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I run an Old School Essentials game and play in a 5e backup game. The differences are stark because of how the mechanics of each game differ. I'm still struggling with these guys, who are all around 50 and playing D&D since the early 80's, just wanting to say well I search the room, and there...

Since I got my bitching out I'd suggest making sure people have a good internet connection and a quality microphone/camera setup. Use a good service as well. Zoom works much better than Skype, and I'd use Teams but we don't have a license. Try to make sure you have a good microphone and...

Its kind of how my group has been for over a year as I don't think two of the members have left their house in that time. So since last March we have 5 at the table, with two remote. Its...not ideal IME. Of course we run a more casual game so the players are cracking jokes about what is...

We mostly play beer, whiskey, and pretzels campaigns that are less about detailed backgrounds tying into overarching plots. Story is created during play and will have an effect but really my guys make up blank slates and I've never really gone into a character with a story in mind, usually I...

Amazing work as always,.

The Sci-Fi miniseries were vastly more faithful to the novels. I liked the movie but I don't think Lynch really got Dune at all, though he did have better costumes than the later series for the most part.

In some ways it can add to it, but I find the tradeoff worth it in some cases. Setting up a 3d dungeon using DF/Hirst blocks takes a bit of time. The first time I laid out a dungeon scene with my Hirst molds stuff one of the players took a picture and said, "This is how I was imagining...

Yep the quality of the game is 90% based on the people at the table. I just use "stuff" to make that even better for me.

I find that as I grow older I have more income to spend on frivolities like gaming. It makes the experience better IMO in dungeon crawley type campaigns which I prefer. Just because some may be in a different situation when they can't or don't want to afford it for whatever reason doesn't...

I always thought that a ping pong table was the perfect size for wargaming and RPG and almost bought one a few times. But I think the 8x4 plywood tabletopper is better for me down the line. My current dining room table is 84x42 which is too narrow for my MondoMat.

I'm getting ready to abandon the city and move out into a more rural setting and the only drawback is now all the terrain, dungeon tiles, miniatures, etc are pretty much going to be going into long term storage and no idea if or when they will come out as I will probably be an hour away from the...

We are definitely an action orientated group, but even within hack and slash there is roleplay. RP is not just having long sessions of PC talking in character with NPC. How you approach the action sequences is filled with RP.

I will do stuff like, "As you are following the track of Guy Badd you do see a set of tracks that are probably only a few days old, and they look like they are giant sized." You know, add some verisimilitude to the fantasy world...only to have the party of 2nd level PC begin to talk themselves...

Let the dice fall where they may and have it be challenging. Players have a good chance to overcome with smart play but can face a TPK if they are excessively foolish.

That was a huge issue I had. Three of my table are brothers, two are relentlessly political. It had been a long term issue that those two would just talk politics when it wasn't their turn. Of course both would be totally clueless when their turn rolled back around and they only then started...

What's going on right now doesn't really impact any modern gaming I'd be interested.

Yeah, honestly we seem more like a Whiskey tasting club at times than a game club, but its rare that drinking causes any issues. Usually its more people dozing off who aren't having a drink.

Since I only game with a group of longtime friends we just have the same "rules" we have when we are sitting around a table drinking, don't be an excessive ass. Since we are all relentless ballbreakers there is a decent amount of ripping on each other but its friendly and we mostly know each...

Nothing really, I just show up on time if possible and have my character ready to go.

For me they pretty much have to be a friend or someone I would spend time with outside of gaming. Not really interested in spending a several hours a week with randoms I wouldn't otherwise hang out with. And people I otherwise don't associate with aren't usually going to be invited to my house.