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I think a factor is not the rules themselves, but also what was going on at the time when those rulesets came out. The Hickman Revolution started in 1e's timeframe, but that style of adventure design dominated the 2e era, and for many, 2e will always be associated with that.

The combination of tragedy, sympathy, fear, and advocacy in spite of data is a powerful cocktail.

To be fair, it was an optional system even in 2e.

I agree. The intent of the 2e PHB even back in the day was to clean up the 1e rules, but leave it in such a way as to ensure backwards compatibility with any 1e product, which it was very successful at. I understand having a preference for artwork or Gygax's writing style versus the...

And that's what I see overall. They're kind of running out of space to really do anything new.

Sure, a psychic healer is a concept, but when reading the metamorph description, it doesn't fit thematically, IMO. It feels more like a need to check certain boxes for a class type in 5e.

It's not my ideal Psion, but I think given the ecosystem of 5e, it fits within that space and is a good option. Like, it's not a bad class, just not how I'd particularly like to see it implemented. It does fall into the samey sameiness of other class powers. If you're using magic to teleport...

I found even with purging stuff, we still have plenty of books and RPGs, and in my case, video games, that I've never touched. Hell, I'm playing Red Dead Redemption 2 for the first time. And of course, we haven't jettisoned every service - so it's not like there's not new stuff.

My strategy right now is just consume less stuff overall. Replacing subscriptions with physical stuff isn’t ideal when I can also whittle through all the stuff I’ve already got and not watched, or read, or played, etc.

Okay.

Sounds like a Tabata workout.

Okay, then my preference is a version of psionics that feel distinct in function from spells, more akin to 2e.

Ellie really hasn’t had to kill people, only clickers, and her immunity plays a factor in her feeling of invulnerability, which is something that I think any parent or adult often sees in teenagers. She’s also dealing with her anger as well as not having the best role model for that with Joel as...

Has that guy ever offered one opinion or statement that wasn't derisive of someone?

That's the thing - I can plausibly see where they would do a split into a 3rd and 4th, but I think that would mean very, very little Ellie in Season 3, and that might be a bit too much.

I remember interviews with Jim Ward about why they made the switch from demons and devils to tanar'ri and baatezu, and it was largely due to seeing the bottom line impacts of losing some of the big box stores. It's tough to say that one has to just wait it out -- yes, the pendulum swung back to...

Having played some FitD and Mothership games recently, I would say 6 to 8 sessions is the sweet spot for some games, and perfectly doable in maybe most systems. Storytelling and characterization is something that can happen in any campaign, regardless of length - if I'm playing a narrative game...

LOL.

Uggggggggghhhhh. Maybe it’s because they keep shortening the damn season. I think a 4th season would require significant padding.