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Another thing I like is that there wasn’t an extended subplot about sad/angry Ben. You can see he’s a bit melancholy at times, but for the most part he seems to be in a good place. And this version of Sue Richards is fierce!

For me the main cost is storage space, so now I buy very few books that aren’t digital. One so far this year (the new MM). But books overall are a drop in the bucket compared to what I spend on accessories, especially miniatures, terrain, and paint. I impulse buy $10-30 books on DDB all the...

The party managed to use a (somewhat) unexpected backdoor entrance to the BBEG's lair, though they did have to get past an Eye of the Deep. Then they had to break up the evil ceremony to wrap up the first arc of the campaign. I typically design encounters based on miniatures that I want to use...

I do not recommend adding flocking or other features to bases for D&D miniatures as they will be used in a lot of different environments, and the most common one is likely a stone floor (e.g. a dungeon). IMO neutral bases (clear or black) are the way to go, especially if you also use terrain, as...

I have my home games, which is usually one campaign but sometimes two, with mostly different players. And then I have my D&D Club campaigns at school, where I run either a single campaign each term, or two on alternating weeks if demand requires it. So I usually have at least two campaigns on...

I really enjoyed it. It's slower paced than most MCU films (only two real action sequences), with a tight story arc. I like that the script is laser focused just on the team and their dynamic, and how the whole plot extends from Sue's pregnancy. There is some humour, but it is much less...

I think the issue is that Mercer has been overindulging in his epic storyteller tendencies, to the point that it is disempowering the players. They are doing improv with their characters in lieu of having real decisions to make. I used to argue against the widespread argument that CR is...

The CGI is terrible. This looks really dumb. Maybe dumb fun, but probably dumb bad.

I see tons of Dragonborn. So far there have been zero warforged and one tabaxi among my newbies. After elves and dwarves the most popular non-human species that I see are dragonborn, goliaths, orcs, and goblins.

I think that is the worst trailer I have ever seen. If the point was to make me want to eat my own skin rather than sit through that film, then mission accomplished.

Frankly, when I'm done with D&D then I'm done with fantasy for awhile. I don't see a huge advantage to transitioning to a whole other rules system to experience basically the same stories. It's all just tinkering at the edges.

My first move would be to heat up the miniature and see if you can't get it into the pegs - 90% of the time, that works. Second option would be to remove the pegs and glue the miniature directly onto the base using superglue. I'm not sure why you would need to rough up the base before painting...

I think this is a pretty widespread opinion.

WotC just announced that digital sales are now more than 60% of their total for D&D, and the vast majority of that will be DDB. Given how much better the profit margins are on an in-house digital sale, I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for another format, unless Chaosium wants to foot the bill.

Eh, I used to run a Rolemaster campaign. It’s a lot more complex than any version of D&D IMO.

Caution: things that would be bad habits for me are sometimes strengths for others. I'm going to be blunt: I think most of the OP's issues are stemming from the OP, not from the rookie DM. If they screw up (from his perspective)...so what? It's a game! Let it go! We need to destygmatize mistakes...

One of the great benefits of being old is that I’ve screwed up enough to know that I am wrong about things a lot more than I realize. And I’m trying to embrace it, because it means that I still get to learn. But it’s hard work to let go of that feeling of rightness. It’s essential, though...