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I prefer trade paperbacks as a physical form factor, but there is (or at least was) a use-case for mass-market paper; I suppose for much... -
Parmandur replied to the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer.Yeah, the thing is the Magic team probably asked them to do a Strixhaven tie-in because it was tracking to be an incredibly popular card...
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Parmandur reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with
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It should work fine with the right players, but you would need to create about double the number of incidents. I would borrow heavily... -
Parmandur replied to the thread WotC Shawn Merwin joins Wizards as contract game designer.His wife is a school teacher, so I doubt he is looking to pull up stakes and move at his stage of life.
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Parmandur reacted to Arilyn's post in the thread WotC Shawn Merwin joins Wizards as contract game designer with Like.
I don't think he has to move. I'm assuming that he's working from home. Merwin said on his podcast he can also continue to do other...
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Parmandur replied to the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer.Like some of the other behind the curve 5E products (thinking Waterdeep Dragon Heist here), a lot of the problems also come from genuine...
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Parmandur reacted to EthanSental's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
So how likely is it that enworld impacted the sales of Strix in a local game store or the guy in the store always tells anyone else...
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Parmandur reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
Sure. I'm not saying it's good, I'm saying it's bad because it was cut to death (and the MtG lets-save-on-the-art-budget tie in was a...
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Parmandur reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
Stryxhaven is far from slop. It's bad, but that's because WotC abandoned it and cut it down from a boxed set to a short book, leaving...
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Parmandur replied to the thread What are you reading in 2026?.Yeah, even since I was a teenager in the late 90s it is a total collapse. Heck, not even just short fiction, the same marketplace and...
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As someone who enjoys, and has at times preferred, shorter fiction, I am always saddened when I think how the market for it has...
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Parmandur replied to the thread What are you reading in 2026?.Working my way through Tailored Realities, the new anthology collecting Brandon Sanderson's Science Fiction short stories and novellas...
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Parmandur reacted to Dire Bare's post in the thread WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule with Like.
Not exactly. Baker stated he didn't want to do anymore Eberron stuff on the DM's Guild, because even with his books being top sellers...
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Parmandur reacted to Imaro's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
Im trying to understand where you see a difference in "quality" if anything I see a difference in aesthetics because one is a map style...
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Parmandur reacted to bedir than's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
Yes, a book that Taylor Navarro didn't write has became your obsession in the Taylor Navarro got hired thread. Pointing that out isn't a...