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Now, the way I would use these creatures (and the way they are used in official publications) is very different. The nothic is an insane...

As someone who seriously loves and cherishes the design of nothics, I appreciate this immensely! I want to design an entire adventure or...

I think with full characters, who have languages, they're a way to offer additional lore and info dumps. Think of the books in CRPGs --...

None of the PCs in Heroes of the Borderland speak any language but Common (presumably -- they have no languages listed at all). What is...

I think the real answer is to have a D&D "latin" -- that is, a lingua franca among lore keepers, going back millenia.

Disclaimer: Yes, obviously, as a DM, anyone can do this. This is about what should be in the Monster Manual. So, nothic lore (which I...

I like this depiction of Bane's holy symbol, with the crown in the negative space between the fingers.

Other than the lack of saurials (grumble grumble moan moan), these books are great so far!! There's lots of cool tools to use; I could...

You'd need a major cultural shift toward Chaotic Good Rangers yearning to throw off the yokes of their Evil Kin. Everyone would be...

Toril has been the 'Known Realm' for roughly 50 years. Abeir is the true Forgotten Realm. ;) We need to know more about it by having it...

Was it a Night Mare? I'll get me coat...

I’m quite enjoying the books so far. The artwork is excellent, in my opinion. The structure pretty good (although I’m stunned that they...

I know that these sorts of tiers appeal to lots of folks. I hate them. I think that threat inflation leads to boring, predictable...

Adventures in Faerun is an amazing book. Easily top five FR book. Just truly useful.

Another thing that would be useful in selling high level adventures is redefining the "Tiers of Play", giving them names that clearly...