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The HP bloat is real.

Or it could be the transition from the OGL to ORC. Maybe they just don't want to play in the 5e sandbox anymore?

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That's kinda how it was handled in AD&D2E's non weapon proficiency, IIRC.

Like rolling with disadvantage with every associated skill?

The conditions are absolutely essential for Dragonbane. They give roleplaying prompts. They are a form of damage. They are player-driven metacurrency for vital rerolls. Understanding their use is very important in the game, and one of my favorite aspects of the game.

Booing, unfortunately. I think the crowd was expecting a more modern horror movie, like Terrifier or something. I heard people say "well, this is the only horror movie out right now."

For us, many in my group balked at the power level in OSR games. In Dragonbane, you can be expected to defeat a troll or giant at a starting power level. In many OSR games, you can die to a pair of goblins. Also, DB doesn't just have 0 HP and you're dead. We played through the boxed set campaign...

I liked the accents in the original silent film. :D

Yes. I own both boxed sets. It's on the list to consider. If we don't go with Savage for the next game, I might suggest Fabula Ultima. Also considering Age of Sigmar Soulbound.

Honestly, I'm not comfortable in most settings beyond fantasy. Sci-fi is a big stretch and it should probably be space-fantasy. I can't think of many successful campaign I've run that haven't been fantasy. I suppose there was one Call of Cthulhu game.

I posted this in my Dragonbane Post-Mortem thread, but thought it might be handy to have here... "The main theme I appreciate the most after spending years of wrecking my brain with over-thinking is the shear randomization of choices. It really takes so much of the weight off a DM. More than...

A few of the players and I went to see Nosferatu on New Years Day. One of them mentioned, off-hand, "I'm really enjoying the system." They didn't specifically call out enjoying the characters, the adventure, the setting, etc.

Some of the things that got me: British accents in Germany A Germany in the 1830s (wasn't unified until 1871) I loved the look of it. It was my first time seeing an Eggers film. Loved the use of languages other than English, even using an extinct language for the Count. The original 1922...

Have any of the 5e variants (Level Up, Tales of the Valiant, Nimble 5e, etc) done away with Bonus Actions?

You know, we had D&D-themed beer. So I guess it's whatever. This just gets me more because my dad was a gambling addict and not an alcoholic. But heck, maybe if he was still around he could tell me he "played D&D at the casino."

I was just thinking about this. I'm considering just bundling them with the regular action, like if they're essential to work for the character. Like a monk can just spend their ki point to do flurry. Bonus action spells are just regular "action" spells. I think it would work fine.

I mean, D&D is also a "family friendly" property. It's almost like it's trying to get a teenage demographic interested. I don't like it.

I'm so tired of the pervasiveness of gambling. Seems like every other ad while I'm watching hockey is for online sports betting. It might hit me more than others because my dad was a gambling addict who once lost our house on illegal gambling. Just ... can't this just be a game that we play...

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