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If people want to talk about 5E difficulty, there's several threads for that, including this one over here.

Check out D&D 4E. That's literally where the warlock class design was lifted from. 4E at-wills became 5E cantrips. 4E encounter powers became 5E short-rest spell slots. 4E daily powers became 5E long-rest spell slots. There are dozens and dozens of classes to pick apart and port over.

It does not deliver the gaming experience I want and, frankly, it's boring as a game. Characters are too powerful from the jump, they are practically immortal, can't really be hurt...and when they are hurt it doesn't last, so there are effectively zero stakes. The classes are ridiculously...

It was funny the first time one turn from one of the younger players took longer than the whole rest of group (referee and monsters included) because they would not shut up describing their action. The sun was just so, the light glinted off their sword, their armor, their shield, their...

It absolutely is. Everyone but the power gamer is casual, so clash of play styles. The older gamers know time is limited and we need to get on with the game so put the group first. Whereas the younger gamers know that when it's their turn it's their time to shine and will hold that spotlight...

Pretty much. Almost anything even slightly negative is voted into obscurity and/or deleted outright by the mods. Though there are the beginnings of cracks in this from the mods. They're allowing more questioning of the show of late. Maybe because they're not enjoying C3 as much themselves...

For the kids… For the olds…

Long-time D&D group. Includes family, friends, and some of our kids. Satisfied. There’s an obvious generation gap in styles. The older players just get on with their turn while the younger ones try to meticulously describe all their actions, no matter how irrelevant. It’s almost like they take...

I’m a cynical Gen Xer, too. I didn’t watch CR for awhile and laughed at the idea of watching other people play D&D. Then I tried their Call of Cthulhu one shot. Then I tried episode one of C2. Then I was in. Looking back, it took surprisingly little to hook me.

Finished Mushoku Tensei Vol 24. Two more to go. My predictions are coming true. Not the specific details, but some of the beats. Some great twists and surprises. My jaw legit hit the floor at one sentence. Not at the obvious one , but at the appropriate “oh, $&@#” one . I’m still absolutely...

It's worth noting that they seem to be uploading the edited down versions of the episodes to YouTube. It might be a taste to get people to check out Beacon or they might put the whole thing up for free. No idea.

The regular, traditional game we play is D&D. We’ve played 5E for a decade. I’m not satisfied with it. Thankfully, we’re switching to a different fantasy system long term and will also be trying out different systems as one shots soon.

The only real differences seem to be the giveaways are gone and when major events drop, the CR staff and friends show up in chats to check on people…like they did a few episodes ago.

The CR subreddit is weird. It’s the most toxically positive place I’ve ever seen.

I’m having a similar issue with spoilery chapter titles. If you want named chapter titles, great. But don’t spoil the twist of the chapter in the title. That’s a nice table of contents at the front of the book. Oh, I’ve glanced at the ToC and now I know every major twist in the book. That’s...

I wish that was already a thing. At least from some of the luminaries we’ve already lost and some that cannot be long for this world.

Same. I post all kinds of typos and edit my posts when I notice them. You can edit posts for a reason. So why not?

“But without rules it would be no better than playing cops and robbers on the play ground. ‘I shot you!’ ‘No, you didn’t!’ and all that.” Yes, exactly. That’s why you need rules. You need rules to establish guidelines for the fiction and maybe some mechanics to resolve conflicts about what...

A: “Doctor, it hurts when I do this.” B: “So don’t do that.” A: “But I like the pain.” B: “So what the hell are you complaining about?” A: “I like complaining, too.” B: “Get out.” A: “No.” B: “Why?” A: “I like being a contrarian, too.” Moral. Not everything is a fetish or a preference...