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We're playing 7e with the optional mechanics from Pulp Cthulhu added for more action and increased survivability. It's been my favorite way to play CoC since I started in the early 90s.

For my preference, there's too many combats that are also too long in standard PF AP modules. I'd prune them down to something like a 32 page adventure of 3rd edition and prior.

My (limited) experience with Savage points to a system that doesn't base challenge on a gauntlet of encounters that deplete your resources throughout an adventuring day, like D&D and Pathfinder. It's a very swingy system where a hero can drop to a lucky strike from a mook. It just seems...

In the day, we got around these limitations by just "jumping ahead" to play the adventures we wanted. So if we finished an adventure at 3rd level, why not just boost it to 4th to play the next adventure? It's a much more episodic experience but it allows you to hit the high notes.

Maybe? I'm thinking that no one in my town is playing TTRPGs. For example, our social media pages looking for gamers haven't had a post in over a year. If it's the golden age of RPGs, I'm not seeing it here.

I only buy half-priced used books from them. It does stink to not be able to browse books. And we don't have bookstores locally either, unfortunately.

It was odd. I asked an employee and they said they were ordering them only on request. I guess enough of the D&D inventory has been sitting around that they didn't want to get stuck with more books. The place puts all their books in shrink wrap anyway - so I couldn't do a flip through even if...

My LGS isn't even carrying the 5.5 books. I can't look through them even if I wanted to.

I have been going off the second hand accounts because I don't follow the original channel. (I'm not a Magic player.) Thanks for more information. I won't spread misinformation further. Edit: thanks @TheSword for additional details.

Wow. That's majorly underselling it. The Pinkertons were harassing him and his family, creating a traumatic experience. It was a jerk move from WotC to send the Pinkertons.

Philosophy: the art of arguing over the finer points of academic interests that has solved nothing since its invention in 2000 BCE.

"5E is so big that my channel doesn't get recommended to those who are streaming TTRPG content, so I am going to stop talking about Pathfinder 2E, Call of Cthulhu, etc., and return to talking about the best subclasses you can take for your 5E game." That's it. That's proof. That's evidence...

Well, there are anecdotes about YouTube creators going back to covering 5E because other videos (Pathfinder, etc.) weren't getting views. So, yes, there is less content made because of 5E.

I do feel disconnected from the TTRPG community. For example, there aren't great YouTube channels about how to run Savage Worlds. There aren't threads on here where GMs are sharing their experiences running Paths of Glory for Dragonbane. Other GMs aren't reviewing Techno Fantasy for Fabula...

This might surprise folks, but the only new edition I was excited about was 5E. My first new edition was 3E. I couldn't figure out the crunch for a few years. It was a shock moving forward from 2E. I had to stop being the DM for a while so another DM could teach me. I fell off 4E quickly, then...

I have a player who mostly likes combat but also enjoys physically manipulative puzzles in the game. (Not riddles.) Things like "arrange these colored stones into a specific pattern to unlock the door." Does anyone have good resources for things like this? We're currently playing a sci-fi...

Off the top of my head, controversies in the past 6 months. Blurgate was pretty lousy. Putting copyright strikes on YouTubers channels. Cancelling orders of new books. Attempting to remove 2014 content from DND Beyond. The usual mass layoffs. Confusing stance on AI. Online gambling...

As great as 4e was from a tactical skirmish game perspective (and I just completed DMing a 9 month campaign a few months ago - so the experience is fresh), it didn't do the best at presenting creatures in the context of a world or mythology - compared to the games of the TSR era. Like, I used...

You know, I'd be a bit grumpy if they had said at the time that 5.24 was going to not have an opened system. But if they end up backtracking now, well I'll be a bit grumpier.

4E used to be available on FG. It is no longer available. If you happen to have the old files saved, you're good.