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@friede You're probably right. But consumers are also fair to discuss and comment on the product and whether or not it lands for them. And I suspect the majority of people commenting are folks who feel like *some* products land, and others don't.
@friede One that comes to mind is Idle Champions: Fury of the Blackrose. Somewhere around episode 3 or 4, the GM begins narrating a spider and several players do the visible equivalent of an X Card and the GM immediately pivots to a centipede instead. It was great to see the system work!
@DanTalksGames @the_chezident It's not even necessarily banning. Remember, the default is the PHB. Anything outside of it is technically option expansion content that should be okayed by the DM first.
@thelostbay Sorry, short on characters! Vampire: the Masquerade. The book is absolutely, utterly gorgeous. But the character creation is scattered across many chapters and the typography is...artistic.
@thelostbay Both, actually. I'm increasingly convinced that many of the best TTRPGs are needlessly gating play behind books that are barely usable. VtM comes to mind: it's a work of art, but making a character is difficult. I want books to invest in but 1 page infographics for at the table.
@newbiedm Even if you DID pull it out of your ass, so what? Sometimes DMs have to do that, for any number of reasons. God forbid players actually gas up and encourage their DM instead of just begging for someone to spoon feed them a video game.
@Umbral_KnightX It's normal. There's a handful of "models" out there. Different companies use different midels. And most companies give results with a HUGE margin of error. If you look at the high confidence results, the models are quite close. But the low confidence results can vary widely.
@friede ah but you see, then we can't pretend that it's still a small podunk group of friends at the table. For better or worse, CR is selling a brand that obfuscates the massive labor that helps build it.
@friede First thought: how refreshing the minimalist design is. No distracting overlays or cluttered tables.
Second thought: love that they aren't shy about being a show. "Great B roll" is a great joke. Makes me feel a little behind the scenes, but doesn't pretend it isn't a show.