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Conan enters the public domain in three years. I suspect there will be a lot of Conan RPG stuff coming out then. I might write some myself! Crom!

That looks perfect for children!

L1 is probably my favorite module of all time.

There were at least two new Conan novels published in the last few years, and there are several Conan comic books each month. Monolith Games has Conan board games, and--I believe--are creating another iteration of a TTRPG. I read Conan stories a few times a year. Crom laughs at your premise...

Rest in peace, grognard.

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I don't generally watch long videos like this, but I found the interview to be interesting, and Mearls's critique of Hasboro/WotC to be spot-on. I haven't played the new version of D&D (5.5?) and I don't intend to. It is funny that coming back into the hobby after a long time, then embracing 5e...

I am a master grognard (first game in 1981). D&D the brand is very different than D&D the concept. In other words, there is a company selling an iteration of the D&D game (5.5?), and that's the brand: the books, D&D Beyond, plushie owl bears, beard oil, etc. Then there is D&D the concept: the...

I am just now exploring Quest Portal (I am a Roll20 user and occasional Foundry player), and it is astonishing. Level Up A5e has a character sheet on there, and there are a few compendiums (all searchable by AI). Heavy on the Chaosium, but from what I've seen, I'm really impressed.

No worries, man. I am often astonished by how much Runequest stuff Chaosium puts out--and it is beautiful, high-quality material...but I don't know of anyone who plays it. I don't see much content about it on Youtube. It's not mentioned here on ENWorld (that I can see) or on other forums I...

Guys? Hey, guys...?

Hello, friends. Does anyone here have experience using the Quest Portal VTT? I am intrigued because it has games like Runequest and Level Up Advanced 5e available, but it also seems like it's leaning heavily into AI (which I am cautious about). There is a Chaosium component to it, as well, like...

Would could you suggest some OSR books/settings like Gods of the Forbidden North?

Just played our first session of Castles&Crusades. Really, really fun. 4th level characters felt robust, and had meaningful choices to make regarding their class and racial abilities. Combat was smooth and felt dangerous. Great gaming session!

As I said, I went into 5e with the wrong mindset, so when I gave the players magic items, it made their already wildy powerful characters even more juiced. That's not the fault of the edition: it is what it is, but it was a hard lesson for me as a DM. When I ran a second 5e campaign, I was much...

@Reynard one of the things I've noticed on this forum, and in other places, is how...dedicated 5e players are to this particular iteration of the game. People get crazy defensive, even hostile, if you critique 5e or suggest that it's not all that. If you like 2e, play 2e, or try an OSR game (I...

This is all really helpful, friends. Thank you! I am playing face to face tomorrow, so I'll get a chance to practice being a ham.

Not only is 5e an entirely different gaming engine, the vibe of the thing--the zeitgeist-- is completely different as well. That's not a judgment about which edition is 'better': better is in the eye of the beholder (no pun intended). But if you are coming from a 2e background, 5e is a very...