Recent content by Reynard

The 2024 rules changes are not upgrades. They are just different, built to convince you to buy them, not that they are better. The "playtest" was just more marketing BS. They could have just issued anniversary editions of the core books incorporating with new art and on created a rift, but some...

My brain keeps reading "Kobold Night Hunters" and I would back THAT game.

For this tangent, I am deeply ashamed. The point is the customer base is much larger than it has ever been, and that should mean we actually get a greater variety of products because no single product has to sell to everyone to maintain profitability. But we aren't getting that.

From a GM's perspective, I like when mode shifts occur. It helps me reset my brain to the new thing that is happening. That probably has a lot to do with me being a trad gamer for my whole life.

One thing that I find interesting is how different TTRPGs handle the shift from one mode of playing (talking to the Baron) to another mode of play (combat against the Baron's guards) based on the things happening in play. Some games try and minimize the mode shift such that the mechanics are the...

I started playing Inquisitor: Martyr on my PS5 tonight because I need relaxing violence.

Look at you cherry picking.

Look, i.am just saying that I, personally, want something innovative in D&D and the last innovative thing they did was advantage/disadvantage. Everything else for 5E has been playing it safe, 5E 2024 most egregious of all. Everybody is excited to get yet another dusty setting in Dark Sun and I...

What do you think was innovative in 5E led by oldies?

I reject this notion. The whole classic era of D&D was driven by people new to it (because it was new) and many of them VERY young. D&D veterans tend to make things that look like the D&D they grew up with -- which we have overwhelming evidence for. Note again that I am talking about...

When you look at people in the arts doing things that are innovative, you see 20-somethings. That you think you have to be old to impact the arts world ignores huge swaths of reality. Yes, some artists make impacts when they are older, but not many. We should trust the people of the generation...

I'm just saying that D&D needs some serious infusion of creativity and us GenXers (like Crawford and Perkins) aren't managing it.

I dare you to look up when most influential artist types created their most interesting works. Hint: when you are old,you aren't generally innovative. Let the "kids" set the tone. Ignore the oldies.

In the context of RPGs and "story", I think this is a distinction without a difference.

I thin you are missing my point.