Recent content by doctorhook

I love your column, but FYI you’re officially allowed to call the 2024 edition of D&D “5.5” now since WotC apparently does now too

No other information. You’re correct, I misremembered the details; it was more of a molehill than a mountain. That said, I agree with others’ opinions here, and see no reason for me to complicate the debates already ongoing.

Don’t forget the fact that the playtest included killing bandits and a sexual assault… pretty different fare from the Neopets I remember. EDIT: My comment here is not accurate, I misremembered the details. Read on!

Yeah mate, isn’t that what I already said?

I can live with that suggestion. Cheers, friend!

It’s somewhat wild to me that this thread is still debating the meaning of “compatible”…

This is heresy

The source is some influencer’s butthole, for the purpose of attracting views. I don’t even like 5.5E that much, but it’s clearly a hot commodity right now. WotC ain’t about to clutter up the product line again so soon with a 6E, they’re still milking all kinds of revenue from the current...

Had to remind myself that the official look for Dragonborn changed to allow this. At one point, Dragonborn were never supposed to have horns, so a humanoid with a “canon dragon head” was a half-dragon, not a Dragonborn. Obviously players liked looking more dragony than that, so that restriction...

I’m not particularly charitable to American exceptionalism in recent months, but you’re right: I will slow my roll and not assume rudeness from you where none was intended. Basically, the crux of my objection to your comment is that the USA already has several large D&D Fan Expos (they just...

lol! lmao, even This whole thread is hilarious. There is a lot of cope coming from certain people who liked to argue about this before. “Well, I don’t know it matters now,” “Well, I don’t think this is newsworthy,” haha. Bruh.

Your comment comes across as extremely naive and even tone-deaf to anyone who isnt American. “There’s a huge D&D convention happening in the UK! Why isn’t it happening in the USA where all the other big conventions are??” I would think that with a moment’s reflection, you’ll realize you’ve...

Came to ask the same, then found myself wondering if there’s some projection tech on that facility that I hadn’t seen before. Then I remembered that AI exists and got disappointed that I can’t trust any pictures anymore, sadlol

I remember a lot of talk about what Gleemax was supposed to be: a platform for geek engagement (social media before the label was used so widely?), but IIRC eventually it would also host games and content directly. It’s been like 18 years now though, my memory is fuzzy on what was promised vs...

MTG is in a weird and wild place right now. More sales than ever, possibly more players than ever, but after 30+ their product identity is diluted in unprecedented ways and their competitive scene is totally unrecognizable compared to 5 years ago. Clearly MTG isnt dead nor anything like that...