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What other games are that way? All the real clones are D&D straight down the line. C&C is definitely not that way. I'm not saying there are no games other than DCC as I am not all knowing about all games. There are a lot that are not that way though.

Good insight and I agree there is source material for that sort of thing. I'd even argue Conan is that way. I'm not anti-DCC as I have bought nearly all of their old school modules written before the DCC game. I just don't care for the unpredictability that runs to the core of DCC's approach...

I think outside of the character classes core function I am fine with some mystical in my magic. I was always introducing new spells into the game or in modern parlance maybe new "skins" in some cases. Potion drinking, even magic item trying, can be dangerous in the dungeon.

I think often we confuse the two. Obviously some mechanics support a playstyle better than others but you can do a lot of playstyles with a game like D&D. I think I've been playing my playstyle in D&D all the way through 3e and into 4e. I've really never played a different playstyle...

I think everyone has got a different idea of what the ideal D&D would be and we are all right for ourselves. I mourn the playstyle and tone far more than the mechanics though there are a few types of mechanics I can't tolerate in my games. Matt Colville is on record about what he thinks is...

I've always created my own world and many of my own modules. I'm sure any game I designed would allow for easy adaption of most adventure modules. It would also allow for fairly easy adaption of monsters.

I think I'm going to write my own game and be done with it. I think C&C and ACKS are both good baselines. I always liked ACKS best but it seemed unsupported and I thought the publisher had abandoned it. I was wrong on that point as an ACKS II is coming out. C&C is very well supported but I...

What do you mean? If you buys something old as a pdf they cut out the parts they don't like? or is this a hypothetical?

I'm sorry Reynard but it seems as we have a combination of reading comprehension failure and no one actually fitting the description. I'd give you my story but it doesn't fit your request and why pile on?

This could be the domain of dragons that walks the world circling it every thousand years and leaving devastation in it's wake. The PCs are asked to delve into this walking dungeon and try to get to the heart of the problem and defeat the dragons who control it.

One thing I do that might prove helpful is I have a one on one interview with players and collaborative character development. They need to know stuff to fit into my campaign world anyway but I can also ask them open ended questions on the style of character they want to play and make...

Sounds like a pretty easy houserule.

Oh wow, I didn't know that was the case. So what are the PHB 2024 races?

That is because there really is only one race on this planet. The human race. Whereas depending on the backstory, most fantasy realms present Elves as a real different race. They are not the same as humans. Same for all the others. So I agree with you on the half part for humans. We are...

One big difference in my games versus what I see nowadays is the adventuring day. The whole thought process is different. 1. For one. A wizard never casts a spell unless he thinks his fighters can't handle it or that they will take so much damage that the cleric will have to heal them...

I never really wanted to add that much chaos to my game but I can definitely see it's appeal for those wanting magic to be dangerous and mystical.

I will say that I feel unhappy both on this thread and on the twitter thread. I'm a man without a place when it comes to all of this stuff. I am certain I could make everyone mad in every camp easily with my views. It does show the great divide in this country. I'm done with this thread. It...

I have not read everything she has written on the subject or even her Harry Potter novels but from what I've seen I think she is fighting the good fight. This isn't a political thread though so if you want to discuss in depth send me a personal message. I don't want to make the guardians mad.

I think your attributions are not how I'd read that at all. All the way down to the D*mn... part, Gygax is obviously making a belligerent joke. I would not say by any means that Gygax was not sexist at all by any means. He was a man of his times, and perhaps a midwestern man of his times...

Well when you said that when done they would not be able to live, that is my point. A person can live on the equivalent of 20 dollars a month in a foreign country that is poorer. I'm not saying identically but they can survive. A person cannot survive on 20 dollars a month in the US period...