving up 3e iterative math while retaining multiple attacks was a good move for 5e. I can recognize that the 3e iterative BAB bonus structure was intended to adapt the half-attack increases that AD&D gave fighter-type characters and, from the standpoint of the math, it did so very...

And you gotta figure there’s at least one par 5 on that course so he is not only mothereffing accurate, he’s got a heck of a mothereffing drive.

Kinda weird that failure to hate on Lorraine Williams is an extreme bias in her favor. I'd say that very much emphasizes the typical toxic narrative laid by Gygax's telling of the story and the Gygax loyalists. And, honestly, that's all Snarf has ever asked that we reassess in these posts of his.

That's... that's not a euphemism for crab poop?

You might hope so. But, man, that hubris can be hard to cut through.

That was a heck of a lot of typing to rebut one dumb post.

Now, I know a lot of critics of this argument are going to say that AD&D's balance is over the life of the characters from 1 to <whatever> high levels. But then playing a balanced game hinges on the game always playing well into those higher levels - and we all know that rarely happens. Groups...

I'm interested in Dragon Delves because I can usually find something useful to use in an anthology. And my own Forgotten Realms materials are pretty spotty and dated at this point, so it will be nice to have some more recent treatments. Of the other two, I don't really need another starter set...

I would expect the bottom to drop out of the D&D influencer market, particularly if Hasbro got litigious about D&D-adjacent material. They'd all have to get real jobs like gong farmer, otter shaver, or nut sorter. Ginny Di would probably have to find work as Laura Bailey's stunt double on...

Yeah, on that issue... Unearthed Arcana was supposed to update expectations and rules from the Players Handbook. So any conflict you see is UA changing the rules of the game. Intentionally.

I don't think it's a good idea to belittle someone else's idea of "harm" and whether or not it truly puts it in the same rhetorical space as being sexually harassed at the table. That's just opening a HUGE can of worms that risks putting you in the same rhetorical space as people who deny the...

You massively boost the mind flayer, only raise the CR by 1, and your takeaway is that the CR system is BS?!? From the 3.5 Monster Manual on Advancing Monsters: I would suggest that you "erred in the other direction". And that's not really on the CR system. The CR system may be fuzzy and an...

Well, what did you expect magical darkness to do for you if you had no way to not be affected by it yourself? It's not going to give you any combat advantage if you can't see through it, whether it's you or your potential target who is in the darkness. So its utility either has to be tied to you...

Seems to me that staving off bankruptcy for several years counts as a "successful business tactic". 1e sales had fallen. 2e sales kept things a bit more solvent than would likely have otherwise occurred. How is that not indicative of a successful business tactic? Part of the 2e era, sure. But...

So's the heat death of the universe, but I ain't waiting up nights.

Full agreement there. While I think they bungled the ranger in particular, cleaned up rules for initiative and surprise in 2e were much easier to actually work with rather than work around. The thief was much improved (though still on crappy saves). And having non-weapon proficiencies in one...

But those are the narratives people romanticize. And there's a significant element of truth to them - that's the benefit of having such monstrous opponents dominating the timeframe, other ills and even a bit of divisiveness pale by comparison. I can see why it's attractive for romanticizing...

Sure they do - but it's all pretty selective exactly what they romanticize. Cities burning, families displaced and separated, rationing, the threat of German invasion (plus actual American GI invasion)... lots to not feel nostalgia for. On the other hand, a sense of national unity and purpose...

It's less about history not mattering as much as we already have quite a few facts about the situation that indicate TSR was on the brink and ousting Gary may have extended its life about 10 years. So what do we really need her perspective for? What's missing mostly is Lorraine's perspective on...

Because it appears less active? Keyboards may not technically be more active, but the foley artists get to make sure there is a flurry of clicky keyboard noises that emphasize "something is happening". I think it certainly does more to that effect that rubbing a mouse around the pad and...