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A really good question. I play with Foundry and systems like Pathfinder2 and D&D are absolutely incredible with what they can automate. But that's by no means required. I think most people are wanting things like handling characters and die rolling, and having game materials available for...

I definitely agree with you. I just advise people who have a product that gets any traction at all that they need a VTT option to make it out of a incredibly niche market. There are some exceptions, I'm sure, but in general. And that's too bad because this keeps some really good games from...

This is a really interesting question. I know the core rules of the edition by heart but there are a lot of tiny fiddly bits that I just don't. I've run games, play in a couple of different games, and am a rules reference guy for them. But some of the small and very specific rules and how they...

For me, very definitely feel the same way (that is, not fitting in). The good news is that there are so many great "5E adjacent" games out there at the moment. The bad news is that I play entirely virtually, so I have to get one with VTT support. And with a lot of these products coming from very...

That certainly was not my intent. There have been a number of comments that basically ask "how can you Kickstart a free product." I apologize for any offense caused and I won't participate in this thread any further.

I would love to play in-person but ... since Covid, I just haven't. And one of my groups are mostly out on the west coast, while I'm in Wisconsin, so that's not practical without a lot more travel money than I have.

This looks wonderful. It's putting together a 5E resource for the worldwide gaming community in an attractive package. And then making that package available to this community for free. And doing something like that ... isn't free. I'm not sure how that's hard to understand. I've put together...

It's not a good answer, it's a great answer! With Hero you can mix and match multiple magic styles in the same game all under one rules set.

I think you were doing a good job on that. I honestly think this particular discussion has gotten toxic enough that I need to peace out of it. Mike listed a play style preference, and that's somehow the worst thing imaginable. I don't play that way but I find myself supporting people who play...

I definitely get that WotC has said it's the best-selling book now; another poster made that abundantly clear to me. I hope Beyond is able to keep up with whatever metrics are required to not get it shuttered too.

I know someone who played what sounds like this adventure but not with Mike running it. If I'm correct (and hey, it's been established here, that I might not be...) it was AD&D 1E where the sword cuts off the head on an 18-20. So not that common but not beyond the realm of possibility.

I have a copy of the Warlock of Firetop Mountain computer game but of course you’re right.

I don't know, I've played more than a few of those and gotten the "You are Dead" page. I memorized that page pretty quickly when I was a kid.

And there I was trying to be nice about it. had no beef with you whatsoever. Here's my response: HOW ABOUT TREATING PEOPLE WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF COURTESY AND RESPECT? WOW.

Indeed. That’s where I stop wanting to interact or discuss with someone. That’s such a charged word and something that involves real world politics which we try very hard not to do here. Once you pull that term out about a role playing style, that’s where I get off the conversation ride with...

Fellow Gen X here, and I remember working as a coach for debate in the 90s. They had participation trophies here and my team thought they were a joke. What they liked was that I followed up with each team member after each debate and we talked about what they did and how they could improve. That...

For the record, I've no problem with anything that Mike wrote. I don't tend to play the way he's talking about but it's no problem that he does, or other OSR people do. I was simplifying things and I think you represented it better. So take half a mea-culpa point from my description ;).

Ah, interesting that we’re getting back to discussing sales again. I haven’t heard anyone outside of this thread today say WotC is claiming it is the best selling book. I might be wrong about that and I’ll be willing to change my opinion with a cite but all I’ve heard is that it’s the best...

But we don't know that it is even that. He was at Gary Con, a very heavy OSR event, and posted about designers not being willing to put death on the line. Saying that younger players are even okay with that. And that sits poorly with people. I don't run my games that way, and yet I can...

I know that and ... it's really strange to me that this thread is full of posting about how should have posted or what he meant ... all the while he has an account on this site and actually posted to this very thread. That seems rather presumptuous of people. I mean I don't play the way he's...