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Besides the one you mention in 1997, I recall conversation at the Acaeum when Diesel tried to save as much as he could during a purge in 1994 or 1995 I think.

That new job they posted? I applied for it and my entire resume was that post ;)

Am I the only one turned off by turning D&D into a rarity collection thing? First minis, now dice. Let me guess, with everything going digital, you'll only get access to certain spells/feats/sublclasses if you're lucky enough to get that "legendary feat'. Instead of traditional supplement...

I get it. Likewise, the overwhelming number of younger 5e players right now would never want to play 1e. Different generations...

Accessible without books--focus on digital. Kids will break out their phones during lunch break anywhere and play a quick game as opposed to use lugging our books into the library to play. Focus on the character and the cool/weird backstories they have. I say this because in my observation of...

I know. IIRC, the first purge happened in the mid 90s. Diesel himself went and tried to save as much as he could, but only so much he could do.

Things like this remind of just how much value was destroyed when TSR filled the landfills of original work (art and manuscripts) when they were bought by WotC. I know some folks tried to save as much as possible, but most still went to the landfill.

I, on the other hand, struggled in statistics class because my basic algebra brain had a hard time figuring standard deviation and p-values. :P

Possibly. But the two games you've shilled for the most is this one and ACKS. There are a million OSR games out there, so to choose those two? Maybe it's nothing. But it looks weird. Just say'n.

This one? Kennon James. He's an excellent artist. For "new" artists that do an old school style, him, Brian "Glad" Thomas, and James West are probably the best.

I swear, the people that complain about cancel culture and the ones who keep saying how ACKS or this game are awesome is a near circle. Coincidence? Makes me think people don't really care how good or bad a game is, if they align with the creator's politics then it's the best thing since sliced...

Nice! I think I need to expand to another shelf for my art books lol I do already have his other art book he recently did:

Indeed. Having fired many firearms, and what I'd call the equivalent of a wand of fireballs (MK-19 grenade launcher), there isn't a whole lot of skill needed to lob grenades, but a lot of skill in operating a firearm. A lot more moving pieces and a lot more body/breathing control to be...

Exactly, and what I was getting at above re: my belief DPR math is just a suggestion, and shouldn't be taken as gospel or the "true right way" to approach the game.

If DPR were truly the optimal choice all the time, then no one would be wielding long swords (sap mastery). No one would cast Hypnotic Pattern over Fireball. No one would choose protection or defense fighting styles. There are lots of ways where reducing the damage coming at you per round is...

Ending a battle, regardless of how many rounds it lasts, with more resources is absolutely relevant. And there are more ways to do that other than extremely high ACs.

This is another reason why I'm dubious of relying on DPR math. It's always framed in "offense is always better, so DPR is always better." And that's not true in an RPG. Only if your resources refresh after every battle. And since we know it doesn't in most groups, sometimes a higher DPR...