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I think youve got a software problem rather than a hardware problem. I think we should be recommending what 5E adventures to buy.

And the point of me adopting a new system is that it supports some sort(s) of gameplay better than the systems I already have. What is Shadowdark/B-X/AD&D/3E/5E/DCC/Powers and Perils/ going to do better ?

Absolute pish and piffle. The whole point of a new system is it does something better.

Can anyone recommend a shadowdark adventure. What I want is a proper shadowdark adventure, one where I think, "This is a good adventure! AND I can see how it would work better as Shadowdark adventure than a BX / OSE etc etec adventure !

But the targets power level should factor in as well as the casters.

Seems that enemy spellcasters are going to wipe parties out. In a bad way.

No Saving Throws??

id like magic to be bad at permanence. A wall of fire that lasts for a fight? Ok A wall of iron that lasts for ever? Nope A wall of iron that lasts forever and destroys the iron -mining industry? Nope nope nope Id lkie magic to be a lot more expensive than the nonmagical method for mundane...

Middle Earth is a boring rpg setting.

look i just cant see dragonborn and tieflings wandering around my quasi-medieval gygax-tolkein-CAS-Leiber funland hitting goblins with a stick what breaks your vibe? Grell paladin-monks?

Or they think the breath weapon attack will come in handy. Why cant you kids today just be happy playing gnomes?

And that endless arms-race of ever more exotic PCs rather proves my point.

None of ‘em. Exotic PC races are a cry for help by players because they are bored. Oh alright then. Gibberlings and Qullans.

Gibberlings and Qullans. Let the mindless slaughter commence.

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Are the nonpowergamers clamouring for more Epic monsters to smack?

Don’t GURPS and HERO require a GM-player gentleperson’s agreement not to push the character rules too hard, in contrast to D&D’s Optimization Culture?

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