Last night we finished the two-year 3.5 Dungeons & Dragons campaign. This morning, packing tape in hand, I banished over 100 lbs. of gaming books to cold storage. Reclaiming over 20 inches of bowing shelf space, it was like an immense burden had been lifted…literally in this case. In broader terms the completion of the campaign — very well run, mind you — also feels like a great weight has been removed. The air smells cleaner, the Pepsi tastes sweeter, and it’s like a new dawning of RPG prosperity has come.

Okay, I might be overstating things a bit on that last part but one thing that I’m not overstating is that I never, ever intend to play 3.5 again.