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It has not happened for a long time, but I have experienced burn out a couple of times. Each time it was a combination of frustration with the rules system and lack of prep time. Fortunately, that was before 5th edition. I think one of the things that keeps me going is I have a built in break...

I was part of a massive party that stormed my cousin's dungeon in 1975. The party had numerous PCs, lots of henchmen, and even some pets. PCs were of various levels. I don't recall what class I was, but I do know I was 1st level. I also was used as cannon fodder with a combat with a vampire and...

Yes indeed!

I'm in! My players would never go for this. They voted down even using a stat draft.

Do you recognize this classic D&D adventure site from my set-up for today's game?

I see they are on the vendor/exhibitor list for GenCon.

Years ago I had a player in my long term WFRP campaign who would cheat occasionally. He was a good guy and fun to play with. I eventually noticed he usually was fudging dice when another PC was relying on him. When my brother asked if I knew the player was cheating - I said I did and if it made...

Ran six sessions of dungeon delving last weekend for a local con. 24 hours of running games in two days might have been a bit much. I stand when I DM and it was a hard floor - that's a lot of standing at my age! ;) Anyway, I cranked out some monsters for the delve right before the con. I am...

Man, I am glad I did not see this Kickstarter when it came out - I probably would be right there with you. Bad deal all around. I avoid Kickstarters for the most part because (1) I have a tough time resisting the ones that feature miniatures, and (2) I only trust a very few established...

They clearly need to find someone who really wants to work in gaming. Similar to teaching - you have to accept your pay is going to be lower than most of private industry to do a job you love. Not saying that is morally right - just that is how it is. BTW - the starting teaching salary in...

I have run three campaigns to 20th or near 20th level in the same campaign world. Every so often for a gaming session I will tell the players to bring back one of their favorite retired characters for an epic game. My experience is a little different from the OP's in that the PCs are invested in...

Almost never, until now - I have a core set of players and we usually have a good understanding of the play style and so, I have them come to the table with characters in hand and we roll for initiative. I'm kicking off a new campaign and decided it would be a little lower in power and we...

My youngest son has an amazing knowledge of the classes. I really don't know the classes at all. I rely on him to say - "I don't think that is how that works." He's never wrong. Having said that, any mistakes my players make are innocent - they try to play according to the rules. We all trust...

My weekly game: Leonin Conquest Paladin Level 19 Aarakokra Monk Level 19 Human Twilight Cleric Level 18 Half-Elf Sorcerer Level 19 Elf Fighter/Cleric/Rogue Level 18 Minotaur Warlock Level 17 These are my steady players - I have some other players that drop in and out when they are in the area...

Very cool accessory, but for that price I could fill up my truck twice! In all seriousness, I could see getting one of these, but I don't really use my screens for anything but holding maps and hiding minis. The other thing that would make me hesitate is I used to watch the youtube series on...

My "go to" is very much like the OP's. I also have some older players and some of them drive a fair distance to get to the game. We jump in on time and we end on time. That all means mission-based adventures in a linked campaign is my usual mode.

He has an anonymous insider source that he is not going to disclose.

I don't really hate gnomes, but it was amusing when the community dog-piled the species. I thought it was harmless fun for the most part. I used to get really caught up in what races/species made for a more believable D&D campaign world. I nerfed races, because they did not fit or I did not...

I like watching heated arguments and train wrecks over minor differences in rpgs from time-to-time. It's a guilty pleasure, but I'll cop to it. What really gives me joy in the community is reading and feeling people's genuine passion about the game. Sometimes that can come off as one-wayism...