Recent content by Reef

This was awesome, and I am very sad it's not an official adventure I can buy and run right now! Oh sure, I have most of the pieces (other than Curse of Strahd), but having it prepackaged without having to homebrew it would be glorious...:) Thanks for the writeup (and possible inspiration).

We celebrate it in October, with the rest of Canada. Not sure if that counts or not...:)

This is my take as well. I've got nothing against a new setting. But it would have to do something that none of the others were doing. And saying "it uses 5e!" doesn't count, because I can do that with Eberron, Forgotten Realms, and Greyhawk.

The question isn't if WOTC is at production capacity. It's if the market is at purchase capacity. Every setting splits sales further, unless you are positing that most people will buy multiple settings they won't use. Isn't that one of the reasons TSR went down? Each setting book sold to a...

Well, good news is there wasn't any YouTube ads. So, other than an annoying Prime logo in the corner, I didn't lose anything by watching it early.

I understand the logic of giving YouTube a free taste to hook subscribers. But I’m confused why they didn’t just release the episode on Prime at the same time. As a Prime member (but not YouTube subscriber), it feels a little weird to have to choose between watching it now with ads, or waiting...

Actually, I don’t agree it’s easy to. That’s why I find it useful. And I’m glad they leave low-hanging fruit somewhere for people like me to reach :). Anyway, we’re obviously talking past each other here, so I’m bowing out. Hope you are at least enjoying some of the book, and maybe the next...

No, I'm sure there's lots of people who agree with you. Just as there are lots that go the other way. My point was, not every bit of the book needs to be equally useful to everyone. And just because you personally don't find it useful, doesn't mean it's wasted space. I'm sure there's bits in...

I believe you when you say that they are not be useful to you, but can you not accept that they are useful to other people?

I find I tend to reach for them more if I’m looking to break up a multi-day travel segment, instead of just glossing over the whole trip. A step up from a just a random encounter. A palate cleanser between major plot points. And that way, if they don’t bite at the proffered hook, there wasn’t...

That's exactly my take on it. If I'm looking for a mini-adventure, I'm not looking for detailed npc's and plotlines. Chances are, I have those already as part of my campaign. I'm looking for a filler episode I can slot in, or am simply looking for an encounter area to stage the quest I was...

Well, it’s probably more like ‘a bridge too far’ situation. Paying a subscription might be fine, but start adding in micro transactions and suddenly the annual price is harder to justify, if it isn’t comprehensive.

Same here. Pretty much same length of time to. Never seen it cast.

That’s actually a good point. Not only would it mean new book purchases, but likely new VTT book purchases (for us, at least…we’re geographically spread out). Not a complete deal-beaker, but it does add weight to the scales.

Personally, I'd look at it, sure. I love learning new games. But I like 5e a lot, so to make the switch, it would have to be a huge leap forward, for a couple of reasons: 1) My shelves groan under the weight of all the games I already have. Not a consideration when I was younger, but where...