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I would say "depressed" about it myself...

I don't see a lot of problems with PDM. He does prefer a more lethal style of game. The gender and age range of his player groups is diverse. Other than that I have no clue about them. He draws on his experience as a player and DM. He wants the dice to fall where they may and the story to emerge...

Cut out the "boring" and "lazy" and you might be right. Could be right anyway :D But, it pretty much depends on the individual world. The last time I checked they are not all the same.

This is pretty much exactly what I thought on first consideration. Then... Remember when Orcs were strictly "monsters"? Then came half Orcs which pretty much looked human and were playable. Different, but a hidden difference. Then the half Orcs looked more Orcish and were still playable. Now...

sigh While I do have a running side bet on how many pages this TSR3 thread will go before it's locked, let's disappoint me :D I would like one location from which to observe the train wreck that is ongoing. I am afraid to go elsewhere to see what other online atrocities are being committed. And...

So, D&D... We started with the original game in 1974. Added 1E stuff when it came out and 2E when it came out. I had been homebrewing it the whole time anyway. If a new edition had a better rule I adopted it, otherwise I stayed with what I had already developed / used. Often it was based on my...

I really liked (and like) Bloodtree Rebellion. The concept of cloned soldiers and the issues that comes with that were interesting. The clones were all clones of the unit commander. Your troops were your children. Losing troops was hard, but the solution of dialing up your firepower (literally...

Well, that certainly, partly, ended some of the confusion. Al least about the 2 TSRs. Your a brave one Morrus. Go ye forth and transcribe! Save my sanity :D

Maybe that's the point. Any publicity is good publicity might be their theory. Personally I don't think so. I prowled around a couple of OSR sites I pass through and no one seems to have any real handle on this. Captcorajus for example talked to Justin LaNasa and still isn't certain about it...

It's almost like we're being trolled... :D

So, they've upset the conservative and liberal fringes of the political world. They all seem to be able to work together. I think I'll stick with judging them by their work. Most people, and gamers, won't care about this, and unless they put objectional stuff into the game no one will notice. My...

Jeff Dee's company is Uni Games. He's the author of Bethorm, a Tekumel RPG using the Pocket Universe system which he co-authored. 2014 date on that. They have added a campaign setting (the Kurt Hills) and other material for it including paper minis. Not involved with this new TSR as a designer...

I have a pretty large supply of Dwarven Forge, but they are hard to transport and a bit of a pain to set up and put away. Mostly I use cardstock floorplans, along with 3D furniture, trees, and minis. I've always thought it would be nice to have model type plastic terrain. Outdoors, dungeon, and...

What you mean no one has trademarked "DM"? I mean Direct Message / Direct Messaging (DMing) is so important in social media... :D Sorry, I couldn't resist. We all have a jargon that applies to our jobs / hobbies and we assume everything relates to that.

Thieves HD were a D4 in original D&D in 1975 (Greyhawk iirc) , and went up to a D6 in 1E AD&D (AD&D PHB 1977). The percentages for skills (except climbing at 87% iirc) always sucked (10-25% for most with racial and dexterity bonuses added). And players were always asking why they couldn't climb...

It wouldn't be the first time :D That was typical of many medieval castles. It went out of fashion after they ceased to be functioning castles. Most are ruins, some are preserved to an extent, and a few, like Alnwick, are still residential. I am occasionally surprised the Percy family survived...

One thing.... yeah things look "new", but all those medieval museum pieces you see looked a lot newer... when they were new :D The armor... well I guess it's D&Desque. It would be nice if they had some chainmail or plate handy. It would also be nice if they whitewashed / plastered the castle...

When I got into D&D there was no "key demographic"(1974). Just anybody who stumbled in :D Have to admit, at 62, I occasionally feel my age around gamers. But I still love the game.

Ah, but the real question is Classic Latin or Church Latin :D There are differences in pronunciation, spelling, and usage. Given "medieval" I would think Church Latin. Of course we could go with Romansh. Think 6th Century legionary Latin with German inclusions, still spoken in Switzerland. or...

And given the Satanic panic of the 1980s is it any wonder the Witch / Warlock had to wait to become an official class of any sort in D&D? It took decades for that hangover to wear off...