Recent content by ShadowDenizen

All this. (Exec Bonuses are a topic I haven't even touched on, since it's really largely too broad a topic and beyond the scope of this thread.)

Yea, I saw the Paizo and Kobold Press prices. I'm not thrilled, but I also have respect for their companies and their stances with and for the fans, and that goes a long way. I don't get the impression that they are out to squeeze their fans, as I do with Wizards. (Not vilifying, they've...

I'm not vilifying them. (At least not more than any other large company.) I'm saying they should take the opinion of their customers (who make them.millions if not billions of dollars each year) into account when determining WHEN or IF to raise prices. Raising prices now after all the...

I guess "Reasonable" is in the eye of the beholder? But if they don't have any fans to BUY the products in the first place, the point is kinda moot. Many companies that are "too big to fail" are feeling the effects of pinching their fans unncessarily. Again, not trying to be trollish! But how...

But, (playing Devils Advocate), given the vast amounts of money that are being generated from D&D (probably more from ancillary material than core books), couldn't they have cut a break on the increase in books? Or even eaten it? I know WotC is a for-profit (arguably greedy) company, but the...

This is the cynical side of me speaking... But that sounds like an EXTEREMLY large increase for "inflation"? Especially when you consider that digital pricing is minimally affected. (Yes the "we don't need to ship/print" arguement SOUNDs reasonable on it's face, but we can safely assume that...

A bit late, but thanks for posting this. The Al Mi'raj is one of my favorite "minor monsters", and it's always fun to compare and contrast changes through the different editions! (y)

Thanks, @Harlath ! It's always helpful to have my initial opinions reinforced! And those issues you mentioned were some I had with the 1E. (Particularly attributes mattering more. If I want attributes to not matter, I'll play Fate. [Ha Ha!]) :)

Our long-time Middle Earth group is currently using the 5E Adventures in Midde Earth sources, and it's working fairly well. We're soon ending our 3+ year campaign, and are talking about using this new version of the One Ring for the next campaign. (I do have the 1st edition, which was quite...

I'd say 90% is a bit high; I'd put closer to 75% overall? That's given the history of the game (which owes its genesis to tactical wargames), and the historical focus of the core ruleboooks on combat-related material. The tide may be changing, though, with the massive influx of new & younger...

What I actually LIKE about Dark Sun (and older Dragonlance settings, and the Midnight setting, and so on) is that they offer up restrictions! Restrictions are NOT inherently a bad thing! But 3E, 4E (& 5E, though to a lesser extent, IMO) offered up a kitchen-sink style of play, where it's...

Hey, all! Is it just me? Or does it seem like the Artificer class seems to be far outpacing other classes in terms of power, playability and popularity? In literally the last 5 games I've played in (2 ongoing, and a few one-shot/short story arcs) there's been at least one artificer.... I...

Thanks for the write-up. For me, RotF is a mid-tier module; evocative setting, but little to connect the actual pieces together cohesively. Curse of Strahd is up at the top (admittedly I'm biased as a HUGE Ravenloft fan!!), but Ghosts of Saltmarsh is also up there for me. (The setting is...

Thanks for the continued feedback and info! I feel like I'm getting more of a handle from reading all the replies, as I'm trying to implement most of what is being said! :) I have potential hooks for each player. The Warlock (via his Patron) is interested in the Rod. The Lizard Man has had...

Thanks! Both those posts help give me some additional perspective. I think "Call from the Deep" and "Saltmarsh" tie in together pretty decently. (I've been hinting at the idea of a larger force controlling things in the Sword Coast; since I personally think the second adventure in the Saltmarsh...