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So we're probably looking at mid-late '29 for this to premiere. Figure pre-production for half of '27, shooting in '28 and then a year of post. Unless Mazlin is able to get the pre-production done while he's in post on TLOU, then we could maybe see it in '28.

I've stuck with it, but am close to giving up. They are on the schemer's table now and the lore dumps and endless discussion have gotten worse. At least with C3, there were still moments of chaotic joy, and the characters were fun. For WBN, Brennan's campaign is a delight, and in season 3...

@Clint_L curious as to your thoughts on this campaign 20 episodes in. I'm having real trouble connecting with the plot and caring about the PCs. It also feels more like work to watch than fun. I've been listening to Worlds Beyond Number and find myself bursting out in laughter in my car or at...

I was generally positive but did ask for clarification on the recent decision to call 2024 5.5 and if they are still committed to evergreen 5e. That is, evolution and refreshing rather than revolution for whatever comes after 2024.

Yes, that’s what makes it so nail bitingly fun for my group. Being at 0 isn’t just an inconvenience to be wiped out by Healing Word, it is a terrifying experience that often forces a massive change in the tactics of the fighting you want to save the party member.

Been running this house rule for 3 years now. Players love it and so do I. When you drop to 0 HP you become Dazed instead of unconscious. Dazed means you choose 1 action or bonus action on your turn, speed is cut in half, and you can’t concentrate on spells. You make death saves and...

But keeping the number of players stable requires selling books. That’s the whole point. WotC isn’t as interested in retaining players as creating new ones. It’s cheaper to create and market to new players than to keep finding new product to sell to existing. We saw it in sales throughout 5.0. A...

5.1 would have made a lot more sense. And I agree that I don’t think we’ll see major changes to the game again that require abandoning all of the old material. WotC has figured out they are better off selling PHBs to new players rather than to old. The metric of success for 5.5 isn’t how many 5e...

So what will the next iteration on the D&D rule set be called? 6e? Isn't that even more confusing if it is once again fully compatible? Or does the switch to 5.5 mean that the plan to keep 5e evergreen is dead? Or does the edition/version number fade into the background in the same way...

Exactly. 5e has been about selling PHBs to new players for the last 12 years. 2024/5.5/5.24 didn’t change that. And it’s the major reason they stayed backward compatible. It’s a huge advantage to haves big catelog of pre made adventures to appeal to different tastes ready to go when you decide...

For that, the best way is probably to have the players add the NPC or monster to their companions under 'Extras' on their character sheet. The token will then appear in the token browser under Compaions. They'll be able to see the entire stat block in their Character Sheet, but unfortunately...

Honestly, I think the Daggerheart engine is a much better fit for Sci-Fantasy than 5e. I ran a baller one shot with that theme, but the conversion was too much work for the table so I’m keeping my eyes on a few KS projects meant to turn DH into a full on Sci-Fanatsy game. Space fantasy I think...

In settings toggle on the ability for players to control monsters.

Guess we just have fundamentally different views of how goods product Maps is. You see it is a limited and flawed piece of software, I see it as a game changing tool for the way I run and play D&D online. I went from hating prepping for online play with Roll20 to it being a breeze. And also am...

Dice are finally rolling on Maps! Can’t wait to see this in our session Saturday. Have been waiting patiently for a while for this :)