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Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Lately, my Saturday afternoons at the local library have become the third pillar of a massive...

Image courtesy of Pixabay. For years, my game room sat as a quiet monument to a dream: a dedicated space where I could play Dungeons &...

Not really. Hasbro is more of a game company. Mattel is the toy company.

if said puzzle is the only way to progress the plot, yup. If it gates a side quest or a reward, not really.

Thew strongest sign that These Are The Good Days is the openness and inclusivity of the hobby. More voices, more perspectives, and more...

I think the 3d printing element is a game changer if the technology keeps spreading / gets cheaper. My ex house mate does a lot of...

The wide variety of product available. A few examples. Miniatures - Most vendors started out as suppliers of minis for Ancients Armies...

I have the local convention coming up in a couple weeks. I'm going with my father and brother again, so that is good right there, but...

I think it is also fair though to say that one's experience with a RPG is also influenced in no small part by the GM. I had not-great GM...

I completely understand that.

That's fine. I was not knocking your preferences. For me it it had to make sense in the fiction why a person could only try something...

The Rise of VTTs Sure, playing in person is great. But the rise of VTTs and now with 2 of the top 3 free to play their ability to...

UPDATE: I’m tracking down my spices. The 2 Indian groceries closest to me have almost all of the spices I need, but juniper berries...

Never said they were. I can and have moved on. And if they hadn't decided to call their new game D&D we wouldn't be having this...

Then you are excluded from everything disliked. I don't like fish, because the fish game engine(taste) excludes me. It's a nonsensical...