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That’s actually pretty wild. Was it nighttime, or literally just that dark within the jungle?

This comment reminded me why I got away from minis and amused me with a realization: I stopped buying plastic minis more than a decade ago; I had too many of them and was frustrated at the cost, the storage and convenient access conundrum, and the fact that with 1000 minis you still might never...

Yeah I remember that; it’s a point in favour of the stability of the dragon designs across 3E to 5E. In this case, I phrased my comment as “a lot of creatures were redesigned in 4E” because there were some iconic looks that changed dramatically compared to 3E: trolls, ogres, and beholders just...

My apologies! It wasn’t meant as a particular shot at anyone for wanting it. I’m just cynical about expensive decorations and the proliferation of plastic accessories in this hobby over the past decade. The existence of items like this seems wasteful, considering that it’s just a decoration.

Prior to 2000, D&D was pretty inconsistent about how their dragons looked. 3E brought new branding and very particular design for the most iconic creatures, and they mostly stuck to those designs. Lots of creatures were redesigned again in 4E, but the red dragon wasn’t because the design was...

Anybody got a picture of the old one, for comparison? I’m still not sure why it was necessary to redesign the iconic look that worked for 24 years, but whatever

Right on! I think you won’t regret it. And I’m flattered that you credit my mini-rant for motivating you, haha

I don’t like the obnoxious ads either, but the real drum I’ve been beating lately is subscription. There are a buttload of prolific posters here who aren’t subscribers. They clearly enjoy ENWorld, but evidently haven’t bothered to consider a dollar value for they enjoyment they get. I think a...

How do they define “recreational books”? Most RPG books have more in common with a college textbook than a novel: large size, lots of graphics, indexed content, etc. How has the price of “college books” changed?

Sad to see the end of an era, little products are fun impulse purchases. But overall this change makes sense, since I’m not sure how many people were using only pieces of the path vs the whole thing anyway.

That’s Pedro Pascal on the cover

Interesting. Not a lawyer so I don’t get to roll for traps when reading this, but I’m assuming that there’s not much substantially new to parse from this since the hearing still isn’t for another week?

Some of these are pretty hilarious

I’m wondering if there’s been a summary of GenCon product announcements this year? I’ve been watching the front page and saw some news, but nothing huge that grabs me. Has this year been smaller/quieter from a product announcement standpoint? Or am I just out of the loop on the juicy stuff...

It’s a strong argument in favour of creating some new settings. Unlike in comic books, TTRPGs aren’t all about established characters—although WotC has really shifted to marketing based on tie-in media moreso then than ever before.