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Before the book stores got an three month exclusivity deal, selling the novels in the game store as the adventures were also coming out were a big draw. So the two different departments actually complimented each other. As for the fall of TSR, that probably had more to do with the company...

On a more serious note, I encourage people to look up the authors of media tie-in novels if you really loved their work. You will probably find more stuff you'll enjoy. While some may think this is obvious, I had a friend who loved certain IP and wanted me to read a great book he had found in...

For me, the Ravenloft novels where some of the best D&D stuff. They were always unpredictable and kept you guessing to the end.

I always wondered what would have happened if TSR had not been locked in the exclusivity contract had been able premier books and book stores on the same dates instead of months afterwards.

I remember some of the commercials where you don't even know who is promoting this feelgood 30 second story until you see the end card.

In the post I was responding to, the GM was using AI to create "boxed text" to their own homemade adventure. The GM is not reading off bullet points from a pre-made adventure, they are creating an adventure from scratch themselves. Or it sounds like the GM is less having AI Tools help flesh...

I'd say people have different skill levels. At least that's what d100 game engines would tell us. :ROFLMAO: We all have our weak spots but that's what practice is for. Forgetting a salient detail is not a crime, simply admit you made a goof, provide the detail, and move on. Confidence is...

Why does a GM need boxed text? Boxed text is a short hand device for the adventure designer to suggest how a GM paints a visual image or interaction. For homebrew, the DM already knows what the scene is going to be like. As for a lot of the stuff AI is being used for, it makes me wonder how...

A giraffe demon? That is a very long demon neck.

That still need assembling and painting vs pre-paint? I'll paint when I retire. And I'd say some of the choices are less cool looking to be honest. https://www.warhammer.com/en-US/shop/dragon-2022

You don't. I assume, though, they are cranking multiple dragons the same reason a company needs like a dozen different type of adventures, it's appealing to several niche markets at once: The GM who wants one specific dragon for their game The fan who thinks that particular dragon is the...

AI is one of those thing that would be amazing for hobbyist and one-person shops or to be used to improve voice to text for dictation (If they are using AI right now, it still sucks) For companies that have a budget, the real danger is not just lost artist revenue, it's the idea that a bean...

A popular game right now, Deep Rock Galactic seems to have a human editor overseeing their procedural engines.

I can see this. If he doesn't say, "We're working on it." He's going to have someone breathing down his neck every day to jump on the new hot thing. But yeah, I play with quite few people and not only do people not use AI, they use the game to inspire their own art practice.

The irony of a company with management complaining their product is "under monetized" and then miss an opportunity put a 50th anniversary sticker/collector's item on everything this year. TBH, that was a different administration but things should have already been in the works before the new...

I appreciate the Cypher System which is a bit tactical and narrative. Those who succeed over the monster's difficulty are now a team who can discuss who goes in what order, then the monster goes, then the remaining PC are team B and can discuss how they will attack.

It seems there are whole companies who specialize in traveling, interactive exhibits. I went to a Sherlock themed one which was fantastic and took a couple of hours to go through, which was great as it was hosted by a museum so we could take our time...

I'd also suggest Last Call.

Yaquinto military scenarios were the first time someone explained to me you could tweak a map by simply reskinning the legend. Now Level 1 terrain was all water and we had a swamp or frogman mission.