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A point I often make about game adaptation, ie, wishing people would try games other than D&D, is asking what each of us are doing to evangelize our hobby. When was the last time you spoke with enthusiasm to a non-gamer about our hobby? when was the last time you brought a totally new player to...

I would be curious to see how the 5e release cadence stacks up against the 1st ed of AD&D.

Anecdotal I know, but my in-laws (Sister and Brother in law and their 3 children) all have cited Stranger Things as what instilled in them a desire to try D&D. It's in the mix, but I agree it's not going to be a sole/primary cause overall.

As there is discussion of the release pace of 3rd/3.5, as someone who was there and buying a great deal of it, I still didn't get more than 50-60% of the overall D&D print materials. 2nd ed was similar. I must have bought near a dozen boxed sets for multiple settings. No regrets except that I...

It's a provocative statement, clearly. I think the notion can be engaged honestly, but part of that is recognizing that it is coming from someone in the process of developing an alternative.

TBH, I have been waiting for a cash sink for PCs as they pass the mid lvl mark.

I havent crunched the rules themselves, but I love the concept. Birthright anyone?

As a follow up. I am looking at the aggressive advertising I am seeing for The MC4 with the Eldraine monsters, and I can't help but feel this is just more testing the waters. MC content has been free for subscribers up until now. $5.99 for 25 creatures. Not the worst of deals, considering that...

Force damage should just be folded into Thunder damage or vice versa.

I had a Flind. Always had a soft spot for Flinds since the Fiend Folio and a good Dragon Mag article on them I think.

Im running into this now with players requesting the ability to have toilets in the small house they have just acquired.

So yeah. 5e Spelljammer is a letdown. It's a "C" product, which is most hurt by its price point structure. I have a lot of affection for the setting going back to 2e, but this just failed to give me needed systems. I would be better served going on Drivethru and selectively picking up 2e...

To chime in and drag things back towards the initial premise.

Honestly this should just be standard at this price point.

I really love the look of the classics line, but I can't justify the price.

I can appreciate this, but honestly it's not something that really gives me much pause, mostly because I put so much of my own work into developing settings to play in, even if they are published ones. Just as I have been easily able to excise objectional materials over the decades, so can I...

For context, I have been a DnD player since 1e of ADnD, back around 1982 or so by my best guess. I am a DM at heart and I buy a good deal of books overall. I have switched with every edition of ADnD into DnD, including the .5 style material. each time a new edition or demi-edition has come out...

It gets the job done. Real talk, no game system hits all needs, you will always make compromises.

Super Spicy/mostly kidding take: Anything over 12th lvl.

If anything, if you are most often a GM, remember to restrain your GM impulses when you are a player.