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So I would recommend it, as it gives players a heads up to avoid reading the material. Now, if the concern is "If I tell my players which module I am running, they will go out and read it" and they would do so even if you told them specifically so they would not do this, boot them. You don't...

For me: Gear. D&D wants to make gear matter, but it still refuses to invest any gaming technology into gear systems to get that across.

What an interesting question. For me, it's hard to say. The lines between different subgenres of fantasy feel much less stark than between those in the broad Sci-Fi tent. You can tell Conan stories or Middle Earth stories or stories inspired by Greek myth all in one system much more easily than...

I think what's the issue is that, due to this "perfect storm," we should not expect modest increases but instead possibly crippling large increases. A 5-10% hike is bad. a 30-40% jump or possibly more could drive people out of any given Geek hobby. Years ago, I reassessed my splitting my...

Basically all Geek hobbies are going to be hit with a sack of doorknobs. Hard to discuss the reality of any of this without it becoming intensely political. Simply put, domestic production doesn't exist to work around tariffs in a meaningful way immediately. It would take time and investment. So...

I think part of the reason is that there hasnt been a properly huge pop culture fantasy property until the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings films. Sci Fi has Star Wars and Star Trek. Comics carry the banner for Super Heroes.

Is Marvel produced by Disney or is it a licensed property? If it is the latter, then it has the issue of any licensed media property rpg, which is a limited production and supported window.

(Just responding to the final line, which was a response to "So if you were asked "What is the go to Superhero RPG?" what would be your answer?") The lack of an industry standard is in part why the genre of TTRPG hasnt yet penetrated the general consciousness. Or to put it another way, if a...

So if you were asked "What is the go to Superhero RPG?" what would be your answer? Champions, probably? Yet it keeps slipping in and out of publication. It just feels to me there is always a vacant throne for "Default Superhero RPG." Superhero and TTRPG booms both ongoing over the last decade...

CoCD20 is a real hidden gem in terms of some really great advice and setting materials. Most people get turned off by CoC characters getting levels and therefore getting more powerful than is normal for the genre. I still have my copy and it is still worth a read even for experienced Keepers.

I am just realizing that having both spell and character progression use the term "Level" is actually very confusing at times.

5th to 10th also sounds about right to me. That's a spell level range of 3rd through 5th. 6th lvl and up is "high powered" in terms of escalation of effects. I would have a "Mythic" track at 17+ as that's 9th lvl spells.

I went with "familiarity and convenience" but honestly the answer is too nuanced for any of the choices to work, especially with only being allowed to choose two. To put it bluntly: DnD is a good system, in that it is able to do what I want it to at the table. Are there better ones? Sure, in...

What is challenging is that people who want to enjoy new product built on retro attitudes in terms of game design end up getting associated with those who have a regressive attitude. There is a good deal of guilt by association that I do have sympathy for. However Let us be blunt in that fan...

What’s at issue is that using language such as “controlling hearts and minds” is very coded and inflammatory, especially in the current climate.

There is going to be an ongoing tension between the micro of the culture of your game table and the macro of the culture of the hobby overall. This is further complicated by the conflation of internet game culture with actual game culture. While the internet allows for some very engaging...

If you want evil Orcs, you can just do what I did for a campaign. Make them Vikings.

Digging the art.

5e. It works most clearly with the central mechanics of the game.

I think you mention in passing a good point. That enemies using CC who are "bosses" are possibly more permissible, in part because the combats are longer typically and typically can involve larger, more flashy actions overall. I would definitely be more annoyed being stunned for two rounds of a...