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Thank you for this, I went to look at my local place, and pre-orders for the PHB had already sold out. I placed one for the DMG and MM, and the next day the DM was sold out as well, so skated under the wire there.

I understand the satisfaction of a well executed one, pun unfortunately intended, but it makes me so sad to see countless requests for advice on the lines of "I'm starting a campaign next week, how do I create/introduce/make my party scared of the BBEG?" It is not a thing every campaign needs...

Similarly, the Rules Expansion set and Shattered Obelisk were the alts I picked up, and Planescape was the only one beyond that I was interested in. I do appreciate the consistent art style, but theirs was not one that won me over well enough.

I will say, it's been fun to be in a low stakes low consequences sure-why-not style game recently, but even going into that intending it to be that, it regularly goes farther into silliness than I ever would. That said, I'm violently curious about Paranoia.

I think the simplest, most generally applicable way I can describe it is: I prefer gaming where jokes undercutting the tension/emotion/drama of serious moments are infrequent. There are places for wholeheartedly silly scenes, there are even serious moments where a joke is the perfect reaction...

As a player, I'll be (gently) pushing to run my current characters under the new rules. Unlike my paladin, my monk won't have the updated subclass, but the rest of the changes are enough on their own to entice me. I'm already the rules resource for the both of those DMs, so odds are they'll both...

Well, sure, definitionally. If I were to have a reason personally I liked species ASI, then I might push back against it. But I try to listen to issues people are sincerely arguing they are having, and always try to frame their desires in the most positive light. It wasn't hard work to sway me...

Why wouldn't I care about things that actively bother other people, even if it doesn't affect me (and if I gain nothing from it personally), especially if their arguments are persuasive?

No, as I defined/understand it, that does become innate, which was an aspect I actively did not care for, especially when considering other peoples' vocal dislike of it.

As someone who had no particular fondness for species mandated ASIs, but also likes attaching them to backgrounds (would have also probably been fine with cultures) more than them being pure free floating, a huge part of the reason why is that backgrounds aren't innate, at all, at least not how...

I've used Wrathful Smite probably 10x as much as I have Divine. Huge fan of anything that makes waiting on a crit to use your slots as a Paladin less of a 'default option'. So, bonus action timing gets a thumbs up from me.

That is exactly why I gently push any players of mine to consider using this version instead. I really love that it gives a space to write any sort of proficiency, and doesn't bog it down with text for all of the skills that are just identical to the base modifier. Credit where credit is due.

The way I concieve of the ability in a way that satisfies my understanding of the world is about experience (plus instincts derived from that) and knowledge, not family resources/expectations or inherent quality of the person.

Based on looks alone, not inherently, no, but if someone has been raised in a place where matters of state are definitionally the most central part their background/history, it would not be surprising at all, to me, that they knew how to invoke courtly graces, diplomacy, or negotiation as...

Chekhov's Gun is a relevant piece of advice, not a rule, in most creative endeavors. You can apply it to paintings. (but also it was written for theatre and taking it out of that context does fundamentally change the nature of it)

One session, I was asked for the name of a rock troll bouncer. Names are my improv kryptonite in particular. Panicking, stalling, I look across the table, one of my players had a can of Canada Dry with the label pointed at me. "Name's Candy, now why are you back here?" It wasn't until after...

It's fairly new, but I'm really enjoying Quinn's Quest (of Shut Up and Sit Down fame), especially given the consideration that he's only reviewing systems he's had a chance to run for...I want to say at least six sessions?

Pastoral and whimsical catches my eye easily, and grimdark really has to do something special to get past my initial aversion. If the core of the game, or the mechanics really capture my interest, then I'm not going to let aesthetics stop me, but, well, there are probably games where I would...

Absolutely what I'm going to do. Considering I was giving level one feats before, it's essentially maintaining the status quo. Those backgrounds were never campaign altering aspects, but I can think of several different memorable moments that exist only because of them in my past games. Fun...