D&D 5E (2014) Justin Alexander's review of Shattered Obelisk is pretty scathing

[pukunui]

I didn't know Justin was banned from EN World. Anyone know the story there? Feel free to PM me rather than post it here.

 

[Alzrius]

I didn't know Justin was banned from EN World. Anyone know the story there? Feel free to PM me rather than post it here.

I'm rather shocked myself.

 

[QuentinGeorge]

Lol

Unpopular opinion, but I agree. He’s fine, but it’s not like everything he touches turns to gold.

He is an excellent dungeon master and a prolific adventure writer, but it really is quantity over quality since the days of 2E.

 

[QuentinGeorge]

According to part two of his review:

Project Lead: Amanda Hamon
Writers: Richard Baker, Eytan Bernstein, Makenzie De Armas, Amanda Hamon, Ron Lundeen, Christopher Perkins

Richard Baker and Perkins are there cos of their work on the original Phandelver adventure.

 

[mamba]

I didn't know Justin was banned from EN World. Anyone know the story there? Feel free to PM me rather than post it here.

no, post it, I am curious too, but I believe you can guess most of it, just not the specifics

 

[Remathilis]

Lol

He is an excellent dungeon master and a prolific adventure writer, but it really is quantity over quality since the days of 2E.

Are you seriously saying that quantity has increased and quality decreased since 2nd edition?!?

 

[darjr]

Are you seriously saying that quantity has increased and quality decreased since 2nd edition?!?

He's talking about Perkins. I disagree.

 

[Parmandur]

He's talking about Perkins. I disagree.

I think Perkons brings a certain sort of humor or energy to his writing that people either like, or they don't. I like it.

Certainly he is the most accomplished Adventure writer in the history of RPGs, which is admittedly an art format that only began when my dad was 28.

 

[doctorhook]

I didn't know Justin was banned from EN World. Anyone know the story there? Feel free to PM me rather than post it here.

Add me to the list of folks who didn’t know this and are very curious for the details

 

[Jahydin]

Wouldn't be the first time. Personally, I think Perkins is overrated.

Perkins loves himself some "whimsey". Unfortunately it doesn't always work tonally with what others are doing.

For example, I have a feeling the "spider web skating" goblins in Out of the Abyss, an overall pretty bleak and scary adventure, might be his doing.