Recent content by Hussar

Absolutely no one is saying this. This is a huge straw many that you are creating. What is being said is that if you absolutely refuse to try other games, despite gaming for years on end, that you have a limited band of experience compared to someone who has at least tried other systems from...

Question. Why do I need to change the setting with each new edition? If a setting was system agnostic, then I shouldn't need to change it in order to use it with a new edition or rule set. Answer? Settings are defined by rulesets. That you can later change a setting to incorporate new...

Or, to put it another way, the lore of the setting was dictated by the mechanics. The PHB says that elves and dwarves are X and the settings incorporate that. Which is precisely what I've been saying all the way along. Settings are defined by the mechanics. Not exclusively, of course, but...

Can you answer the question please, @Maxperson? Is it your contention that it is entirely coincidental that these elements only appear in a setting after they appear in the rules? That these elements were always part of the setting, just off screen? And, their appearance "on screen" has...

Wow. I so do not agree. Just because you can drive a Toyota Corolla does not mean you would be a good driver for a large truck or a high performance sports car. Sure, you can learn the basics of driving only driving one car. But, no, you are not a "good driver" if you can only drive one car...

So, it's your contention that there were dwarven arch mages and elven high priests in the setting, but, they were just never mentioned because of reasons that have nothing to do with the edition for which the material was written? Is that about right? They were always there. Just "off screen"...

That's edition specific.

Well, in older D&D, much like newer D&D, you detected traps pretty much automatically. An elf in the party meant you had an automatic chance regardless of your speed. IIRC, the best chances were about 50/50, so, if you brought two elves with you, then you pretty much get all the secret doors...

That's not what he said. He said that you could have an AI do all the prep work. Making the maps and whatnot. Why would I use an AI to replace all elements of GMing? Why would I not just use the AI tool to replace the prep work and I can then enjoy the stuff that I actually like doing? Is...

I'm not sure I actually agree with that. There is just so much to learn from experiencing other games. It would be like saying you can be a good cook if you ONLY cook food from one country. Yes, you might cook that country's food really well, but, it's an extremely limited palate. No chef...

I mean, isn't that Baldur's Gate 3?

Really? The prep work is the best part of DMing for you? For me it's running at the table. Prep is what I have to endure, not what I enjoy.

Difficult? Complicated? But, I do get the sense that there is some talking at cross purposes as people are defining hard in one single way or another. To me, if you have to practice something for a significant amount of time in order to gain basic proficiency and then have to continue to work...

Just as an additional thought. If settings in D&D are not defined by mechanics, why are dragons in Dragonlance color coded? Why do elves all look the same, regardless of setting? Same with dwarves or halflings? A Krynnish, Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms dwarf all look the same and act the same...

Oh, I totally agree. I'm not the one arguing that settings are not based in the mechanics that they were designed for. I'm not the one saying that settings are totally system agnostic. Adding a platoon of dwarven wizards does rather change the setting though, because, unless these are the...