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Qhue said:
Been running a new campaign using the reworked 5e Temple of Elemental Evil as a 50th anniversary of D&D thing as well as the first time I've GM'd actual by-the-book D&D in literally decades using the 2024 rules. Its interesting how, in many ways T1 holds up nearly 5 decades later, but in other ways its very much a product of gaming in harsh Wisconsin winters of the pre-internet age.

As a result I've had to make a few tweaks to the adventure in order to provide actual motivation, but also factor in players who 1) DONT automatically check every surface for secret doors / traps but 2) DO try and role play / talk to all the 'bad guys' rather than just charging in murder-hobo-style.
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Oh dude I hear ya. And every group is different. Even every player in thst group is exceedingly different. And has their own play style. That's where the real trick lies. Being able to engage 5 to 8 different play styles at once like that.

My group. I can count on one hand hoe many times they've checked for secret doors on one hand. And that's only when I goad them into it. Same for checking for traps. I forced their hand with thst last session. Fireball fungi in a small room. Almost killed 2 people before they stopped.
 
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Anyone with extensive D&D experience knows that keeping a group going is THE hardest part of the game and everyone's differing view of what D&D 'is' has a lot to do with why so many groups implode.

I try really hard to give all my players what they want, but the DM is a player too and I'm not willing to invest numerous hours every week into a game that isn't fun for me.

Fortunately, most (but definitely not all) of the players I've had enjoy the type of game I prefer to run.
 
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Having grown up knowing Gary personally and learning to play DnD from him and Ernie when I was like 12 - WOTC can eat an entire bag of cocks.

The enshitification of the modern era of DnD was one thing, I can just not buy it and ignore it until it morphs back in to something approaching sane, but going out of their way to destroy the legacy of the creators because they were what, white guys from 70s?

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Grabbit Allworth

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Why anyone would voluntarily give WOTC money at this point is a mystery. o_O
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When it comes to woke shit, I am a hateful, spiteful, near-insufferable asshole that constantly spouts off about how much I hate it and I've cut out dozens of offending products/services from my life, but D&D is my Achilles heel.

I still buy most of the books they print despite knowing they're largely trash, but I find myself skipping releases more often. Even though the game is a childhood love, I do have a limit.
 
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Seems Elon is asking how much Hasbro is and is upset about the Gygax attack. The crazies on reddit and EnWorld are foaming at the mouth at the thought of Elon making D&D great again.
 
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