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Just to clarify, the adventure in the first 5E Starter Set was Lost Mine of Phandelver, and it was excellent. The adventure in Essentials Kit was called “Dragon of Icespire Peak” and it was quite a bit worse. Lost Mine is a damn classic now, but Dragon of Icespire Peak was kind of a stinker...

I’m stoked! But it seems my books remain on a pallet, in a container, on boat, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean for now. So I must be patient…

FWIW, Pathfinder 2E is a lot less “gamey” feeling than 4E, while still incorporating some of the major innovations of that edition.

You’re right, it’s probably not a huge risk. I’m just very hot on PF2 and very cool to 5E these days. But I definitely agree, there are plenty of valid strategic reasons Paizo may want to publish their IP for the highly-successful 5E market. (The only 5E that really interests me anymore is...

I’m a recent convert. Trying desperately to get away from 5E. PF2 tickles my brain the way D&D used to long ago. So I’m worried slightly if this is a sign Paizo plans to shift toward 5E totally…

Fascinating post! I’m very curious about these analyses around the inflection points in this hobby. Sometimes it really does feel like there’s a before and after.

This itself could be a reason to change to a narrative system. Those types of games have become ultra-popular these days, and “fast to learn, easy to play!” is a huge selling point. (I say this as someone who much prefers the crunchier types of games.) For live play purposes, they might find a...

I’ve wondered lately if one of WotC’s biggest threats with D&D is the possibility that Critical Role ever decides to switch systems again. Right now they’ve got a nice little strategic partnership going, but Critical Role is a valuable brand in its own right—maybe one day they decide to publish...

Are these all available now? I’m looking for a hardcover of Traveller, might as well get the newest one (if I can find it in Canada)

I’m surprised and impressed that you can write code while listening to a stream. I just get distracted by it.

Yeah there comes a point when a monster is so big that it’s more of a terrain feature

My Colossal Red Dragon only cost $100 CAD. Surely inflation hasn’t quadrupled prices since 2006??

Seems like a valid way to approach the topic. I understand why some folks may not want to see slavery in their entertainment, but sometimes I worry that diminishing mention of it could be a form of erasure. Obviously Thay isn’t real, but some of us like our fantasy to broach difficult real-world...

cries in Canadian shipping costs…

Folks are talking about inflation, but I’m strongly of the opinion that this is just Hasbro deciding to see how much they can get away with charging. They’ve been doing it in Magic, so why not D&D? I’m cynical

Yes! Now I can make a mixed heritage aasimar/deva

Well it’s a practical garment and they’re a practical people.

I want it! And I’m hyped for To Save A Kingdom, so I can stop stitching together the old versions of those adventures lol

Fair enough! But I think that possibly undersells the significant security improvements that the “regular” internet now boasts. Personally I’d love to see a better-structured internet, but I don’t know what that looks like. And I really can’t imagine blockchain being able to step up. It’s...

Tbh I think block-chain’s security is overhyped. All it really has going is that every user bears a copy of the entire ledger, meaning it has a pretty reliable decentralized method of preserving records. That’s fine, but it’s not the entirety of security. It doesn’t inherently protect...