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Saga was great as an evolved D&D-style RPG, where combats and levels and equipment are the primary goals. This is a very different game, and it took me some time to wrap my head around that. When I first tried it with my regular D&D group (at the time), we approached it the same way. Not...

It's been years since I picked up the last of these books. I was fortunate to find most of them at a Half-Price Books, usually in batches where someone (sadly) dumped their collections. I was even able to grab extra copies during the holidays and gift them to my players. Still my best/favorite...

There's a map and a grid containing actors working to achieve a specific objective. Every action an actor makes may have a significant impact on the outcome, or influences the next potential actions. Position and interaction with the environment is also a factor in determining the potential...

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I'll just assume you are not talking about 4e specifically since that seems to be off the table for you. Rule of thumb: never put more effort in than your players are willing to put themselves. It will just end in heartache. My condolences. There is no RPG or board game that can fix that...

Now, here's the flip side of the coin: You need to stop imposing your ideas of what you think is needed for their ideal RPG to be any good. If all they're looking for is a series of combats they can win and move on to the next, then that is all you need to give them. And be THANKFUL that you...

Only four pages into this thread, but I can tell you one of the problems. Your players are not being honest with themselves. They think they want a roleplaying game when most of them don't even care about roleplaying, or anything outside of combat. There are other games that accommodate this...

I think the real question here is "Can you love D&D and hate the company that makes it?" D&D existed long before WotC and Hasbro came along. So, for many, our love of the game supersedes the influence of the current stewards of the game. But whether or not we allow the company's actions and...

I already own several versions of a game called "Dungeons & Dragons" (including 5e, and several other games just like it) with more than enough material to play for the rest of my life. Why do I need to continue purchasing new books for the same set of rules to play the same game if it doesn't...

The Encounters program was really innovative for a lot of reasons. The one-encounter-a-week format was designed specifically for people with busy work-, school-, life-schedules. People with little time to prep or learn everything about the rules were provided with ready-to-play materials without...

There is a significant difference between "which options are allowed" and "which core rules are we using". Or at least, there should be. At one time, supplemental materials were treated more like optional supplements rather than core expansions. Most game systems (IMO) don't need an excessive...

It's more of a rhetorical question than a literal one. I'm sure everyone will figure it out and continue forward in the manner that best suits them. The fact that there isn't a definitive answer and may require a conversation, no matter how short or unanimous it turns out, is the issue. An...

I think using the term "edition" is the problem, but that's all we know how to use. There isn't a slick marketing term for "upgrade", "revised", "reissue", etc., that guarantees sales and brand loyalty. WotC took the path of least resistance by not using any of these terms and letting everyone...

When your players ask what you're running and you tell them "5th Edition", which PHB are they expected to bring to the table? The fact that you must now clarify which publication is being used, even if you allow for both, you must now make that distinction for your group. That distinction in...

4th Edition was the most DM-friendly edition of D&D ever made. It was intuitive by design to make it easy for DMs to build and run with minimal prep. More importantly, the designers and creators spoke directly and candidly about the design choices and directions made behind the mechanics and...

From your perspective... being someone who doesn't like 4e... this might make sense to recommend. For someone who likes 4e, moving to something more "tolerable" isn't exactly a selling point.

I know it's not an actual movie, but I can imagine exactly the kind of movie (and campaign) it would be!

Essentials was neither a new edition, nor even a half edition. More importantly (as it pertains to the context of this discussion), it didn't have a continuous line a products, nor did it stop the release of content which continued to update and support previous 4th Edition material. In fact...