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EthanSental reacted to Scribe's post in the thread D&D's Obelisk Plotline Was Supposed to Be Resolved in Vecna: Eve of Ruin with
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I don't disagree on metaplots* being bad, but...well I can see a path on executing this that isn't a metaplot but still offers those... -
EthanSental reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D's Obelisk Plotline Was Supposed to Be Resolved in Vecna: Eve of Ruin with Like.
Both reference The North and Savage Frontier products. Read all 4 recently and yeah they're all kinds similar format. There's...
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EthanSental reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D's Obelisk Plotline Was Supposed to Be Resolved in Vecna: Eve of Ruin with Like.
Having read the article, I see that Chris mentions the concept work done on Netherese dungeons. That was really cool stuff! Sad to hear...
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EthanSental reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D's Obelisk Plotline Was Supposed to Be Resolved in Vecna: Eve of Ruin with Like.
Maybe I am a simple man with a simple mind, but we're missing the actual question: Who thought it was a good idea to pull Perkins away...
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EthanSental reacted to Incenjucar's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
There's not really a "has to be" here. One might prefer something but ultimately this is about emotional attachment to fiction, just as...
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EthanSental reacted to Incenjucar's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
That reminds me - one of the big reasons folks get attached to the lore is many don't get to actually play, but they can still read and...
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EthanSental reacted to BrokenTwin's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
Speaking of D&D novels... if folks have any interest in reading any of the Forgotten Realms books, I have good news for you...
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EthanSental reacted to Artamo's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
Before people starting hating on Drizz’t (largely because 2e stats at the time made him into an untouchable demigod), the kids I was...
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EthanSental reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D's Obelisk Plotline Was Supposed to Be Resolved in Vecna: Eve of Ruin with Like.
Polygon's D&D writer seems to have played 5E and nothing else and even that only for about five minutes now. A lot better than not...
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EthanSental reacted to THEMNGMNT's post in the thread D&D's Obelisk Plotline Was Supposed to Be Resolved in Vecna: Eve of Ruin with Like.
I agree with everything you said. However, that's what I liked about these books! The mashup of campaign setting and adventure path was...
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EthanSental reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D's Obelisk Plotline Was Supposed to Be Resolved in Vecna: Eve of Ruin with Like.
Unless one expects there customers to play most of those campaigns. Easter eggs and metaplots are rewards for PLAYERS, not characters.
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EthanSental reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D's Obelisk Plotline Was Supposed to Be Resolved in Vecna: Eve of Ruin with Like.
That was my read from the interview. And yeah, they're super cool and deserve to come back.
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EthanSental reacted to Scribe's post in the thread D&D's Obelisk Plotline Was Supposed to Be Resolved in Vecna: Eve of Ruin with Like.
Totally disagree. Having The Big Publisher, have some breadcrumbs throughout its adventures, leading up to something big and unifying...
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EthanSental reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D's Obelisk Plotline Was Supposed to Be Resolved in Vecna: Eve of Ruin with Like.
Nah, it is good to have a world where other groups of heroes have done cool things that have nothing to do with your group of heroes...
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EthanSental reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D's Obelisk Plotline Was Supposed to Be Resolved in Vecna: Eve of Ruin with Like.
This article is very interesting. I had always suspected that 5e’s big-honking-adventure books were backdoor setting guides. Tyranny of...