Recent content by Benjamin Olson

Seems like a prime opportunity for some sort of Waterdeep Griffon Calvary themed subclass.

Back in the day I traded a couple dual lands for a Shivan Dragon, a Royal Assassin, and I think another uncommon card or two, which was not a bad trade at the time (in terms of contemporary listed values I think I got the better side). A couple months back I learned that the dual lands are...

I guess I care more about the default setting being straightforward and accessible than being deep and meaningful, or not "juvenile" (whatever that means for this elf game that I've often played with literal children). Once again, to me the whole appeal of the Forgotten Realms is that it is a...

Well in the Skyrim scenario the real question is how there is any treasure at all in all the little barrows that are within sight of settlements or roads, have insanely easy puzzles, low level enemies, and convenient shortcuts from the treasure back to the entrance. Does nobody else do anything...

We've got to close this dragon gap!

I find it ironic (though of course unsurprising) that some people are so concerned about Forgotten Realms lore, when to me the whole reason I play in Forgotten Realms is that it is a kitchen sink fantasy setting with lots of lore but very little I or anyone I play with care about, such that it...

I'm just not that jazzed for any game setting known primarily through novels (or particularly sprawlingly long media franchises of other sorts). Aside from the wide disparities in lore knowledge most tables are likely to encounter, I also don't want to be corrected on lore by a superfan when I...

I appreciate the modularity, but it all seems fussy to set up and probably not very durable. The basic form would probably make the most sense for someone who played lots of different games occasionally and wanted lots of set-up options, which makes it sort of a silly thing to give D&D specific...

I'd rather buy a product with a coherent visual style representing a coherent vision even if it is (well-curated and edited) AI art than a random hodge-podge of whatever art an underfunded creator could assemble on a low budget. Which is to say in most cases I'd probably agree with the "replace...

Hey I'm all for them using space to explain their thinking on the hybrid extermination or to, I don't know, just include half-elves and half-orcs! I just think the "Kermit and Miss Piggy's children all have the stats of either a frog or a pig" solution floated in playtest was so stupid and...

Indeed, but then again when the level of rules support they are providing consists of "you can choose one parent's stats or the other's but make them look however you want" they are basically just giving a homebrewing tip so obvious it starts to be a waste of book real-estate.

Well I don't know any Japanese, but the end of the video seemed to show covers of 2014 core books. Perhaps the Japanese localization of the 2024 rules is not out yet.

I dislike the 5e belts of giant strength (and some other comparable items) because instituting a fixed strength ends up making the PC's actual ability score irrelevant. Unlike the gauntlets of ogre power, which set it at 19, the various giant strength ones set strength to scores the character...

Great, in that case werebear lycanthropy is the best treasure in the game for your character. Damage wise, you want to maximize your number of attacks, which can be done most consistantly by using two-weapon fighting or polearm master, and less consistently by being a Berserker and/or taking...

What's all this Mighty Nein talk? This is clearly a promo for the Sensual Seven.