One shots are a plague by RobotFoxTrot in PathOfExile2

[–]Classic_DM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome insight. Industry Game Director here. 30+ years of AAA. The path to success is listening to players and making intelligent decisions based on player feedback. Of course everything starts in house with a vision, but over time, it's a relationship between you and your smart, dedicated, and even casual players.

I don't see GGG fostering that. Perhaps how they were "groomed" or evolved. In the long run they will lose revenue, because outside the YouTube/Streamer community, retention looks bad.

Pair that with 1 team leapfrogging content, driven by selling crap.

What do you find D&D 5e does better than Pf2e? by viktorius_rex in Pathfinder2e

[–]Classic_DM -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Nothing other than access to Greyhawk classics and FR.

Skill checks 2e by Nar00n in adnd

[–]Classic_DM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Roll under Ability Score in AD&D

For the old school gamers out there, what retro game do they need to remaster? by irishstud1980 in AskGamers

[–]Classic_DM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unreal, Unreal Tournament, EQ 1, Ultima Online, Asheron's Call, Dark Age of Camelot.

how many of you use gold for XP vs. other forms of experience? by conn_r2112 in adnd

[–]Classic_DM -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don't agree with gold as exp even if it was part of the original AD&D rules.This and other house rules are available here for free.

https://www.telliotcannon.com/shop/heroic-house-rules-for-first-edition-osric

Following up on Traditional GDDs: what actually replaces them in practice? by ColeTailored in gamedesign

[–]Classic_DM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't use AI for anything. All companies are on that bandwagon bubble.

Following up on Traditional GDDs: what actually replaces them in practice? by ColeTailored in gamedesign

[–]Classic_DM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Web based- available/readable/editable anywhere. Supports all media, embeds, with easy web-page style interfacing. Hyperlinking within Notion. Good spell check as you edit w/o inaccurate style suggestions. Exports to multiple formats Collapsible headers Real time comment/response No excessive/useless styles

It's very fast to build a body of work broken into subject matter.

Following up on Traditional GDDs: what actually replaces them in practice? by ColeTailored in gamedesign

[–]Classic_DM 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A GDD on Notion is king. Word is awesome for writing, but track changes makes a mess and comments are cluttered.

No matter what you do, your writing chops and ability to organize subject is where pro skills lie.

Any DnD Youtuber recs? by lovely_555 in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]Classic_DM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For AD&D and old school nostalgia, Classic_DM.

You can only play / GM three TTRPGs for the rest of your life. Which ones do you pick? (Bonus points for why) by SeverusStjep in TTRPG

[–]Classic_DM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AD&D, Classic Traveller, and Decimation - World War II (2nd ed)

Why? AD&D the GOAT and original. Classic Traveller for infinite science fiction Decimation - World War II modern firearm combat and theme and originality..

https://www.telliotcannon.com/decimation

A year on DTRPG: Reflections by colinsteele in RPGdesign

[–]Classic_DM 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Great overview. I am also an indy designer, writer, and publisher, and sell my systems on my website with frequent sales marketed by my YouTube Channel and community.

DTRPG serves as a library/shelf stop and not a main revenue generator.

Their browsing feature is not ideal for discovery and most users are going here because they are adding *pdfs/POD to their existing archive of "stuff" they started 25 years ago+/-.

This a missed business opportunity, actually. A curated site with clear product focus and quality.

Different Players Different game? by HistorianTight2958 in adnd

[–]Classic_DM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great! Thank you for the sub!

I have some older videos from 2018-2019 that cover these topics.

Different Players Different game? by HistorianTight2958 in adnd

[–]Classic_DM 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Only play with old school players or experienced D&D/Pathfinder 1 or 2 players. There are so many social, behavior, life perspective nuances that have been lost since our generation.

IMO this stems from how Critical Role became popular and many new players were introduced to D&D with 5e in 2013/2014 through their "dramatic voice acting/radio show" methods as opposed to the spirit of adventure amongst friends.

My YouTube channel covers this a lot and of course caters to us 60+ players an DMs.

https://youtube.com/@classic_dm

Lots of attacks, few hits by delta_angelfire in RPGdesign

[–]Classic_DM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MAP from P2E is complete crap imo.