boomers figured out the other mediums.

yeah, i’m not into the theater kids style of D&D either, but i do like immersive RP balanced with combat and problem solving.

basically 2e style: a fantasy simulator with a lot of gritty mechanics, where the party keeps it mostly serious, and the GM uses historical inspiration to make a culturally and mythologically balanced world that is part sandbox, part scripted, medium magic, and very immersive - a world that is not centered around the players, a world where PC death is a real risk and the players have to actually be engaged to survive.

like, serious D&D shit.

walk away, casual observer. you do not want to climb the slope to this grognard’s mighty bastions. surely, you will be defeated.

the right way to play dungeons and dragons