Recent content by Immeril

I had a subject in college called 'legal methodology'. One of its educational goals was 'the student can reconstruct the content of the sources consulted and can synthesize and demonstrate insight into the information extracted from the texts.' If social media discussions are anything to go by...

Well, I can’t say that I have any experience with older, multi-edition players since me and my table have only been playing RPGs since 2018. Still, even though we understood that we can take inspiration from virtually anything. While I haven’t used anything from those books in my games, it is...

Since you stated in a previous post that D&D players take everything literal, your opinion of (new) players is just as low as that of @EzekielRaiden (as you claim).

Golf is an unsuitable analogy here. In the case of most sports, knowing its history doesn’t give an added value to playing because it’s only the current rules that matter. Whereas in RPGs, if players and GMs want to create character backstories and such, inspiration from other sources is an...

What do art spreads do to HELP us play D&D?

Acoording to @Paul Farquhar:

IMHO, full or even double page art spreads are wasted pages in an RPG book. But I don't like speaking in absolutes because I understand why other people would like them. Stating that Conan is bad doesn't nullify it's influence on the creation of D&D.

AFAIK they have never wasted ‘pages’ on inspirational lists. The appendix was only half a page in 1e DMG, and 1 page in 5e PHB. What’s so divisive about it? People make it divisive because they apparently are unable to understand what the appendix is, even though it’s literally stated on the page.

If we are being literal: the appendix doesn't state that D&D players should read these novels/authors. It merely literally states that those are 'works that have inspired the game’s designers'.

I can only speak for myself of course, but without this appendix I would never have known about Tigana, The Eyes of the Dragon, The Face in the Frost, The Forgotten Beasts of Eld and the Earthsea and Bas-Lag series. Even if I haven't used any of these novels in my games, they have definitely...

You shouldn't care if it doesn't interest you. It's just included in the book for those readers who are interested in knowing the creative team's inspiration. That's why it is included as an appendix, it's not vital to the PHB itself. A fitting comparison are the appendices from the Lord of the...

I think you're misunderstanding the meaning/goal of the Appendix. Appendix E in 5e PHB literally states that it is Gygax's original list, amended with 'works that have inspired the game’s designers'. It's not a comprehensive list of EVERY scifi/fantasy novel in existence.

Presto was also part of the Dragons of Stormwreck Isle set.

‘What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’ ‘Pity? It was Pity that stayed his hand. Pity, and Mercy: not to strike without need. And he has been well rewarded, Frodo. Be sure that he took so little hurt from the evil, and escaped in the end, because he began...

To whom it may concern: I reached out to B&G to ask whether 'Nest of the Eldritch Eye' is included in the digital code. Unfortunately, it isn't.