D&D 5E Am I no longer WoTC's target audience?

[generic]

That may be so, but they are at least designed by professionals. Dan Dillon actually works at WotC as a Designer now, even.

I would rather have an excellent product that was designed by a casual gamer than a trashy and imbalanced product designed by a professional.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

I have not yet read Courts of the Shadow Fey, perhaps I will pick it up.

I haven't truly read it back-to-front, nor actually run it, so you may want to take a look at other opinions instead of just mine

 

[generic]

I haven't truly read it back-to-front, nor actually run it, so you may want to take a look at other opinions instead of just mine

I will, but thank you for the recommendation.

 

[Fenris-77]

Kobold Press does excellent work. I like it a lot.

 

[generic]

Kobold Press does excellent work. I like it a lot.

And, of course, you're entitled to your opinion, as am I to mine.

 

[prabe]

The Kobold Press adventures are bland and boring IMO, and their crunch is overpowered, especially their Deep(?) Magic series, the one which details Clockwork magic, Blood magic, etc.

The Tome of Beasts is nice, however, and their pamphlets which contain race rules are balanced and fun.

I'll keep that in mind if I go looking for character options. Even the stuff in their monster books I've found to have a tendency to punch above the published CR (which could be about my own inadequacies as much as their design).

 

[generic]

I'll keep that in mind if I go looking for character options. Even the stuff in their monster books I've found to have a tendency to punch above the published CR (which could be about my own inadequacies as much as their design).

Oh, it's certainly true that most Kobold Press monsters punch pretty far above their given CR, it's the design that makes them interesting.

 

[Arilyn]

Some of my favourite adventures are put out by Koblod Press.

Many game designers in the industry are freelancers. A lot of 3rd party companies are created by old hands in the field. Because of the competition I find most 3rd party products to be well done. Just wouldn't survive otherwise. Individual creations that can be found on sites like DM's guild, of course is going to be more of a mixed bag.

 

[prabe]

Oh, it's certainly true that most Kobold Press monsters punch pretty far above their given CR, it's the design that makes them interesting.

I'm pleased that's not just me. I agree that the monsters are interesting; they're just rated on a differently-calibrated gauge.

 

[Fenris-77]

And, of course, you're entitled to your opinion, as am I to mine.

You're entitled to my opinion too. No worries.