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It has also be years since I've used it. But even with the feature set it had when I was using it, it would still be more than functional to run an in-person game.

Yep. A lot of people enjoy playing the game, but don't have much interest in it as a lifestyle hobby and are not spending much time on social media discussing it.

Welcome and thanks for posting. Yep, Tolkien, Vance, Lovecraft, Howard...they all evoke recognition, nostalgia, and positive feelings do to well-worn neural pathways. The popularity of fantasy also feels much more cyclical than other genres. It seems there is always one or more popular sci fi...

It seems to me that part of it is that a there is a segment of the hobby that like collecting and enjoying looking and reading through games without a clear intention of ever playing them. Great art and premium covers are important for those looking to collect TTRPGs. I have a bit of that in me...

Yeah, I understand that, but I would rather they up its AC and still have a lower AC when prone. Weaknesses like these remain fun even when the players/PCs know the weakness because it makes them approach the combat differently. I like mechanical weakness that are more than damage resistance and...

For me it seems like more of a modern D&D thing to NOT kill gods. It was certainly a thing in AD&D (1e) when I played in the 80s. Although, maybe it is more of an age thing. Teenage me loved the gonzo. Old man me is much more into the zero and hero and I like games closer to the zero end.

Gronk: I RAGE! DM: Ah, so you wish to rage—but tell me, why? What buried childhood trauma has shaped this volcanic fury within you? Is it the echoes of an absent father’s disapproval, the sting of childhood mockery, or the gnawing void of unmet affection? Your anger is not mere mechanics; it is...

[Is reminded of attempt to run MAGE: The Ascension] [Shudders] [Wimpers] Please. No.

Another reason I like The Forge for hosting my Foundry license. The auto and manual backups and snapshots are a life saver. I've never had any data loss issues, but I've certainly messed things up by messing around with community modules and settings, upgrading to a new version of Foundry...

Map Tool was amazing when I was running in-person games using TV in a case so I could lay it down horizontally with a layer of plexiglass that we could put minis on. I had hundreds of digital battlemaps on my computer and thousands of tokens. I could search and pull up a battlemap, size the...

Map Tool https://www.rptools.net/toolbox/maptool/

That is the false promise that leads to a lot of buyers remorse with Foundry. To be fair, Foundry isn't making this claim. Even the users generally are not. But you look at the all these amazing videos and get your expectations up. Potential users need to be aware that many of the stunning set...

Yes! And in that spirit, my goal is the finish all four remaining of the five books in The Enemy Within campaign (WFRP4e) by the end of the year!

D&D may no longer be cool, but it is still the lingua franca of the TTRPG world. I've never been cool, but I still like novelty. I've moved on from D&D to WFRP as the system for my main campaign. But I can always go back to D&D, join in on a D&D game, and it is still the easiest way to get...

Yep, when I had to start running games online after moving for work, I used Google Meet. Good voice, video, and screen sharing even with people in multiple countries. Didn't need real high bandwidths or powerful computers. If we were more TOTM players and didn't like battle maps so much I could...

Ah, didn't know that. Worry about what the performance will be line if I host the game from my computer. I didn't pay for alpha access and I'm not going to even seriously look at it until full release, so hopefully someone will come up with a hosted solution by then.

I kept a jar of Swedish Bastards (Svenskjävlar! (Swedish Bastards)) on my desk for a while. Also challenged my extended family to try it on Christmas. Salmiak is an acquired taste, that many people say tastes like window cleaner. It is made with ammonia chloride after all, though how so many...

Bardsgate is a large, detailed city book put out by Frog God Games that I recommend looking at. It is generic enough to fit into most D&D style fantasy campaigns but has enough unique flavor to keep it interesting. It has a lot of detail and includes some small adventures. Another city from...

I'm old enough to have started gaming before e-mail and cell phones, so I get it. As a DM, I would run the game we agreed upon and have a conversation about changing campaigns and system or at least trying something new next time as a one shot or mini campaign if I feel I needed a break from the...

This is similar to how magic works in Warhammer Fantasy Role Play. Wizards and characters with the right talent can detect the winds of magic, and magic requires speaking. Wizards can attempt to cast subtlety, but take a penalty to their language magic cast (expect for gray wizards who can cast...