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Absolutely I can agree with what you are saying- I tend to post in two manners- The rational business perspective side, and then the Fan side. The two often are at odds with each other, and I can seem contradictory. To address your post- From the Fan side- First and foremost I'm aware I am no...

Same.

All true. Sadly- after WOTC's buyout of TSR* there was a decided shift to the Rules informing the Game World, instead of The Game World informing the Rules- which just gives us a whole lot of samey-settings because we wouldn't want to anger any players whose character race/class desire doesn't...

Backpedaling is a huge turn-off for me with 5E* But monster design/self contained statblocks is one of the biggest offenders. Unfortunately PF2 goes nowhere forward on this either. Keep your 600+ page core rulebook handy :rolleyes: *in general, ALL the backpedaling in 5E is a turn-off from a...

In the spirt of the other thread....What are some stupid things they have done? I was running a game a few years back for my "kids" group (then teens of driving age- and had been playing for 5-6 years together). My son was having a horrible streak of d20 luck. His character was missing right...

My annual "Thank You" to Ryan Dancey for the OGL/SRD et. al. While the player base is highest, there is far more out there than WOTC D&D. Don't be afraid to branch out, try some different games, and take some along for the ride.

So freaking true, Spot on.

Yep- I don't play strictly by the book. I don't run multitudes of combat in any given D&D game - I run a few , and try to make them exciting/intense. I kind of "13th Aged" 4E before 13th Age came out because my groups (kids and adults) at the time didn't get into minis and grids (not my...

🤷 Its completely relevant to the discussion at hand as we are talking about gaming in general-RPG rules being their own barrier to growth (specifically D&D) and bringing in complete new people to RPGs- many of which are likely to have some basic boardgaming experience as kid/family pastime, but...

Agreed on the art. That Hyena must have caught quite a few Blink Dogs previous too- it's got some junk in the trunk :D Honestly, I thought it was a Feral Hog at first glance having experienced a few that looked similar back when I was an avid bowhunter. EDIT-added these to my DTRPG wishlist...

Exactly- And since I am the one who created the tangent in this thread, I will point out It is also what I was discussing: D&D compared to other games. I specify that in my post. For someone who has played Clue, Battleship, Monopoly and comes into D&D, it is beyond intimidating. Back in 1977...

My favorite version of the game from WOTC (in particular-Essentials), despite the warts. My 4E books are about 5 feet away from me as I type this. I don't blame you at all.

These sound very interesting.

Me three. Also my fave version of D&D- at least modern D&D. I agree with you about who PF2 was designed for- but is this a big enough segment to keep Paizo and PF viable in this extremely competitive "Tier 2" market they now find themselves in-especially as a "slow burn"? How much revenue...

Bingo.

My intention of the phrase was that it won't hit the same spot again. No luck- just that everything came together in a way unlikely to happen again to ensure that kind of massive success.

Awesome cover art for G&M. I tried watching the video they did about that book the other day when it was released on YouTube, but the hosts made it hard to watch and I turned it off. From what I was able to see the whole book looks amazing!

Tangential to topic at hand- but this is something I would like to comment on in the general sense... 5E may be light for a WOTC version of D&D but it is hardly rules-light in the grand scheme of things. And frankly because every class ability works under it's own rules, it's actually pretty...

Thanks for the FYI. Honestly that sounds like something I have no interest in whatsoever. But I will reserve final judgement once I can take a look at it.

What makes the setting worth owning?