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+1. It's really stupid.

To the contrary, they're named after 'Dorian Gray' because they never appear to get any older.

I try to avoid it if possible. IME, it's usually a sign that there are some deeper issues that haven't come fully out of hiding, yet. Something's afoot and I'd rather bring it on the table ASAP. I tend to make attempts to discuss something about the game with me in private public. We're all...

No, you aren't. (This is starting to remind me of kindergarten...) And of course you missed that all Blizzard games that were released in the last decade require you to be online, regardless whether you're playing solo or not. I'm just being realistic. I dislike micro-transactions as much as you...

The lethality of the RPG system you're using is definitely a big factor in this. In games like Runequest or Ars Magica, negotiations are quite frequent, if not the default. And if the PCs are facing an opponent that cannot be negotiated with, .e.g. in RQ the Broo or in Ars Magica (magical)...

You are definitely mistaken there, unless your definition of 'Mass Effect fan' happens to be 'everyone who disliked Mass Effect 3'. You mean like Blizzard? How dare those EA dudes follow Blizzard's example! Whether you like it or not, micro-transactions are here to stay. They help ensure that...

While I think there's plenty of Christian fanatics in Germany, I don't recall them ever having bothered to look into RPGs. They seem to be more concerned about bands they consider inappropriate, like "Böhse Onkelz" or "Marilyn Manson". In fact, in the mid-eighties our group was invited by my...

Cool! to be honest, I prefer to see titles that I either haven't heard of before or that have gained little traction, yet. There are so many great products being released, it's hard to keep track.

I believe it was actually Dave Arneson's influence which caused D&D to become an actual role-playing game. Without him, Gary Gygax probably would never have thought of it. After reading some interviews and posts by Gary I got the impression, though, that he recognized that his game was improved...

Oh dear, the nerd rage... So what is the OP actually proposing? Doing nothing, I guess. Okay, I'm in! :D

Oh, dear. Gary Gygax was a cheater!!! And worse, he was trying to tempt others into cheating, as well! The horror!!!

A mind map software was my first thought, as well. But I'm not sure how well it would hold up over the course of a campaign.

Yeah, tempus fugit! I still haven't started reading a new novel after finishing 'The Abyss Beyond Dreams' by Peter F. Hamilton. Part of the reason is that I really should read the sequel 'A Night without Stars' next, while I still remember something about the characters and setting, but I'm...

I'm definitely with you regarding most of these tv shows. especially the ones by CW (Arrow, Flash, and presumably Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and Black Lightning). These are just teenie-soaps. I was also quite underwhelmed by Gotham and stopped watching in the middle of the first season. I...

Well, I think it's not easy to design good solo monsters in 4e. Also, presumably, it's hard to design challenging epic monsters. But run-of-the-mill monsters up to mid-paragon tier? easy!

Indeed. There's definitely a history of companies, though, trying to make their products more addictive, whether by adding certain substances to their consumable products or relying on psychologic studies when designing their games.

Which is kind of funny, given that Paladins in D&D traditionally were limited to a small amount of belongings (and magic items).

Indeed. Our group started playing 'Rise of the Runelords' in March 2017. In our next session in about two weeks, our party will travel to Magnimar, i.e. we're still in the middle of the second module "The Skinsaw murders". We barely manage to play monthly and our DM is extending the campaign by...

That's an excellent point and it's indeed something that happens quite often. In our 4e games this was always a discussion-starter: "Hmm, so our Ranger is already out of surges again. Shall we continue, nonetheless? How's everyone else doing? Alright, since everybody else is still fine, take...

I'm not sure I'd call that 'cheating' (just like several of the examples given in the article don't constitute 'cheating' for me), but it's definitely something I don't like. In my games RAI always beats RAW, and since I'm the GM, I'm the final arbiter about what's intended and what isn't. I...