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How would you even start to try convincing the public that banning AI image generators is a significant benefit to society?

Regensburg grew around the castle of the Roman governor of Raetia. The original roads of the castle layout still exist, though they've gone somewhat crooked after 2000 years of new constructions.

There's long been a nasty rumor that these adventures are really written to be read and not to be played. And it always feels like there's some truth to it.

It is a default assumption in the styles we've been calling trad and neo-trad. Which is why I consider these styles to miss out on the aspect of roleplaying games that can be the most exciting and are unique compared to any other medium.

Yes. I presume that because that's how I run my games and how I pitch them to players. That's what this thread is about, after all. In post-Dragonlance D&D, it's understood that the players come to the game to see a good or at least interesting story playing out. In classic old-school D&D, and...

That's still moving the goal posts. Or rather, the Texas Sharpshooter. You first look where the players hit, and then paint a target around the hole that makes it look like a really difficult shot. And again, you run into the same problem. Once the players catch on to it, it undermines the...

It has no consequence on the outcome of the combat. But under our paradigm of running game, it has a severe impact on the relationship between players and GM. Not the single instance, but how it reflects on the entire approach of how the GM deals with encounters. It sets an expectation that the...

i've long lost count of how many NuTrek shows there are now. Feels like "throw everything against the wall and see what sticks".

As GM, I have to be disinterested in whether the players succeed or fail at what they attempt to do. If I make adjustments to what they face based on my preference whether they succeed or fail, because I think it'd be more dramatic or for whatever reason, then all the decisions and plans that...

I really like the idea that the PCs don't start by getting involved in a struggle about a magic superweapon. They start by getting involved in something that someone needs to do for a lieutenant of the bosses, so they can pursue their struggle for the magic superweapon. Not even something...

I don't need a new version of Dark Sun. But if there is one that introduces more people to Dark Sun, I think that would be great.

Since I wrapped up my last 5th edition campaign 2 years ago, I've been on and off thinking about an idea for a Planescape campaign. And when the other options are AD&D and 3rd edition, 5th edition looks like a really good choice. At some point, I even made a whole bunch of conversions of more...

To stretch out a metaphor excessively far, if we want the players to do any lifting, the game should provide plenty of easy to see handles to grab on to. Being proactive shouldn't require special skills or exceptional creativity. The classic dungeon crawling style of old D&D is very good at...

I give you 100% approval. That really has nothing to do with the topic here.

How long has it been under construction? 2 days? 2 years? I've seen plenty of Coming Soon sites that have fine print on the bottom that doesn't seem to have been updated in 7 years.

I've been trying to find out if there's been anything new about that reported new game. And who is this Monolith anyway? Their website is blank and they don't have a wikipedia page either. It's been impossible to find out anything about them, except that apparently they made a Conan board game...

I had a thought that somehow never occured to me, as it goes against the orthodox puritanian model of a true sandbox, but what if the PCs don't start out as new nobodies with no reputation and no involvement in anything? There could easily be people out looking for them and planning to hand out...

I've seen too many anti-social loners who keep fighting the rest of the PCs to not go with them on adventures. They may think it's edgy and cool, but it's really just wasting everyone's time.