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I love that old boxed set - it felt like a wonderous treasure trove to me as a teen who was just getting into the game. That said, I...

Bahamut is unmentioned but got an easter egg, I think. His seven gold canaries are eminently noticeable in one of the early pictures...

Their are no ruins where Djerad Kethendi stood, what is more likely then them destroying it is that they simply forgot it existed in the...

5e has tons of quality artwork. I liked the art direction more in its earlier years (2015-2020) because it was more evocative, whereas...

I love factions. I do not care for Ravnica as a setting but their implementation in Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica is my north star...

I also think this one is gruesomely awesome:

i dunno this sorcerer art from the PHB always stuck with me, like i really felt the raw power they're bending to their will, it felt...

No, it’s not. The only thing that’s clearly pointed out in the book is that Laurana is the only non-Kagonesti elf Silvara has met who...

Weis is on record as being quite angry about the lack of pants in the art. Presumably other male gaze elements as well. I think that’s...

I agree. I've run the Secrets of Sokol Keep from season 1 (DDEX 1-2) a few times. It's a great adventure.

I have long held the opinion that some of those AL adventures from the first three "seasons" of 5E AL play were really excellent...

Then Legendary Resistances must stay because the single enemy boss encounter is, quite frankly, a much older and deeper part of core...

kinda very debatable, on some things it went backwards rather than forwards relative to the books in between, whether you consider this...

Unfortunately, bards still exist

The idea that players will optimize the fun out of a game is an old one. For a TTRPG, the design challenge comes in finding ways to give...