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It's not a good answer, it's a great answer! With Hero you can mix and match multiple magic styles in the same game all under one rules set.

I think you were doing a good job on that. I honestly think this particular discussion has gotten toxic enough that I need to peace out of it. Mike listed a play style preference, and that's somehow the worst thing imaginable. I don't play that way but I find myself supporting people who play...

I definitely get that WotC has said it's the best-selling book now; another poster made that abundantly clear to me. I hope Beyond is able to keep up with whatever metrics are required to not get it shuttered too.

I know someone who played what sounds like this adventure but not with Mike running it. If I'm correct (and hey, it's been established here, that I might not be...) it was AD&D 1E where the sword cuts off the head on an 18-20. So not that common but not beyond the realm of possibility.

I have a copy of the Warlock of Firetop Mountain computer game but of course you’re right.

I don't know, I've played more than a few of those and gotten the "You are Dead" page. I memorized that page pretty quickly when I was a kid.

And there I was trying to be nice about it. had no beef with you whatsoever. Here's my response: HOW ABOUT TREATING PEOPLE WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF COURTESY AND RESPECT? WOW.

Indeed. That’s where I stop wanting to interact or discuss with someone. That’s such a charged word and something that involves real world politics which we try very hard not to do here. Once you pull that term out about a role playing style, that’s where I get off the conversation ride with...

Fellow Gen X here, and I remember working as a coach for debate in the 90s. They had participation trophies here and my team thought they were a joke. What they liked was that I followed up with each team member after each debate and we talked about what they did and how they could improve. That...

For the record, I've no problem with anything that Mike wrote. I don't tend to play the way he's talking about but it's no problem that he does, or other OSR people do. I was simplifying things and I think you represented it better. So take half a mea-culpa point from my description ;).

Ah, interesting that we’re getting back to discussing sales again. I haven’t heard anyone outside of this thread today say WotC is claiming it is the best selling book. I might be wrong about that and I’ll be willing to change my opinion with a cite but all I’ve heard is that it’s the best...

But we don't know that it is even that. He was at Gary Con, a very heavy OSR event, and posted about designers not being willing to put death on the line. Saying that younger players are even okay with that. And that sits poorly with people. I don't run my games that way, and yet I can...

I know that and ... it's really strange to me that this thread is full of posting about how should have posted or what he meant ... all the while he has an account on this site and actually posted to this very thread. That seems rather presumptuous of people. I mean I don't play the way he's...

I'm looking in my office at my first edition AD&D PHB. It's survived from the 70s. I think the odds of it surviving 10 years from now (and it's in my will to a friend who would appreciate it) are better than the odds of D&D Beyond being around in 10 years. I don't even know if I will be around...

If I lose a book, that affects me, but it has zero impact on you. Similarly, if a huge print run is made for a book, I can likely find a copy of that book to add to my stores again. I see early edition D&D in used bookstores all the time. But if Beyond goes down, it affects everyone. While...

It matters because if it's bought through D&D Beyond, it isn't really bought. Anything happens to D&D Beyond, it's ... gone. If you have it as a PDF you don't care about WotC after the sale, but nor do you with a book but in this format, if they shut down you're out of luck. If I remember...

This is really cool. Thanks for posting it! It definitely removes any legacy components that may be upsetting. Now something more to read.

We heard this, and yet it didn't even get mentioned in the quarterly report. Seems like it may have been some semantics rather than something that the shareholders would be excited about. It will be interesting to see how much is discussed in the next few months.

I remember looking at a PDF of part of the rules, which is likely what everyone is talking about it. I know you can order it through Backerkit but have no idea if it's actually available at the moment. From what I remember, it was very nice, and for the right group interested in telling the...

Oh I have nothing to do with the game other than enjoying it. When I release an RPG I'll make sure to let everyone here know so you can love or hate it as you want. I promise. It very much does feel like Dungeon World (which I sort of think of as a starting point for a lot of people) with Blades...