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I have lurked and read a lot of this thread. And going back to the initial rant: If people trying to keep the ground connected to its roots is exhausting, I think it’s not less exhausting listening to tirades about how the game sucks and must change. If someone wants radical change, why not...

Come now! It’s a generalization! (And does not apply to all online posters, I assure you)

Hahaha not a fan of that crap

We did when we were kids. Waldo says yeah, “let’s play good guys” then proceeds to steal from the party or do violence to peasants. Or, the DM and I disagreed about LG paladins and prostitutes. As grown ups people are more relaxed, understand cultural issues more broadly. Just had not...

sometimes people have a tough history in gaming or other areas and struggle to not map that experience into the wider world. You see this clearly where someone says an uncommon thing is common or they overgeneralize. I find it best not to contradict their stated experience but to let people...

Same with grandpa buttermilk and cornbread…not for me. I will just take the cornbread!

Cornbread we make has zero sugar added. My kids like cornbread muffins which are sweet. Not me. I live near a Cracker Barrel…I am laying off the booze…eating healthier…and now all I can think about is biscuits and gravy and fried chicken.

Once again the ghouls come out to play. Gross.

I was going o write something up a while back but…laziness hit. If your read all 5e lore about warlocks, you will find much contradiction or more accurately proof of different perspectives on the reality of powers. 1. You can get warlock powers via feats, no patron required 2. There is a...

I have a lot of patience for people innocently getting a rule wrong. I appreciate people posting helpful things on a forum. I have less patience and appreciation for people volunteering rules advice when they are wrong or did not fill read the question. Nothing so annoying and leading other...

Had a lot of fun with it. My evil fat barbarian with a red beard was legendary. We did play drow at times but were often fugitives on the edge of populated lands and had full sunlight effects. I think one thing that was ponderous were some tacked on things like ability improvement for...

lawful neutral cleric of Wee Jas for the win

this is a holy sword…it can only be wielded by the pure of heart for full effect. This is an evil artifact. If good people use it or touch it curses them while evil people soak up the power. Without alignment how do we activate these tropes? Just let the dm decide and pass judgment on our...

Yep. And we tone it down when my kids are present but not the wives. I have seen some weird stuff at cons. For myself though I would excuse myself and leave the game unless the ticket was more than 5 bucks. Life is too short for weird crap. Who needs a raps scene in game? For example…if...

I have enjoyed 5e a lot. I enjoyed earlier editions a lot. There are a few changes I would advocate and enjoy moving forward. Bonus actions are now almost instinctive. We know when we can use them. Same with reactions. But there has to be a cleaner way to incorporate both in a more unified...

No but I realize how biased my sample is. I play with friends and at least one of their wives…other times it’s my kids including my daughters. Bottom line is I include tropes of fantasy…excluding rape and such. We kill monsters/villains, rescue people and banish evils spirits and the like...

I will give it a chance is using 2014 doesn’t make it annoying. I am not turning my nose up at all of 2024 D&D as a principle. Make something I like and can use with 2014 and I am open. I am just confused at times. We hear over and over and over the old days are past, the preferences of the...

There is nothing you can codify to take the place of people wanting to play fair and be cooperative. If the gm says that is what we are doing for now—-roll with it for now. Enjoy game time. It gets harder and harder to come by. You cannot make any rule to compensate for d-baggery

I have a big board game collection. Indeed I set up and played them solo at times due to the complications of scheduling with pals. It’s an option. But when you see rants about all players DMs sucking whatever…people suck but not in that proportion.

It’s not a conspiracy, brother. If literally all products and people suck…not blaming you, but let me be delicate…it’s probably you.