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I like this quote from the DDB product page: "With pre-filled character sheets, maps pre-loaded with monster tokens*, and a digital...

I'm not sure it isn't in the context of an FLGS these days. Board games are around that price. My wife is the board gamer in our...

This looks great. I really like the components and how deluxe it all feels. It matches the price for the HeroQuest First Light game...

That's true. We started work in early 2011 on what 5e could be. At the same time, I had to make the case that: Having an active...

Franchise model is how things worked from 2014 to 2020 or so. One group steered D&D and worked with licensees to set up their content...

I think that, in some ways, it’s shocking this hasn’t been the case recently. BG3 came out to resounding popularity, yet there wasn’t...

Only if you decide to serve just one market. I think it is a big mistake to think of "D&D fans" as a single, homogenous market.

It's not a big deal until there's bologna cc @Alphastream

As another example - the annual events like Tomb of Annihilation are 100% a byproduct of a franchise model. If you liked that era, this...

If I were the optimistic type I'd say that this might mean that Wizards will do a better job of coordinating different aspects of the...

I think this means that in the future, stuff like Baldur's Gate 3 and the D&D movie would have actual tie-in products. IME the franchise...

Hmm... By definition, can something be "uninspired" when it's giving literal inspiration?

The big thing with making it a bonus action is that it might mess up classes that rely on it for their class features, like the ranger...

For duet play you'd figure they would inject a little more than More Inspiration and More HP. You can add a little extra, say give the...

First of all: stop saying "solo play." This is Duet Play. Second, lots of extra (temporary) hit points is great but your action economy...