D&D 5E Revel's End... magi-tech that jumps the shark!

[Deset Gled]

Not at all. I read it and loved exactly those elements that horrify the OP. So they're not wrong. It's just a matter of taste.

I'd say it's almost more of a matter of marketing than taste. Most of the things described in the adventure sound fine to me, just not as part of the traditional fantasy setting. If it was openly marketed as a magitech adventure it would probably be more palatable to many.

 

[Reynard]

Core D&D hasn't been traditional medieval fantasy for at least 20 years, and probably significantly longer depending on what you consider "traditional medieval fantasy."

 

[Clint_L]

I'd say it's almost more of a matter of marketing than taste. Most of the things described in the adventure sound fine to me, just not as part of the traditional fantasy setting. If it was openly marketed as a magitech adventure it would probably be more palatable to many.

It was marketed as an anthology. There will be a variety of motifs, I am sure. To me, it makes sense to include a lot of different writers and flavours.

 

[Reynard]

It was marketed as an anthology. There will be a variety of motifs, I am sure. To me, it makes sense to include a lot of different writers and flavours.

True but the Vault is the framing narrative and it looks like the magitech MI stuff comes from that organization so i woudn't be surprised if there was a consistency in that regard.

 

[Reaper Steve]

sounds like another Tuesday in Eberron shrugs

btw, I get what u mean. For my Birthright campaign, I find that I can use DnD scenarios less and less, and I’m turning to convert Warhammer scenarios to DnD rules. Works for me

It this was set in Eberron rather than FR, I probably wouldn’t have batted an eye.

 

[Nadan]

It this was set in Eberron rather than FR, I probably wouldn’t have batted an eye.

TBH FR is more High Magic than Eberron, just not as pervasive as how Eberron utilize magic . And that prison is builded by city-states that have plenty (and powerful) of magic users to deposit.

 

[edosan]

I haven’t read the adventure yet, but I can’t say any of this is particularly surprising.

Personally, I like a much lower magic game but I acknowledge I am probably in the minority.

 

[Bill Zebub]

Not at all. I read it and loved exactly those elements that horrify the OP. So they're not wrong. It's just a matter of taste.

Similar to the brick in the Honor Among Thieves trailer. I thought the brick was the best part of the trailer.

 

[Bill Zebub]

Personally, I like a much lower magic game but I acknowledge I am probably in the minority.

Same here. We lost that fight.

I'm currently really enjoying Five Torches Deep.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Yeah, I'd probably tone that stuff down if I were running it myself, but I can't say that I'm bothered by them writing it that way. It's meant to appeal to the "prison break" sub-genre, and that wouldn't work as well with a less modern prison.