Yeah it was the same for Shattered Obelisk. I only pre-ordered the digital of that one and had to wait for release date. I pre-ordered Venca bundle though.
I definitely wasn't a fan of the warlord. Saying that though, I'd be okay with a warlordy type class showing up in a supplement (so I don't feel bad about banning core classes). It still blows my mind how PF2 turned out. I would have never guessed they would lean toward 4e style design...
Just a heads up. The Beadle & Grimm box sets sell out pretty quickly with no guarantee to reprint. I really want this box set but I bought the Phandelver one and I need to save money.
I don't know if I would call them adventure paths. They feel more like short adventures (even though it takes several sessions to complete). I'm not sure what the overall consensus is though.
À la Carter purchases no longer being supported is a bummer. It worked well for the Yawning Portal type books. I could buy what I was planning to run from it. This saved me from having to purchase the book again in digital form.
The green dragon and the banshee in Phandelver is a pretty good example of a combat that should be negotiated or flat out run from. When I introduced the game to my wife and kids I told them it was perfectly okay to retreat from combat (or if possible, completely avoid it). I'd say we play it in...
Not to speak for the others who have commented on this particular discussion, to me this is what it boils down to. Once a certain thing or race or class/subclass is added to the core PHB that doesn't mingle well with a particular taste, it's harder to exclude them. I'm not saying this has got to...
Coming in late but wanted to put my thoughts in. I really enjoy the campaign books WotC puts out. We generally have a lot of fun with them. I have looked at shorter adventures too. I ended up embedding The Sunless Citadel into my Phandalin campaign that picked up into Shattered Obelisk. My...