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Normally I'm not a fan of theadliches... but in this case I heartily approve.

Yes, we are doing it wrong. IMHO we are doing it wrong because our (mostly US) culture has a gun fetish and wants them everywhere. I want my D&D games to use more elegant weapons for a more civilized age. When I'm DM'ing, doing a gun at all is doing it wrong. There are no guns at my table...

Adamantite Dragon 6 - 2 = 4 Astral Dragon (Dragon #134) 10 + 1 = 11 Radiant Dragon 7

Adamantite Dragon 9 - 2 = 7 Astral Dragon (Dragon #134) 11 + 1 = 12 Hellfire Wyrm 9 Radiant Dragon 9

Adamantite Dragon 14 - 2 = 12 Astral Dragon (Dragon #134) 12 + 1 = 13 Hellfire Wyrm 13 Radiant Dragon 14

Adamantite Dragon 19 - 2 = 17 Astral Dragon (Dragon #134) 15 + 1 = 16 Concordant Dragon 8 Hellfire Wyrm 13 Radiant Dragon 13

I suppose that depends on both "which 8 years" and "when did you buy them" and "how did you buy them?" I would posit that buying, say, the years 2000-2007 (third edition) would have cost you less had you bought them in print then than trying to assemble that same print catalog now. But it...

For a game approximately the "Size" of D&D the answer for me is "at least two books" - having a book specific to the players hopefully cuts down on some of the meta-gaming (why yes, I do ban the Monster Manual at my table for anyone except me when I'm the DM even though I know a lot of players...

Adamantite Dragon 18 - 2 = 16 Astral Dragon (Dragon #134) 17 + 1 = 18 Concordant Dragon 13 Hellfire Wyrm 16 Radiant Dragon 11 Rust Dragon 14

Just to go back to the original point, the question was not "is TTRPGing Expensive" - what is or is not expensive depends on the individual and their disposable income and available time. The question was "is TTRPGing an Expensive Hobby?" That's why I looked up other popular hobbies. With most...

You, sir, owe me a new keyboard.

The problem as I see it is that even in AD&D we abstracted sufficiently and use terminology that obfuscates what we're trying to communicate. We see things like "Armor Class 5" or "Armor Class -2" and what we've abstracted away is the notion that "Magic Plate and Shield is First Class Armor"...

I like this, particularly pairing it with the original question - "is TTRPGing an expensive hobby." This leads me to ask, "what other hobbies do I enjoy and how much do I tend to spend on them?" I googled "common hobbies" and found the following: Most popular hobbies & activities in the U.S...

I suspect that for most people, outside of the first couple of sessions with a new group, the game becomes the pretense to get together with people you enjoy rather than being the end in and of itself. Gaming is first and foremost a social activity; "hard core system gamers" are probably more...

Adamantite Dragon 17 - 2 = 15 Astral Dragon (Dragon #134) 14 + 1 = 15 Concordant Dragon 15 Hellfire Wyrm 18 Oceanus Dragon 8 Radiant Dragon 15 Rust Dragon 17

Adamantite Dragon 20 - 2 = 18 Astral Dragon (Dragon #134) 18 + 1 = 19 Battle Dragon 8 Concordant Dragon 14 Hellfire Wyrm 17 Oceanus Dragon 6 Radiant Dragon 17 Rust Dragon 18

Adamantite Dragon 19 - 2 = 17 Astral Dragon (Dragon #134) 17 + 1 = 18 Battle Dragon 11 Concordant Dragon 15 Ethereal Dragon 3 Hellfire Wyrm 20 Oceanus Dragon 7 Radiant Dragon 19 Rust Dragon 18

Adamantite Dragon 22 - 2 = 20 Astral Dragon (Dragon #134) 19 + 1 = 20 Battle Dragon 18 Concordant Dragon 21 Ethereal Dragon 11 Hellfire Wyrm 19 Oceanus Dragon 12 Radiant Dragon 21 Rust Dragon 19

Adamantite Dragon 23 -2 = 21 Astral Dragon (Dragon #134) 18 + 1 = 19 Battle Dragon 21 Chaos Dragon 9 Concordant Dragon 21 Ethereal Dragon 12 Hellfire Wyrm 24 Oceanus Dragon 19 Pyroclastic Dragon 6 Radiant Dragon 21 Rust Dragon 21

Abyssal Dragon 7 Adamantite Dragon 25 - 2 = 23 Astral Dragon (Dragon #134) 23 + 1 = 24 Battle Dragon 20 Chaos Dragon 8 Concordant Dragon 23 Ethereal Dragon 16 Hellfire Wyrm 24 Oceanus Dragon 24 Pyroclastic Dragon 11 Radiant Dragon 24 Rust Dragon 22