Recent content by Nicholas Reed

Dungeon Master's Guide 2024 (the chapter on cosmology), Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, and Chains of Asmodeus are the primary 5E sources on the subject. Happy flavor text reading!

1. Depends on the form of unlife. 2. Yes. 3. Yes to see, no to interact. 4. Depends on the deity. 5. It's just one less petitioner generally. 6. Ancient deal between the gods and Asmodeus. 7. No. 8. That can be broken down from various sources throughout D&Ds history, even only going back...

We actually know a lot about souls in 5E continuity. They come from the Positive Energy Plane, the Bastion of Unborn souls to be specific. Some settings have specific afterlives, like the Fugue Plane in the Forgotten Realms or Dolurrh in Eberron, but on a general level souls will drift through...

I'm not sure why a reembracing of D&D's past and being inclusive is counterintuitive? I'm not saying WotC is going to make their own version of Shadowdark. I expect 5.5E to get much love and support until well into the 2030s. I'm saying I think the era of "we have to change insert thing or...

I don't think that's what we're seeing. I think we're seeing a return to classic, pulpy, Tolkien/Howard fantasy, and moving away from "you're starting your shift at the campus coffee shop" cozy D&D. (Not a knock on Strixhaven, I really enjoyed running that campaign, but that tone was really...

To me, after watching all the videos of the panels of Dan and Luke at GaryCon, what Dan apologized to Luke over was things like the disclaimers on older D&D projects and the accusations of racism and sexism in the history of OD&D book. Just a shot in the dark, but that was the vibe I got...

My money is on Champions being Dragonlance related due to the push of Dragonlance characters in Idle Champions this year, the new Lord Soth art on the roadmap image, and it being a nice reference to Champions of Krynn. I would imagine Dark Sun more being called "Season of the Apocalypse" or...

Mark my words: This show will put up Game of Thrones Season 4 numbers and critical reception.

I think you're really underestimating how many new and younger D&D fans dig into the games past via wikis and what not. The biggest lore lovers I know all started in 5E. Most everyone who started in 3E or earlier I know don't actually seem to know or care about things like lore and settings.

Now THIS is awesome!!!

Hope she does good. Way more interested in what Ayoub is cooking up with Weis and Hickman, or what Schneider and Wyatt are up too.

What wonderful news! Odyssey of the Dragonlords is phenomenal, and I really love Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy and Chains of Asmodeus! I'm excited to see what comes down the pipeline!!!

Main character is definitely a Hexblade. We see the Raven Queen forming her pact weapon out of shadow in the trailer.

I'm surprised people aren't noticing all the 4E lore nods in the trailer, especially from the Heroes of Shadow and The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond books. We even see the Raven Knights in the trailer.

In the aasimar section of your review you mention that you wished they talked about Opal. Who or what is Opal?