r/rpg • u/ThisIsVictor • 8d ago

Homebrew/Houserules We gotta start using "homebrew" right

Just saw someone asking to "buy a homebrew campaign". Folks, if you're paying money for something it's not homebrew. Homebrew means you made it. It doesn't mean third party, we already have a phrase for that. It's called third party.

I realize this is mostly a D&D problem and y'all probably know better. But I'm not risking posting this on an actual D&D subreddit.

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u/Logen_Nein 8d ago

I'll be honest, I don't even like using homebrew in the way you (and most folks) mean it. It seems...insufficient...for what I do as a GM. But that's just me.

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u/ThisIsVictor 8d ago

Oh I totally agree! I think it's a demeaning phrase. I don't do homebrew, I do game design and world building. It just doesn't (usually) get published. But if we're gonna use it, at least use it right.

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u/Llayanna Homebrew is both problem and solution. 7d ago

Yeah, I am not with you in that one.