Mike Shea

Like if you play Shadow Dark and you play D&D 5e and you play Pathfinder 2, they definitely are different games, right? And maybe you throw in like a Powered by the Apocalypse game in there. You play Monsters of the Week. I think if you play like those games, there's definitely like a difference in them.

But if you brought somebody who doesn't really understand role playing games to look at those games, they look very similar. And I think that's something we should kind of remember is that it's easy to get Ben out of shape about the various mechanics of the game. But the reality is like the way the game plays and operates is really not that different.

But if you brought somebody who doesn't really understand role playing games to look at those games, they look very similar. And I think that's something we should kind of remember is that it's easy to get Ben out of shape about the various mechanics of the game. But the reality is like the way the game plays and operates is really not that different.

But if you brought somebody who doesn't really understand role playing games to look at those games, they look very similar. And I think that's something we should kind of remember is that it's easy to get Ben out of shape about the various mechanics of the game. But the reality is like the way the game plays and operates is really not that different.

And that's just something that was apparent to me. It was apparent to me when I went to 1D4Con last year. I like to play a lot of independent RPGs that I don't normally play when I go to conventions. And I had them where I've played like Pirate Borg and Blade Runner and Dragonbane and D&D 5e and Pathfinder.

And that's just something that was apparent to me. It was apparent to me when I went to 1D4Con last year. I like to play a lot of independent RPGs that I don't normally play when I go to conventions. And I had them where I've played like Pirate Borg and Blade Runner and Dragonbane and D&D 5e and Pathfinder.

And that's just something that was apparent to me. It was apparent to me when I went to 1D4Con last year. I like to play a lot of independent RPGs that I don't normally play when I go to conventions. And I had them where I've played like Pirate Borg and Blade Runner and Dragonbane and D&D 5e and Pathfinder.

And you're like, you know, I mean, we're sitting around rolling dice, having a good time with our friends. And they like, if you think about that way, you know, I think we need to worry a little less about the mechanics of things and just kind of enjoy this game that we like, the style of game that we like. So that was something that kind of picked me up. There were outliers.

And you're like, you know, I mean, we're sitting around rolling dice, having a good time with our friends. And they like, if you think about that way, you know, I think we need to worry a little less about the mechanics of things and just kind of enjoy this game that we like, the style of game that we like. So that was something that kind of picked me up. There were outliers.

And you're like, you know, I mean, we're sitting around rolling dice, having a good time with our friends. And they like, if you think about that way, you know, I think we need to worry a little less about the mechanics of things and just kind of enjoy this game that we like, the style of game that we like. So that was something that kind of picked me up. There were outliers.

The 20th level 5e game was definitely an outlier. One problem we had is that I didn't know it was a 20th level 5e game and no slight to the game master. I would not have played in a 5e game if I had known it was a 20th level game because I know how hard it is to run a 20th level game in a slot at a convention.

The 20th level 5e game was definitely an outlier. One problem we had is that I didn't know it was a 20th level 5e game and no slight to the game master. I would not have played in a 5e game if I had known it was a 20th level game because I know how hard it is to run a 20th level game in a slot at a convention.

The 20th level 5e game was definitely an outlier. One problem we had is that I didn't know it was a 20th level 5e game and no slight to the game master. I would not have played in a 5e game if I had known it was a 20th level game because I know how hard it is to run a 20th level game in a slot at a convention.

It's a reason why I do not sign up for tier three and four games when I'm playing like adventures league games. I like tier one and two. And I've just seen how tier three and four games can go. And many, many times, certainly more often than lower tier games, they go too long. Battles take forever. There's, you know, players will hang on to like every mechanic that they've got.

It's a reason why I do not sign up for tier three and four games when I'm playing like adventures league games. I like tier one and two. And I've just seen how tier three and four games can go. And many, many times, certainly more often than lower tier games, they go too long. Battles take forever. There's, you know, players will hang on to like every mechanic that they've got.

It's a reason why I do not sign up for tier three and four games when I'm playing like adventures league games. I like tier one and two. And I've just seen how tier three and four games can go. And many, many times, certainly more often than lower tier games, they go too long. Battles take forever. There's, you know, players will hang on to like every mechanic that they've got.

You know, there's a lot of issues that go on there. But I think that one of the things is that we like we spend a lot of time in the minutia of games when really we should just remember what the big the big thing from the games are. So one of them is, and I was talking to Michelle, we were getting kind of frustrated.

You know, there's a lot of issues that go on there. But I think that one of the things is that we like we spend a lot of time in the minutia of games when really we should just remember what the big the big thing from the games are. So one of them is, and I was talking to Michelle, we were getting kind of frustrated.

You know, there's a lot of issues that go on there. But I think that one of the things is that we like we spend a lot of time in the minutia of games when really we should just remember what the big the big thing from the games are. So one of them is, and I was talking to Michelle, we were getting kind of frustrated.

She was frustrated with me because I was like, my recommendation is don't run 20th level 5E games. Now I will say this, the best D&D game I ever played in, the best RPG I ever played in was a 20th level game. that my friend James Intercaso ran for his adventure called Invasion of the Planet of Tarrasques. But we spent a lot of time building our characters together before we ever sat down to play.