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True, but there are systems that can be learned in 30 minutes. There are also systems that require months of practice and research to do thoroughly. For me, I'm just not going to take the effort of complex systems anymore. Ultimately, the juice isn't worth the squeeze.

However, being motivated to learn how to use your character is important so that these very involved combats don't screech to a halt. "What's a minor action?" "Can I use a reaction on my turn instead of a regular action?" "What do I add to my attack roll?" "What is a cone shaped like?" "When...

I am so exhausted of this mentality. Like a GM already has the following responsibilities: planning the same sessions, teaching the rules, buying the books, navigating player preferences, being a counselor for interpersonal drama, writing adventures, creating encounters. And now they have to...

To be fair, I forgot the rules of Pathfinder 1 while I was at the table playing it.

We're 8th level in Pathfinder 2. I can tell you precisely what the problem is. You have to roll checks multiple times in a round to see if things work. Like, the gunslinger ends up making 3-4 attacks a round. Then he has to make an Intimidation check when he reloads his gun. Then he gets to...

My wife is considering canceling our Disney/ESPN/Hulu bundle. The only thing that would hurt me is losing NHL at the start of hockey season.

What I liked about it, when I finally got around to trying it nearly 20 years later, was the noir/tech/post WW1 angle. I wanted to run it similar to a Call of Cthulhu game. Alas, it didn't work because the default 5E experience is heroic fantasy, and it seemed to be forcing the system to work in...

I tried to run Eberron recently. It fell apart for a few reasons. 1) Too many factions and the characters being pulled in all directions. 2) We tried starting in Sharn. It was too big and intimidating. And there's always someone to get you out of trouble. 3) It's different enough that you...

Yes. I'm finding that "highly tactical" alone isn't enough to hold my interest for a long term campaign. There are not enough potential actions, diversity in the monsters, or battlefield situations in the minds of men to hold my attention for 1+ years of play. I'm not holding up 5e D&D as some...

I'd have to critically fail (Natural 1) to get no benefit from exploit vulnerability. I can have less than perfect turns by... 1) Missing an attack roll 2) Being unable to reach a target due to my speed 3) Running out of actions before I could do anything important I don't need to set myself...

Lair of Aberrations - a collection of short adventures, like Dragon Delves but about mind flayers, beholders, and other aberrations.

Last session, I violated cardinal step 1 and decided to not exploit vulnerability on the remaining enemy with my action. He was a spellcaster. Had I done that, I could've potentially stopped him from casting a spell that was very dangerous to the party and dragged the combat an additional 2...

In an interview with Tomas Harenstam, the Free League CEO, he suggests between 20-30 sessions (at about the 10 minute mark). "The core game works for short to medium campaigns." Essentially, what the core of Dragonbane designed similar to the experience as expected by Basic D&D and there isn't...

I have experience with both systems. For my tastes, I prefer Dragonbane, which has provided some of the best gaming I've had in recent years. Things I like about Dragonbane... Non-humanoid monsters have interesting abilities Card initiative is quick, fun, and fluid Armor soaks damage XP is...

Instead of writing a Post-Mortem while a campaign falls apart, this time I'm going to write about the start of the campaign. Selection of the System I've been participating in a podcast where we actual play a one-shot and discuss it. The organizer - a friend of mine from outside my usual...

I'm not an expert in the Pathfinder world geography (or our world, if I'm honest). Mwangi Expanse seems to be sub-Saharan Africa. Their equivalent of North Africa seems to be an area called the Golden Road, consisting of the nations of Katapesh, Osirion, Qadira, Rahadoum, and Thuvia. That is...

Not made from actual amethyst?! False advertising. J/k

Gonna be completely honest, I think most APs I've played/run break down around book 2-3 (Kingmaker 1e and 2e, Quest for the Frozen Flame, Council of Thieves, Legacy of Fire, Mummy's Mask, Abomination Vaults.) So I don't know if I can blame it on Ruins of Azlant. I tend to get squirmy and bored...