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Yeah, that struck me as weird as well. Maybe it's an Innsmouth patriarch like one of the Obed Marsh or something. Otherwise, they'll kind of have to redefine what a Domain of Dread can be a little bit.

Should be a default that everyone can sit at any table (literally and metaphorically) and be treated with respect - but the reality too often is it's not the default and people, using the weight of governments they control, are pushing back against making it the default every day. You just have...

Sometimes I get the impression a poster or two really isn't playing with a full deck of normal playing cards. And it also seems other people will go out of their way to be asshats to them.

The AI/LLMs tag seems to work for me. I screen it out in my preferences and the few threads that have it disappear. Screening out a whole subforum is, I think, a somewhat different beast. Maybe DM the OP and ask him to add the tag?

I just finished Poul Anderson’s Three Hearts and Three Lions. Its influence on elements of early D&D is pretty clear.

There are some absolutely brilliant ones that Picasso did (yes, THAT Picasso) that were part of a spread in Life Magazine.

Well, maybe the solution is to do something considerably more radical to get the experience you want (and hope your players want - so maybe ask them). And that is ignore the hit points of damage being done in favor of something else until that "something else" is satisfied and THEN go with the...

Well, "Back to the Dungeon" was a marketing tag line that had to signify something. But I don't think it was a reaction against 2e, per se, as much as refocusing the vibe back on dungeon adventuring rather than the proliferation of setting-based materials that were a bit of a glut in the 2e era...

Mm hm, yeah, sure. NOT optimistic about that statement.

We've done a couple of war campaigns in D&D, but most of the adventuring was done while involved in the war (rescuing important prisoners, assassinating an enemy general, recovering an artifact weapon for our side, etc). But a couple of Gamehole Cons ago I did play in a one-shot Call of Cthulhu...

We usually did just fine with 4d6k3 and arrange to suit. Notable variations I've played under: Divide up 72 points between the 6 attributes. Roll 4d6k3 until you get at least 16, then take next 5 rolls. I thought they all worked reasonably well, though I do prefer the ones with rolling since...

I'm just amused we both went with Peter to go with pedantic.

I think someone's being a Pedantic Peter.

Indeed. And since that reference to experience and informed opinion comes after not being familiar with other games, it's my understanding he's saying that experience with games you are not familiar with is insufficient for having an informed opinion.

Well, sure. Exactly how effective do you think a little blue canary night light is going to be as a lighthouse? It may guide small children to the light switch with its friendly glow, but by the time Jason and his crew sees it, the Argo is gonna already be wrecked on the rocky shore.

"Different opinions" is carrying an awful lot of weight here. Liking/not liking stories about British boarding schools is an opinion. Mindsets that support or are even just uncaring keeping people from life-saving medical care or equal participation in society is quite a bit beyond an opinion.