D&D (2024) Kobold Press posts 2024 DMG Hit Piece

[Mirrorrorrim]

How? How does 5.5 make it easier to homebrew?

It literally gives advice, with examples. Have you read it?

 

[Imaro]

I guess my question is if knowing how to world build in detail is actually needed in order to do a basic job of running the game? (And I ask that as a HUGE fan of the 1e DMG).

It's a facet of the game that has existed since the beginning and I believe yes a setting for some people's game is needed in order to do what is considered a basic job of running it. Otherwise why are homebrewed worlds the #1 type of game ran?

I'm not going to get into semantics around what is "needed" since as one gains experience and figures out what their own style is and how they want to run their game... what is or is not needed changes for each DM. However they should be introduced to certain core concepts of DM'ing as a beginner DM and I believe one of those things is worldbuilding. Again I ask what is needed that wasn't included to run D&D? What do we need to add so badly that warrants this section being removed?

 

[Imaro]

I don't think so. What if you're planning on running mostly published adventures?

Yet most DM's run in a homebrewed world...

 

[Emerikol]

It's a facet of the game that has existed since the beginning and I believe yes a setting for some people's game is needed in order to do what is considered a basic job of running it. Otherwise why are homebrewed worlds the #1 type of game ran?

I'm not going to get into semantics around what is "needed" since as one gains experience and figures out what their own style is and how they want to run their game... what is or is not needed changes for each DM. However they should be introduced to certain core concepts of DM'ing as a beginner DM and I believe one of those things is worldbuilding. Again I ask what is needed that wasn't included to run D&D? What do we need to add so badly that warrants this section being removed?

I agree with everything Imaro said.

I would say that a published setting can help a new DM but in the long run being able to create a setting is a valuable skill. I know of at least one game that died because the entire group was new and after the initial module which came with the game, the DM didn't know what to do.

 

[Micah Sweet]

It literally gives advice, with examples. Have you read it?

Well, I did ask the question didn't I?

But you're in luck. A buddy of mine just lent me his copy of the 5.5 DMG to read, so I guess I'll be able to provide an opinion that meets your standards soon.

 

[Parmandur]

I guess my question is if knowing how to world build in detail is actually needed in order to do a basic job of running the game? (And I ask that as a HUGE fan of the 1e DMG).

No, that's why the new DMG provides guidance to do the bare minimum for feature complete game prep.

 

[mamba]

In other words is there something missing from the 3 corebooks in order to actually run the game... that we need to remove Greyhawk and the worldbuilding section in order to fit in? If not what are we discussing here?

we do not need to build a setting to run the game either, we are discussing if there is a better use for the pages taken up by it - and quite frankly the bastion system is even higher on the list of fluff that is not needed, the lore section is questionable too, but bastions top my personal list

 

[Imaro]

we do not need to build a setting to run the game either, we are discussing if there is a better use for the pages taken up by it - and quite frankly the bastion system is even higher on the list of fluff that is not needed, the lore section is questionable too, but bastions top my personal list.

You mean you don't need a setting to run the game. I on the other hand don't know what a game lacking any type of setting would be or feel like. Or is this another... buy another book and/or look somewhere else type answer.

But Again I'll ask since no one seems able to answer this... What is missing that is needed??

 

[Mistwell]

we do not need to build a setting to run the game either, we are discussing if there is a better use for the pages taken up by it - and quite frankly the bastion system is even higher on the list of fluff that is not needed, the lore section is questionable too, but bastions top my personal list

It was literally the #1 most in-demand system that was missing from the prior version of the game, which Matt Colville took advantage of and made over $1M on in a kickstarter because it was missing from the game.

 

[Micah Sweet]

It was literally the #1 most in-demand system that was missing from the prior version of the game, which Matt Colville took advantage of and made over $1M on in a kickstarter because it was missing from the game.

I like the idea of bastions, but very much not the execution of it in the DMG. It feels divorced from the setting to me, just another set of PC superpowers.