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Fair enough! In that case, it seems like the maximum direct effect of the tariff has already been achieved: trade is stopped. So if a publisher is trying to fulfill a Kickstarter in this environment, are we already at the point where they throw their hands up and quit? (Obviously it depends, so...

Totally valid comment. It wasn’t at all my intention to diminish the brutality and erasure these people suffered at the hands of conquistadors and settlers. My point was merely that there’s a huge amount of lost ruins (and presumably cultural artifacts) that are now being rediscovered and which...

Exactly this. How much could they possibly be prepared to absorb? 145% is already an insane extra cost, and we’ve got no idea how high it might go if this keeps escalating. I doubt most businesses could ever be prepared to absorb cost increases like that. So if the number gets to 200%, 300%...

This is a good point about discoveries. Often we fall into the trap of imagining that we know 95% or 99% of the details of these historical cultures “Because it 2025, we’ve got museums, it’s all been discovered, right?” Turns out there’s lots that we still don’t know, and many things we haven’t...

Not disagreeing with your general point that Hasbro isn’t truly “mega” compared to some companies. But strictly speaking, the quoted argument isn’t proof of a company’s size, it’s a function of the company’s role. I think lots of countries have laws to require political approval for the sale or...

For whatever it’s worth, I recall a few years back that some Magic: The Gathering collectors were arguing about which packs of cards were better, because even in the same set, even the same types of packs, some were printed and packaged in China and others Belgium and others in USA. Same...

Excellent comment. Speaking as a Canadian, I promise that my country is in no mood to be charitable to American business right now. Their leadership insults us, threatens us, tariffs us for fictional reasons (and before tariffing anyone else!), and the president claims that “the USA doesn’t...

This agonizes me, I want it so bad. It’s beautiful! The only reason I didn’t back the Kickstarter is that I hardly play 5E anymore. Will this be available retail? (EDIT: Rereading the post, it seems like it will be.) If I encounter it in person, it might become an impulse purchase

Any similarity to the silver guy is purely coincidental. My guy is gold! It’s completely different.

That’s my understanding. Thus, because of the inclusion of Strahd and Orcus in SRD 5.1 but not any lore about them, my newest product features them in the following forms: Orcus, Evil God of Orcs and Orcas Strahd, a.k.a. St. Rad, the Surfing Saviour (Note: I’m just being a smartass, don’t...

Excellent thread-necromancy here! When I got the notification about a new comment in the thread about “two allies in melee”, I thought this was the tariff discussion thread for a second, lol. And you’re correct of course, flanking rules are much more realistic (which I usually prefer) than no...

Haha perhaps! But tbh I think that’s a long shot too. And even if Canada is in the EU, are they gonna ship across the pond just to print in Canada and ship back? Not impossible but I wouldn’t hold my breath! If 2020-2025 taught us anything, it ought to be that global supply chains are...

Yeah the tricky bit is “falling in love” with a new publisher. This hobby produces a lot of non-substitutable products, e.g.: if I love DCC, then I might have a difficult time replacing that game with another if it isn’t suitably similar. An American TTRPG that I’m invested in might be hard to...

I love all of y’all for this discussion, and detest that we have to have it. I’m Canadian, and we were among the first to be threatened with tariffs, which was especially stressful for us due to our tight economic integration and also the other political context of the tariff threats. I’m not a...

All of these seem like positive incremental improvements. Will it be enough to rekindle my interest in O5E though? Might be too late for that. Still, credit where due, this seems like a good step.

Fair enough! I appreciate your work on these columns

Did I read that right? $60 for those healing potion dice?? They look cool and useful, but that price seems excessive for that you’re actually getting

I’m late to the party, I assume this has been thoroughly discussed already (but I ain’t reading 19 pages about this). But I’m shocked! Mainly because this is exactly the kind of thing that seemed to happen with every other attempt by WotC to create a project like this during every other...

Masterful satire!

Cheers friend. Mostly I’m willing to overlook the accuracy of dubious historical material for fantasy gaming purposes, since it’s the story that matters ultimately. But this particular author doesn’t deserve to be given an audience.