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No, I let the players track their ammunition, and any other consumables. If you can't trust your players to do it, there are deeper issues to deal with.

This is a really good analogy

Play more Pathfinder, play less D&D.

One of the players went to his daughters dance recitals, and two others went on vacation to St. Croix (neither knew about the others plans until they ran into each other at the airport), so I guess "double booked".

IMO, a wish should be able to do anything except kill another character. Of course, unintended consequences may result. IMHO, making a wish primarily about being able to cast another spell extremely nerfed it.

We run the game as long as we have at least 3 of 5 players. Some people are OK with others running their PC, some aren't. If a player doesn't want others to run their character, we just assume that the PC is there but not there. Adjusting the encounters usually isn't an issue.

Yep, set a time, and play with those who can make it. However, we do set a minimum of 3 out of 5 in order to hold a game. Some players are OK with others running their character while they are away, some aren't. For those who aren't, we assume that their character is in the background...

I enjoy just about any TTRPG that allows you to increase in power of over time and acquire neat stuff. My played my first superhero TTRG back in the mid 80's. I don't remember the game's name, but I had a blast with character creation. my PC was an "Incredible hulk" type that I named Bison. I...

The mechanics have always leaned in favor of the PCs, but at higher levels that power gap is quite noticeable, and being able to easily curb stomp powerful monsters becomes anti-climatic.

My 12 year old self really appreciated the 1E illustration, but this one is good too.

Well, I guess the solution is have more high priced items available for purchase.

Perhaps I misunderstood your OP. My reasoning to make wealth matter is to either make it harder to obtain, or increase prices to the point where earning a lot of GP matters. I guess another approach is to make more high priced items available for purchase, so the PCs have something to spend it...

If I recall correctly, Star Frontiers (TSR game from a long time ago), had a partial solution. First, the cost of guns and equipment was expensive relative to a PCs earnings, and second, 50% of the PCs earnings were assumed to be reduced by taxes and basic living expenses. (I don't remember...

Either significantly reduce the treasure available in each encounter, or adjust prices to maintain parity with PC wealth. Whether the "common" folk could afford those prices doesn't really matter, as D&D isn't an economic sim, and the focus is on the PCs.

AOW4, Fallout 4, Oxygen Not Included and Transport Fever 2. I played 7DTD for a while, but the changes over the past year, just kill the game for me. I plan on playing Solasta II when released.

Gary Gygax was largely a product of his generation, and socioeconomic status. I bet you could find a lot of people from his generation with similar world views. That era has passed and attitudes have changed. It's time to move on. And if you want to make orcs the good guys, no one is stopping...

Grognards still matter because we've got more money and more time. Further, we stick with the hobby, whereas a lot of the newer players come and go pretty quickly. Losing us may seem insignificant from a raw percentage perspective, but our disappearance we would have a disproportionate impact...

I still play it because I enjoy it, but more significantly, it's what my friends want to play.

I agree. But only if the DM is willing to go along with it.

I thought the multiverse solved the lore difference issues. Also, isn't there a spell that allows you to travel between worlds/settings such as Plane shift? (I thought there was anaother one, but I can't think of it)