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  1. MichaelSomething

    D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.

    WOTC made minions because they thought tracking the HP of twenty plus creatures was too much of a pain. Does anyone here want to share tips for managing a fight with thirty of so giants??
  2. MichaelSomething

    D&D General WotC: 'Of Course We're Going To Do' Baldur's Gate 4

    Please take soundtrack inspiration from Digital Extremes...
  3. MichaelSomething

    D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.

    https://www.enworld.org/threads/lets-list-complain-about-things-we-dont-like.709096/
  4. MichaelSomething

    D&D General WotC: 'Of Course We're Going To Do' Baldur's Gate 4

    I heard the thy guys who made Factorico are looking to make an RPG next. Hire them???
  5. MichaelSomething

    D&D General Critical Role Season 4 and the Ship of Theseus

    So I take it the OP wishes for the return of race as class, gold for xp, and rolling stats 3d6 in order??
  6. MichaelSomething

    D&D General WotC: 'Of Course We're Going To Do' Baldur's Gate 4

    I say it should be handed over to legendary creator Yoko Taro! Edit: it's age restricted! noooooo! not suitable for Eric's Grandma!!!
  7. MichaelSomething

    D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.

    Crawl around these forums long enough and you'll find people who tolerate the rules of D&D to access the community and reach it has so they can do the immersive fiction creation/simulation that they actually want. I'm not one of them (and pointing out who I think they are could be too personal...
  8. MichaelSomething

    D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.

    D&D isn't a game to everyone. Some people treat it as fictional creation experience.
  9. MichaelSomething

    D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.

    How do your players feel?? Would they rather you be impartial and TPK them or fudge things so they live?
  10. MichaelSomething

    D&D 5E (2024) How do you rule using a Hand Crossbow with a nick weapon

    The obviously solution is to have the PLAYER handle a crossbow and dagger IRL and base your in game ruling on how well they use both weapons at the same time.
  11. MichaelSomething

    D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.

    If you're not willing to TPK your party to maintain impartialness, then you really weren't impartial in the first place. That's not a bad thing; but you gotta be honest with yourself and with your players.
  12. MichaelSomething

    Imprinting on media

    As always, I am the odd one out as there's always awesome new stuff coming out all the time...
  13. MichaelSomething

    D&D 5E (2014) Running the shortest game?

    The 4E encounters program would be a good model to draw from. You can also take inspiration from the "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" cold openers...
  14. MichaelSomething

    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Gladiator: The Narrative Dissonance

    D&D uses a design geared towards ease of use? SUPRISE PIKACHU FACE!!!!
  15. MichaelSomething

    D&D General 70% Of Games End At Lvl 7?

    I guess people don't want to reenact this scene in their D&D games...
  16. MichaelSomething

    D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations

    I can't ever understand what people want out of their TTRPGs. What they say they want seem to be completely different from what they actually want! "I want the game to be immersive" Then you should dress up as your characters. "I want classes to be different!" Then take away cantrips from...
  17. MichaelSomething

    D&D General 5 Cool Facts About the Inca and How to Use Them in D&D

    Don't think this won't apply to your Mutants and Masterminds campaign, because it can!
  18. MichaelSomething

    D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes?

    Would you rather she attend a DMing University??
  19. MichaelSomething

    D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes?

    Bumping because I'm wondering how it turned out? Has this new DM rise up to the challenge??
  20. MichaelSomething

    D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations

    There's only two eras worth knowing; pre Enworld and post Enworld!
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