Recent content by Scott Christian

I'm with Clint. I have it and ran it a long time ago but would love to be a player in the 5e world and explore it. The other is a bit more futuristic. But, it would be fun to take the hundreds and hundreds of pages I've written for my campaign world and see what an AI could do with it. That...

I think as a DM, you give them many magic items. A few are ones they use all the time - others are experimental or designed for specific situations. Giving someone a gem that grants them an aura of defense, thus increasing their armor class by one once a day, is a good magic item to use all the...

I actually don't think it'll be a problem. Art, even with AI, will be appreciated. The actual problem is going to be keeping artists motivated to continue their craft. I mean, the second someone spends nine hours painting a rose, and then, they ask AI for a little assistance, and poof, in 2...

Saltmarsh for me, specifically the town.

I know that was a long post, but I should also note that I have run many "railroad" adventures, although I always have different tracks the adventure could take. For example, they recovered the great gem called the King's Heart." This epic and long-lost religious symbol could lead them to being...

As a GM, I am in what you call the "advanced sandbox adventure." I generally frame an area, for example, a place called Plumefall Keep. An example of the process is: I build a map I work out its history (why it is there, who was/is there, why it is important, etc.), then I start filling it with...

Most groups I have played with play it out. If there is an inevitability of winning, and it is just a normal encounter, then the DM narrates the last 10%. If it is a boss battle, it is almost always played out, that way the DM can ask: "How do you do it?"

What if they wrote a section of a rule book, fed it into AI, and asked it to write it with better clarity? Would that prevent people from buying the product?

Just been reading this, but I feel I should say something. What you stated is not an opinion. An opinion is: "A view or judgement based on something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge." It is easy enough. An opinion is an opinion. 4e was the best! That is an opinion. 5e is great...

No. On top of that, locks, swimming, climbing cliffs, spotting a trap shouldn't scale either. If the trap makers are great, even at first level, then the DC is very hard. If they are terrible at building traps, even at high levels, then the DC is easy.

Much of the new stuff seems very utilitarian. It is missing mood and trying to just "explain" the setting rather than paint the setting. That said, if they are there, I will use them - paint or no paint.

Skull & Shackles. It was outstanding. Part of Reign of Winter. It was good. And some single modules. They were fun. Overall, I think their products are well done, but like all adventures, the DM needs to do quite a bit of work to tailor it to their group.

More people than ever are playing. I would say much of the dislike we see on Reddit and the like are probably not real people. It generates content, and then sees what people like. Click-counting. As for criticism, it is a hobby some people deeply love. Sometimes that boils over into heated...

I voted yes. I see all the problems that come with it, especially on an ethical level. But, it is the future, and none of us are going to be able to stop it.