D&D General What Product Do You Wish They Sold For D&D

[Weiley31]

Sorry, I updated - you can export and print a D&D Beyond character on paper. So, how is this different?

Probably specifically for those, like me, who never use or want to use D&D Beyond.

 

[pming]

Hiya!

What do you wish they made for D&D?

Boxed Sets!

Do it up like BECMI. Maybe three boxes; Basic Levels (1 - 5), Expert Levels 6 - 10), Master Levels (11 - 20).

Next, do "adventure paths" (because I seriously don't think they will EVER go back to the best way... individual 30-page adventure modules ala 1e style). Like the 2e ones of The Night Below, Return to the Tomb Of Horrors, Rod of Seven Parts, etc. Nice, big boxes with hand outs, fold out maps, booklets for each 'section', booklet for 'background/setting' type stuff, etc. I'd pay $100 for a good boxed set every year. I've paid $0 for any hard back, nigh-unreadable-glossy-paged 'adventure book' they've put out. Ick. No thanks. Same with all the "optional" books (Xanathars, Volo's, etc; get rid of glossy full-colour interiors and I'd be tempted...but, well, yeah...).

^_^

Paul L. Ming

 

[jasper]

Wet-Erase Tact-tiles

sad noises. My tact-tiles died. I rubbed the lines off.

 

[jasper]

Dancing Dice Girls. They dance, they roll my dice. They clean house.
to be fair the other option
Dancing Dice Dudes. They dance, they roll my dice, they do the yard work.

 

[THEMNGMNT]

I'd love to see an art book for 5E, like what Magic puts out periodically.

 

[Sithlord]

Hiya!


Boxed Sets!

Do it up like BECMI. Maybe three boxes; Basic Levels (1 - 5), Expert Levels 6 - 10), Master Levels (11 - 20).

Next, do "adventure paths" (because I seriously don't think they will EVER go back to the best way... individual 30-page adventure modules ala 1e style). Like the 2e ones of The Night Below, Return to the Tomb Of Horrors, Rod of Seven Parts, etc. Nice, big boxes with hand outs, fold out maps, booklets for each 'section', booklet for 'background/setting' type stuff, etc. I'd pay $100 for a good boxed set every year. I've paid $0 for any hard back, nigh-unreadable-glossy-paged 'adventure book' they've put out. Ick. No thanks. Same with all the "optional" books (Xanathars, Volo's, etc; get rid of glossy full-colour interiors and I'd be tempted...but, well, yeah...).

^_^

Paul L. Ming

Noooooo!!!!! Not boxed sets. Please gods of publishing nooooo!!!!! Only hardback books with great binding.

 

[Reynard]

My real pie in the sky is an AR tabletop application. I want 3D terrain and animated minis and spell effects, but NOT a video game.

 

[Zaukrie]

My real pie in the sky is an AR tabletop application. I want 3D terrain and animated minis and spell effects, but NOT a video game.

That's even better than my 3d VTT hope.......ya'll will get this at some point, I'll just likely be in the grave by then, alas (I'm 57).

 

[el-remmen]

sad noises. My tact-tiles died. I rubbed the lines off.

Mine just "went missing." Which as far as I have been able to discern means someone I used to game with has a set of tact-tiles or they were left on the NJ transit. I am usually pretty generous about lending things out, but if I got something equitable, just call me Scrooge McDuck. (I have found cheap cardboard types - but not great).

 

[Omand]

So, going to echo a few things I have seen upthread, but what I wish for ...

5E Monster Manual II - I like Volo's and Mordenkainen's guides, but a pure monster book would be greatly appreciated. I am sure I could dig up at least 15 - 20 monsters from previous editions that could fit into 5E nicely that are not yet updated. Yes, I can do it, but life is busy and I would prefer to spend my time doing some world-building and plot development rather than figuring out stats.

5E Deities & Demigods - Maybe not quite the full 1E reproduction/treatment, but a good book that has the main fictional pantheons (Eberron, Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, Krynn) plus maybe 3 or 4 fictionalized real-world pantheons (Egyptian, Greek, Mesopotamian & Norse are likely the least problematic in terms of cultural appropriation claims, might get away with Celtic). Take all of those and provide say 1 page per deity, with some baseline ideas on dogma, holy texts, holy days, major servants, basic mythology. On top of that, you add an intro on how to integrate fictionalized religion into a campaign, with perhaps some campaign hooks that could link into multiple pantheons presented in the books. Basically, expand on the brief section on religion in the DMG.

Adventure Map Folios/Packs - Give us one for each of the adventure books they create. Higher quality than some of the maps in the books. They do not even have to be poster size in all cases, as I can use 8.5 x 11 map sheets for certain smaller encounters.

Greyhawk Campaign Setting - No nostalgia here as I never owned any of the previous boxed sets/versions. I was around in the 80s heyday, but home brew and Known World was where things were at. I still home brew, but everything I have read about Greyhawk has inspired ideas. I would disagree with some of Gygax's ideas (some of the racial groups are a bit problematic now when it comes to current cultural understanding), but there is a lot to loot in terms of inspiration. No further support is needed either. Create a version with a nice poster map (or even better, a huge map to buy separately) and let people take the nostalgia, or a new place to adventure, and then move on to other things. DM's Guild could provide all further support.

Cheers