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At the very least, I expect three years of solid releases before any serious reevaluating happens. Then another couple years for them to...

The answer inevitably ends up "I don't like it, so it failed and I'm waiting for the next new hype."

The B&G Silver thing says Preorders March, which makes a D&D product likely for May/June, and a May/June Preorder for a Platinum makes...

I was speaking of WotC, which the thread has been about (as they usually are) even when using the term "AP".

I don't expect to change your mind. But also, I'm not quite sure what you mean re: the shift. You mean the shift toward what? Or away...

The math shows that's simply not true. Inviting other people in, rather than just appealing to its older demographic, might feel...

That's part of the point, though. Some of the art in new books is still straightforward gritty - just not ALL of it. You seem to be...

Also, the modern art direction includes BOTH. It's not a replacement of one aesthetic, but an inclusion of multiple ways to play.

I don't mean to call you out here, as your perspective is certainly as valid as mine, but your post makes me think - I struggle to...

I find it odd that they won't take the space to do a dramatis personae - with art, and NPCS profiles. It would work great for that idea...

Splitting information about specific NPCs and their role in the story, and where they might be encountered is an issue with many WotC...

Those structural problems are often the result of choices made to cater content to readers. Taking your CoS example, there is an NPC...

"Modular" design also leads to structural flaws, especially when it comes to sandboxy content. CoS is a good example of "what chapter is...

I think it would be hard for me to think of an edition change that was a downgrade across the board. There may be aspects that were a...

I consider all revisions of D&D to be upgrades, though never without areas that were changed that should not have been touched, and...