Recent content by lavamancer

A reprint of the vintage game would be sweet. It would be better than most modern dungeon crawlers without any changes—definitely better thAn Massive Darkness, and maybe better, IMO, than descent.

Do you feel like this is an intentional gateway--you know, they want someone who will add diversity but not really rock the corporate boat? Or is this simply the tin ear of whomever writes the the copy on these postings? I could see it go either way.

It's definitely possible that I am wrong, but my life experience has lead me to be wary. I might be reading between the lines, but when I read: "Partner with Wizards' Leadership to improve our strategic DE&I plan & identify new opportunities to integrate and amplify diverse perspectives...

It seems then that it's not merely a human resources position despite the title; it looks like this position includes some design or (more likely) editorial responsibility.

My only issue from a thematic stand point was the close reliance of the design of 3.5 pact magic on goetia. It didn’t bother me per se, but anyone knowledgeable who wanted to raise a fuss could have done so and maybe given WotC a, perhaps deserved, black eye.