Recent content by Burnside

Swallowed by giant frog I think is objectively funny. I would not be upset at all. I think the fact that the situation ended with her summoning a horse and killing the toad would be great moment in most campaigns. I have gotten a bit upset/sad when a long-term character of mine - or another...

The thing with this is that the Heroes of the Borderlands base box as it's currently produced has a $50 price point. Beadle & Grimm's Dragon Delves DM Vault, for example, which is roughly the same level of physical product as Heroes of the Borderlands if not slightly LESS stuff, is priced at...

Re: Thay, At the first D&D Direct in 2023, WotC announced a Red Wizards-focused adventure was coming in 2025 (presumably as a “timely” follow up to the movie) but the project seemed to get scrapped (possibly related to the departure of Chris Perkins) and a kinda half-baked fragment of it, Hold...

There very well might have been. Given the nature of the questions, it seems likely to me that there would be.

Not a campaign adventure, but FWIW Shard of the Accursed in Keys from the Golden Vault is set in the mountains south of San Citlan. I'd love to see many of the Radiant Citadel setting used more in official products. I was happy to see Godsbreath used in Dragon Delves (although I didn't like the...

I have been in this program since 2023. I honestly don't recall an NDA, but I will assume there is one. I think I can safely say that the questions and surveys I've been asked through it have to do with D&D, not Magic.

I’m a little worried about the chase sequence, and probably won’t run that bit as written. It’s wonderfully atmospheric but the mechanics are wonky, and the designer is mum on what should happen if the villain escapes. But other than that it seems awesome.

Tammeraut’s Fate from Ghosts of Saltmarsh (level 9).

They have released many Silver editions. It’s not about 25 years. It’s about the price point & amount of stuff in the box - they do Silver, Gold, and Platinum sets.

I'm currently running a group through a "best of WotC 5E short adventures" campaign. This is what I have lined up for them: Level 1 - The Joy of Extradimensional Spaces (Candlekeep Mysteries) Level 2 - Scream of the Crop (Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club) Level 3 - Baker’s Doesn’t...

Sure. But your "a lot of people seem to be holding a grudge" and "Platonic ideal design team" post above feels like you think people manufactured out of whole cloth this idea that WotC wouldn't touch Dark Sun. People largely think that because Kyle Brink, speaking on behalf of WotC, said in 2023...

I've read the new FR books, and I really don't remember any references to slavery. I'm sure there's something in there, but it's fleeting. Nothing like Out of the Abyss. Then again, tbh I was one of those who thought WotC would stay away from Dark Sun due to their standards & practices (since...

We're a long way from 2015.

While I agree with a lot of his take, and am having some of the same issues with 2024 - particularly the “mechanics first, narrative…maybe?” approach, I don’t agree with his tone which implies that narrative first is objectively better. While I too prefer it, it’s literally just a preference...

Larian went to WotC to get the license - repeatedly, actually, as WotC initially didn’t think Larian was ready.