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Also the only books in the library should be Twilight and Harry Potter.

This is a thing that could happen regardless of edition. You can't really know what a person will like until they try it, after all. Maybe they'd bounce off 5e but love 2e or 3e. You've no way to really know!

Pretty bold statement. I feel perhaps someone should be reasonably able to go and play some RPGs with some strangers without being made to feel like trash. Maybe thats just me?

Oh internet disagreements. "UR DUM!" "NO U!" Please never change you beautiful people :)

This phenomenon exists outside of gaming. I've seen it a lot...and not just in the context of mature content. For example, many RPGers will say 'Oh this system is complex...you probably wouldnt understand though cause you just aren't as intelligent as I am' and if this thought becomes kinda...

Being able to pull interesting concepts from a wide variety of sources and integrate into the core of whatever system you are running is a skill that seperates a great GM from a good one. Its not easy to do, but it can really enhance the experience at the table. It is not easy to do, and some...

I'm not gonna lie, I kinda wanna hear the story of sabotage and betrayal!

Personally I was not a fan of Essentials at all, and kinda stopped purchasing 4E related material when they switched to that. It, in my opinion, really turned away from what I enjoyed about 4E: Depth of meaningful choice in character creation. Essentials to me was 4E: Lack of options. However...

I think if you are going to try 4e (and I think you should!) you should try it with a group who played and enjoyed 4e. Having someone who hated 4e run a game of 4e for you is uh...not going to give you an accurate experience.

Yeah the whole 'Woah there, I didn't mean they were RAPED. They just were naked tied up with sore bums and that obviously meant they had explosive diahrrea, why would anyone think anything else happened?' defense is kinda BS Sounds very much like someone realizing they are in deep doodoo and...

I agree with you. But I can't comment on the systems who might do this well, as you are very right. I havent been exposed/played with those systems. The closest thing I have played is probably Microscope but thats...a very different thing and isn't something with characters, really...

You'd think. However, there is an exception to this I like to call the 'significant other' exception. When one party member is only showing up because they are the significant other of one of the other party members, they tend not to learn or retain anything. They are there to hang out with...

Well, a couple points here. I get that you enjoy the show, but you even addressed it as a show. Your initial complaint was 'I wish people would stop disparaging this show' Because, again, it is a show. People behave differently when they know they are observed. I know that if I decided to put...

I dont see anyone saying its a bad show? In fact, I don't see anyone really being critical about it much at all. We're simply saying 'Its not a good model for a standard D&D game', which isnt like...a black mark against it. For what it is, people like it and enjoy it so good on em glad they are...

Do you have ANY idea of what sort of campaign you want to run? Do you know what setting? Do you want it to be a narrative based campaign where you have a story that the PCs follow, or do you want it open ended, or? Basically, Im happy to help with ideas. I just need more of an idea of what YOU...

Why would anyone do this? Especially in a public setting like a con. Even in a home game where you generally discuss what is okay and not okay, how do people even come up with this idea?! This is distressing indeed.

And thats fine. At the end of the day, there is no One True Way for any of this. And, as always, the adage "If it aint broke don't fix it" can really come to mind here. Most players don't care about most of this stuff, as long as they can kill monsters and find treasure and laugh along the way...

When I place a thing in my world, I have no expectation on if the players will or will not act upon it. Because that is not my decision to make. Expecting the players to do ANYTHING is probably going to lead to a disappointed DM, if you've spent any time at a table this is known lol. I expect...

For me, the best games to play, the best gaming experiences, happen when a player character can shape the world through their in game actions and the group of players can tell a story. As soon as I feel like I am not in control of my destiny in the game, I lose interest. When every place I...

Very serious. Think of it this way. Making a goal of 'my players should have fun' is like hosting a marathon with the goal that the participants will run. I mean...yes. Running is assumed to happen, and if that is where you end your aspirations, its probably not going to be the most interesting...