The 2014 DMG was hastily mashed together and geared to veteran DMs because the designers spent too much time on the PHB and the deadline for the printer was coming
The Designers admitted so.
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The Designers admitted so.
You understand why the "print until we go out of business" model will not be reproduced, right?
Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
Of course. I just don't accept that it was a mistake in light of the results.
dave2008
Legend
My experience is different. I find them easy to use. I will admit I stated making monsters before reading through the guide completely, but once I did it has been easy for me. There are also helpful online tools as well, but I only started using those a few years ago.
I think for complex design, the DMG guide is really good. I prefer it to the one in the 4e DMG or the PF2 core books. And much better than the 3e rules!
Now, could there or should there be some quick creations rules that are simple and easy to follow. Sure, but I want those to be clear that that they are not the full guide.
mamba
Legend
they went out of business, not sure we can argue otherwise....
dave2008
Legend
Micah got what they wanted, so it was a success from their prospective. Just not a success for the company.
I decided to create a new thread for the topic. But as you can see from the title, it did not go well. In fact, I would describe it as one of the most heartbreaking sessions I've ever run based on how the players tore into me after the game.
Y'all, I feel completely defeated by this hobby.
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billd91
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Sounds less like the hobby defeating you and more like a group of players that, even if you lined them all up from end to end, they'd point in different directions. I don't think there's ANYTHING in the hobby that will unite them when they're like that.I decided to create a new thread for the topic. But as you can see from the title, it did not go well. In fact, I would describe it as one of the most heartbreaking sessions I've ever run based on how the players tore into me after the game.
Y'all, I feel completely defeated by this hobby.
How Dragonbane Pointed out the Clashing Desires of My Gaming Group
I’ve long struggled trying to find the “perfect” system for my group, as evidenced in my Post-Mortems about various 5E campaigns, Savage Worlds Holler, the recent 8-month campaign in 4E, and a series of indie one-shots including Dread, Monster of the Week, and Alice is Missing. Finally, I...
Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
Still not a mistake from a consumer standpoint. As I've said, lots of great content.
Marandahir
Crown-Forester (he/him)
Just FYI, Hasbro/WotC seem to be officially calling it the Revised 5th Edition now.
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