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Ahhh yes...those glorious days when us elitist 4th graders would walk into that tiny, independently owned Kay-Bee Toys or even that little bookshop Walden Books with our noses in the air.
Is there a bigger problem this is trying to solve besides what's noted in point #7? It just seems like a lot of work that could be done instead with a pen and paper.
Not so much a "kids these days" rant. More of "Huh" kind of realization.
It took seeing folks playing in this style...and it working...for me figure out how the current edition was designed. Which then made me appreciate WotC for what they were doing.
My experience with this isn't so much what WotC is doing, but more about how the game is being played.
Ten years ago, my group's approach to playing 5e was just like how we did with AD&D. We created our 1st level characters who were just getting the "PC" stamped on their foreheads. There was...
Dammit Snarf! You've distracted me from the topic of the thread.
shakes fist in the air
Hasbro is evil and doing evil things that I don't enjoy to a game I enjoy. Or, a game I enjoyed before it was owned by WotC. Well, there were some good aspects about 5e that I did enjoy.
Then, if you...
What's the big deal?
I've been able to successfully run and play games for decades without ever looking at a single piece of errata. From 3rd to the present I've only had 1st printing books.
While looking through the Kickstarter page, I kept thinking "Awww, this looks adorable." Then I saw the line "Penguin-born Ancestry". Could not close the tab fast enough.
Honestly, you make a good point.
I admit to some prejudice on my part. Ever since I read about the DDB team who was responsible for making sure rules fit with the digital platform, I've been viewing some of the wonky rule changes through that lens.