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Yes. I prefer the clarity and honesty of a new edition. Whether I would like such edition or not is another matter. I detest the idea of "patching" an edition.

Interesting topic... considering that we can use AI to generate RPG content for our own use, if publishers are now going to use AI too then the question becomes, why would we still need publishers?

I value novelty a lot in passive fiction (books, movies, music), but in an active game I don't think I need much of it.

Maybe because it's an action defined under "actions in combat", and otherwise mentioned only either in combat or chase situations?

Is that your own idea? Because they're not necessarily intended to be exactly the same across editions. There is, if you want to. Sneak attack requires advantage on the attack. It doesn't require to be hidden, even though being hidden grants advantage. Out of combat, I'd ask the player what...

The funny thing is that not even "invisible" is fully uber... if you stand on muddy ground, sand, high grass or water, you are invisibile as transparent but not as hidden as you may want, especially in combat when you keep moving.

I do not think there is any such thing as "how it's intended to work" :) The rules are the result of the designers trying to bring together a bunch* of different things that they expect to come up in gameplay, and provide some rules just because people want rules, but also provide ample...

It is helpful for DMs to kick-off an adventure, scene or even a new room in a dungeon. Many DMs are good enough to do this with their own words but others are terrible. Anything that helps is a good thing. Getting the length right is the key (and that applies also to a DM's own words): long...

I think you are looking at it from a wrong perspective. You are trying to compare between using rules and using narrative (i.e. roleplaying) to resolve a situation, depending on how important the situation is. But the choice is completely independent from the importance. The choice depends on...

There are several potentially exhausting things in RPGing. While you might find resistance to change exhausting, someone else might find it exhausting to be socially pressured into change. Personally I find it exhausting to keep hearing people constantly unsatisfied by what they have to play...

I was just gonna say the same... It's not wrong to have realistic factions but the downside could be sameness. My usual preference is actually organized religions, for me they make the best factions because they can have wacky over-the-top borderline purposes (I mean... Ghaunadaur?) with...

I thought the same thing. And sadly, even I find myself sometimes wondering... should I ask a question on ENWorld where most of the answers will be off-topic, promoting someone else's agenda, or attacking the premise of my own thread? At least AI so far generally tries to answer the questions...

I played PbP in the past, and even ran one campaign. I played online live only a very limited times during covid years. Nowadays I only play in person.

Problem solving, tactical challenges, mysteries to solve, investigations to do, locations to explore.

Ok, I give up! Just quit the game and sell the books. If you don't want to lose the company of your group, consider catering.

At least I don't: I am mostly a DM, and when I have the chance to be a player in someone else's game, it is usually refreshing... whatever kind of game we play. For example if it's an investigation game then (finally!) I have a chance at trying to solve a mistery instead of the burden of making...

This is probably going to be a bit underwhelming answer but... When I have been undecided about what to run, I asked the players what they preferred based on just a few key differences such as: genre/theme, focus on what type of challenges, character level and expected length. Although I think...

Sounds like you really put a lot of thoughts into it! 👍

Ok! So do you play 5e and what specifically did you add or tweak to enforce a TWFer to have his hands occupied? Say for example that your TWFer wants to retrieve and quaff a potion, or pick up and pocket an object from the floor, then go back to TWFing. What do you rule to make it impaired...

It's a very good point. Although Dragons probably would not be confusing if they were all together. Maybe they never agreed on what is the purpose of the MM: to provide a reference during the game or to present options for adventure design and worldbuilding? Without a clearly defined purpose...