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That's edition specific.

Well, in older D&D, much like newer D&D, you detected traps pretty much automatically. An elf in the party meant you had an automatic chance regardless of your speed. IIRC, the best chances were about 50/50, so, if you brought two elves with you, then you pretty much get all the secret doors...

That's not what he said. He said that you could have an AI do all the prep work. Making the maps and whatnot. Why would I use an AI to replace all elements of GMing? Why would I not just use the AI tool to replace the prep work and I can then enjoy the stuff that I actually like doing? Is...

I'm not sure I actually agree with that. There is just so much to learn from experiencing other games. It would be like saying you can be a good cook if you ONLY cook food from one country. Yes, you might cook that country's food really well, but, it's an extremely limited palate. No chef...

I mean, isn't that Baldur's Gate 3?

Really? The prep work is the best part of DMing for you? For me it's running at the table. Prep is what I have to endure, not what I enjoy.

Difficult? Complicated? But, I do get the sense that there is some talking at cross purposes as people are defining hard in one single way or another. To me, if you have to practice something for a significant amount of time in order to gain basic proficiency and then have to continue to work...

Just as an additional thought. If settings in D&D are not defined by mechanics, why are dragons in Dragonlance color coded? Why do elves all look the same, regardless of setting? Same with dwarves or halflings? A Krynnish, Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms dwarf all look the same and act the same...

Oh, I totally agree. I'm not the one arguing that settings are not based in the mechanics that they were designed for. I'm not the one saying that settings are totally system agnostic. Adding a platoon of dwarven wizards does rather change the setting though, because, unless these are the...

I'm going to say that there was not a single non-human cleric in the ENTIRE WORLD of Ansalon until 5e comes along is something of a rewrite of the setting. In the entire history of the setting, from the very first days, to the changes brought in by 3e, there is not a single non-human priest in...

Sigh. They didn't have dwarven wizards, elven high clerics or halfling... well just about anything... because they didn't HAVE to ban them in the setting. The game itself did that. Adding in a platoon of dwarven wizards to Greyhawk would be a major rewrite of the setting. Dwarves never had...

Oh, hey, you and I have talked enough times on these boards. I totally agree with you. Canon? Couldn't care less. But, it's hilarious to watch those folks who get all bent out of shape about canon suddenly start whistling at the clouds. However, all that aside, I'd point out the path of...

ROTFLMAO. OMG, for all the hoopla about the importance of canon, it sure doesn't seem to matter very much does it? Or, is it canon only matters if I personally care about the canon being changed?

Ummm.... that's the literal definition of hard. :erm:

Because, unlike, say, a basketball team, where the people who are getting together are only there to play basketball, RPG gaming is broader. If someone at the table wants to run a new system, and no one is willing to play it, then that person is SOL. Someone who plays with you can only play...

Isn't that the definition of hard? It's a lot of work, which I don't really want to do, so, it's hard. If there wasn't work, then it would be easy... The fact that you talk about "put in the time" pretty much defines "hard". You don't have to "put in the time" for something that is easy...

You honestly believe that DM's outnumber players by 5:1? Or is that a typo.

Oh, quite possibly. I haven't really thought about it that much, so, it's entirely possible. To be honest, I couldn't tell you anything about Eberron, it's completely passed me by. So, I'll take your word for it. But, a 2024 setting, just like Eberron, would actually make sense. The idea...

Well, mostly because we've got about a century worth of fantasy that isn't shackled to the corpses of dead authors. But, yeah, I actually agree with you. There is absolutely zero chance of WotC stepping much more than a toe outside of the most well trod paths. It's been that way since the...

None. As in I've never played an open ended campaign like that.