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

[Micah Sweet]

Oh yeah, don't get me wrong, I like campaign creation guides. I just question whether such a book reaches the level of essential-ness to make it qualify as a fourth core book.

If you build it, they will come.

And anyway, I don't see that it matters all that much whether or not a supplement is considered a "core" book.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Steathily imply? He literally is stating that a DM can buy a setting if they want one... which would in turn mean buying another book as opposed to having everything you need in the 3 corebooks. Not steathily implying anything we haven't been discussing over the past few thread pages.

Oh, ok. I don't see a problem buying another book if it has what you want.

 

[Imaro]

And apparently do so without a campaign creation guide?

Yep how to do it probably sprang fully formed in every DM's mind because it's not like any DMG before the current one had any sections about worldbuilding in them...right?

But wouldn't a campaign creation guide also be another book to buy?

Luckily with the new DMG... that's not a concern.

 

[Cadence]

Oh yeah, don't get me wrong, I like campaign creation guides. I just question whether such a book reaches the level of essential-ness to make it qualify as a fourth core book.

Steathily imply? He literally is stating that a DM can buy a setting if they want one... which would in turn mean buying another book as opposed to having everything you need in the 3 corebooks. Not steathily implying anything we haven't been discussing over the past few thread pages.

I mean, PF seems to do it in three, but arguably you only need two to play.

Core, Bestiary, Gamemastery.

 

[Imaro]

I mean, PF seems to do it in three, but arguably you only need two to play.

Core, Bestiary, Gamemastery.

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here...

 

[mamba]

So buy another book... got it.

need is binary, you do not need to build a setting. You might not even need a setting book if you run a published adventure, there are several options here, none of them is required

 

[mamba]

Oh yeah, don't get me wrong, I like campaign creation guides. I just question whether such a book reaches the level of essential-ness to make it qualify as a fourth core book.

apparently it is essential enough to have to be squeezed into the 3rd book, regardless of what has to be thrown out to make room

 

[mamba]

Steathily imply? He literally is stating that a DM can buy a setting if they want one... which would in turn mean buying another book as opposed to having everything you need in the 3 corebooks.

not accurate again… I said you do not need to create a setting yourself, that is irrespective of whether you have rules to create one in the DMG.

 

[Morrus]

If you build it, they will come.

Just because a ghost in a film said it doesn’t make it true.

99% of the time they don’t come: Marketing and sales are hard. There’s a reason why 99% of the industry is tiny 1-person companies. And if you just build it and hope they’ll just come, you probably shouldn’t be in businesse.

 

[Imaro]

apparently it is essential enough to have to be squeezed into the 3rd book, regardless of what has to be thrown out to make room

What was thrown out?