Malcolm Craig

43) Dark Sun was the best ever D&D setting.

Actually, that might stray a little from being a banal, tepid non-take.

42) Your favourite RPG is not any better than anyone else's favourite RPG.

41) I know a lot of RPG writers who use subtext, and they are all cowards.

40) Tales of Gargenthir needs to make a comeback.

39) What 'actual play' is has varied across time and space, and that's perfectly dandy.

38) Traveller's 'dying during character creation' element is actually a great feature.

37) Most RPG tie-in novels are objectively bad, but who cares?

36) Boxed sets are nice.

But come on! Laser fingers!

35)Meniscus Craplord is a great character name.

34) The other 'Steve Jackson' is the same two children inside a different trenchcoat.

33) 'Steve Jackson' is actually two children inside a trenchcoat.

32) Glorantha has way, way too much lore.

31) Those old Citadel miniatures you're hanging onto are not worth as much as you think. Perhaps a pension plan is a better idea?

30) It's ok to like objectively bad games.

29) GM baiting and switching is no fun at all. It's not clever, it's just tiresome.

28) Passive-aggressive of outright confrontational slogan t-shirts aren't really very funny or cool. They just make you look like an arse.

27) Everyone - and I mean everyone - loves a monster manual or an equipment guide. Yes, that means you. Stop pretending. You know it's true.

26) Anyway, if you get upset about disability, gender, ethnicity, or sexuality being represented in your chosen favourite RPG, you really should get a grip.

25) You're not seriously expecting me to carry on with this, are you? I mean, there's only so much banality in one day.

24) Irn Bru or L&P are the best game-time soft drinks.

23) That 500-page tome you picked up on a whim at a con three years ago? You are never going to play it. Stop kidding yourself.

22) Graph paper is best for handwritten character sheets.

21) RPGs are a broad church, encompassing many different forms and style. That is also great.

20) No matter how cerebral you think your Call of Cthulhu character is, secretly you want them to have a Lewis gun.

19) No, really, Phoenix Command is brain meltingly complex.

18) But we all like to tell stories about fun moments in play, and that's great.

17) Nobody wants to hear you talk about your character for an hour without pause.

16) Fleshing out the world as you play is great.

15) @gregorhutton.bsky.social is a genius. I mean that very, very seriously.