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The game's crunch can be understood even with a elementary knowledge of english. Probably not a very engaging or fun read though.

The source is the gaming groups I personally know. They all have tons of third edition books, because at the time of 3E translations were fast and high quality. Nobody has 4E books, because many groups didn't play it and those who did just paid a DDI subscription. As far as 5e goes, a good...

I'm not saying that is what should happen. And yet, it's what is already happening, and will happen. People will pirate. Of course they're not legally right, but they're not going to shell the big bucks to support a company that can't be arsed to give them a translated product. If and when a...

Everyone keeps talking only about the price issues, totally skipping the language argument. The amount of people that would buy a hobby book that is not in their native language is small. Especially if the price is high, but also if the price is merely moderate.

I’ve said before: I already buy wotc’s books. I often visit the US, so I can just walk into a shop and buy physical copies (less so lately with covid, but that’s beside the point). I’m not talking about myself, a non native English speaker that is relatively fluent in the language. I’m talking...

Ah, a fellow CK2 player. I see you're a man of culture, as well :)

I stand by my previous statement, except the American part. That was a dumb generalization on my part, apologies to anyone that might have felt offended. Buying the 3 base books, if you take in consideration import fees, shipment and onerous currency exchange rates can be a serious barrier to...

Actually, no. I'm not a native english speaker, I know the language, but some common expressions and pop culture references are lost on me sometimes. And about the random red ancient dragon thing, it once happened in my game, and it turned into one of the most memorable sessions we ever had...

Ok, that clarifies it for me. In fact, our DMing styles might be closer than I anticipated. Fair enough. Be aware, however, that the exact examples you provided are often used to discredit different gaming styles out of hand, so a negative connotation might be automatically assumed. A good...

As a big fan and practitioner of improv DMing, I would be inclined to agree with you. But if another DM is more the "novel writer" type, and they need a bit of fudging to make it work, who am I judge? If the story they're spinning is good, I'll stick around their game. Please don't do that. Do...

@pming But, if every single fight, trap and hazard is a life or death affair...what's so special about the BBEG fight? It's just another horrifyingly dangerous battle, like the dozen other battles the group had to deal with before the BBEG. I'm not trying to demean your DMing style, I just...

Sure. The importance of session zero can't be overstated. I would be the player saying that I'm totally ok with the DM fudging, but I'd want it to be seamless and unnoticeable. I'm ok with no fudging, i'm ok with full fudging, but I'm not ok with transparent, or "democratic" fudging. I...

I see where you're coming from, but that kind of honest declaration would disrupt the flow of the game for me. I don't need to know, heck, I don't want to know when or which roll gets fudged. Just like I don't want to know where the strong light and the epic music is coming from during the...

Fudging is extremely uncommon at my table, and when it happens it usually takes the form of a re-roll, kinda like a sudden inspiration you can use right away. But that's my DMing style. I'm pretty sure any player whose DM uses a screen and rolls behind it knows that fudging might and will...

The right term isn't lying, it's fudging, and it's always been a thing in D&D. As always, table preferences, DM styles, all that stuff. I personally make almost every roll in the open when I DM, but i won't knock on a different style.

Sorry, but that's a very american thing to say. There are import and shipment fees to pay, and currency exchange rates vs US dollars can be brutal in some countries. All that, and you're still getting an untranslated product? Expect people all over the world to sail the high seas in WotC's face.

Unofficial fan translations. They exist and have existed for years, and they’re most likely copyright infringement. What about books that are not yet translated, not even unofficially? Well, you can bet non-english speaking fans will snag pirated english copies and try to make do. Most groups...

NotAYakk’s comparison is interesting and appropriate, more so in light of a simple fact: if distribution of legit d&d products is abruptly interrupted in several countries because of this legal dispute, you can bet people will resort to piracy. And, well, I won’t judge them.

Liutbrand finally acknowledges Caden's presence "Hey little fellow. Don't worry, you'll be home real soon" then picks him up as gently as he can. He then addresses the rest of the party "I know we're in a hurry, but we should also help the warforged get out of here".