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I guess Hornblower is an acquired taste. I got some of the books in the middle of the series as present as a kid (translated to my native Swedish). Starting in the middle was probably a good thing - much later the Midshipman bored me too. Maybe they even profited from the translation, as...

I read a collection of Robert Jordan Conan stories. They were well written, but sexist in a creepy way. There was a faux action girl character in them, seemingly a heroic character but in each and every story she was reduced to a victim of various kinds of sexual assault. I find this kind of...

I really enjoyed Art of War, even if the language is archaic. I tried reading the Book of Five Rings but didn't get far - too mystical for my 20-year-ago self.

I am actually more interested in the definition of polytheism. This might be a dated view, but I understand polytheism to be very grounded in animism. The ancient Greeks used the term Nike for victory. As I understand it, this was both a goddess and an abstract term. To an ancient mind...

I think a big part of why I can't decide what I think here is because I don't know what modern anthropology means by the terms animism and polytheism. A short presentation or a pointer to a short, easy to read explanation of these terms.

What was to gross for my game would be prefect for Dark Sun. :)

I played Curse of the Crimson throne, and it's ok, but I feel Hell's Rebels does a similiar theme better. Crimson Throne has that bait-and-switchin parts 4 and 5 where a party of city adventurers are suddenly supposed to live out barbarian challenges. Quite odd. This kind of bait and switch was...

I have a very positive impression of where 1D&D is going. I am happy I can now continue to follow and play 5E and potentially 1D&D in the future.

Our rule is that your appearance depends on which Hollywood actor is playing your part - and 95% of them are gorgeous. Charisma is how the role is written. Except now in Savage Worlds Pathfinder, there are attribute-based merits.

Is there a place we can look up the playtest reports? Overall, I like One D&D so far. I don't recall my exact comments but I was overall positive. Edit: I man results of the Cleric playtest report.

I'd say Savage Tide is the most successful adventure path I've run, from the last 12 or so issues of Paizo's Dungeon Magazine run. We also had a lot of fun with Skull & Shackles, once we got thru the first book.

Phandelver Campaign gave me wibes of Pools of Radiance, I am considering running that in Highport, on the Pomarj in the World of Greyhawk. But I will want to read some reviews first.

Late to the party. I've taken up Audible and reading audio book. Read up on some Jane Austen and The Portrait of Dorian Grey. Solid classics. I am attracted by Aurelius, and that's likely up next. I have all these books as "free" offers from Audible Its free as long as you subscribe... Tried...

There is a conversion of Savage Worlds to play Pathfinder-like. I have tried this a little and am scheduled to try more of it. It has taken a very broad-strokes view of the conversion of Pathfinder into Savage Worlds. The rules are firmly Savage World, with new perks that emulate the class...

I use Greyhawk, but have made it my own, and we are well into the 6th century. Why do I like Greyhawk? Its because I feel the world is more coherent than similiar worlds like Golarion or the Forgotten Realms. They are all kitchen sink worlds, but to neighbouring countries in Greyhawk carry much...

As a GM for some casual players and some who are not, my comment is that it is very much up to me. THey will play what I GM. The main contender for us is a homebrew game I wrote but which is quite complex - it is a level game but without classes. I have liked what I've seen of One D&D so far, so...

Once the framing is done, does it matter how it is done? Basically, this style of game is constant godmoding (without the negative connotation)?

What does table-facing mean in this context?

At this point I am trying to not be adversarial, just to understand. What I mean when I say "force action" is that the rules compel choices. Initiative rolls generally do not involve choices. Failed willpower rolls to stop reading an inscription do. Edit: Forcing the GM - more on that below...

Just to see if I understand this, let me paint two examples, one using AW and one using 5E. The scene framing is the same, a thief-type character moving down a passage. 5E DM: Roll Perception please. Player: 6 DM You fall into A 10 foot pit and take 4 damage. AW GM: There might be traps in a...