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Bureaucracy headbutts with art and scientific process pretty hard 😀.

That's a relic of the design process. We started with the things with the lowest rating and worked our way up between packets. If...

There's a maxim of game design I have learned the hard way over the years: Good ideas and bad ideas only sort themselves out after a...

Point of order: the 5e warlock is incredibly similar to the D&D Next playtest warlock. They changed the name of “minor boons” to...

You've nailed how I've felt about it and put it into words, thanks! I'd have taken no issue with "needed more work". I certainly...

If we lived in a world where game designers got ahead based on their ability to design and work with a team, rather than their...

Yes! I put together the list for Tales from the Yawning Portal. I used sales numbers, both print and PDFs, as a starting point. I also...

I ran it with a group last year. It was great. I've quite enjoyed tge anthology adventures and missed this one in 3.0. Did you have...

Actually, amending my previous post… I do kind of have a favorite: the Ruins of Phlan, as depicted in the old Pool of Radiance and Ruins...

I’m a big fan of Varkenbluff Museum from Keys from the Golden Vault. Evocative location with a lot going on. The Casino, Stygian Gambit...

They’re fine, yes. But just fine. None of them really stand out as great. Most 5e adventures have cool ideas but pretty significant...

I love Forge of Fury. When I run it, I make the NPCs and factions more dynamic. The core design is great, but having the black dragon...

Probably Forge of Fury.

We need a table

Not only what was put into it but what was left out. It feels like a lot of careful consideration went to that.