Recent content by zedturtle

I think it makes sense in that it is very low overhead (just new packaging, the same cards) and allows them to figure out how to produce new Class offerings without a new core set. The big stuff is coming down the pipeline – Perkins, Crawford, and Baker are all working on different offerings...

As handy references at the table? :) I'm sure the game will get there eventually, they just didn't want to launch with 72 Classes.

If the Domains are random, then you could get Domains that aren't part of the class circle – e.g. Splendor only goes to Wizard or Seraph, and Bone only goes to Ranger or Warrior. So if you draw Splendor and Bone, you don't have a Class.

Well, if you did random Domains, and not random Class, you'd run into the trouble of not having the actual Class structure (it's not much, but it is there). I suppose you could have a mechanism for picking a base Evasion and base Hit Points on a sliding/inverse scale (e.g. as Evasion goes up, HP...

The cards represent 4e-style Powers, so no and I don't see random selection as something most players would want.

That's almost certainly part of it – I suspect they're printing in China, and pricing the worst possible situation into these class packs.

Nobody knows. I suspect that Player Pack kickstarter will let them know if releasing (say) a 'Witch Pack' is a feasible way to expand the game of if we will get a big release at some point. In various interviews, Rowan has described all the stuff they've been doing as 'spooky stuff' so maybe...

Absolutely love the Dodoborne podcast. Insight Check seems to be the largest YouTuber pivoting wholeheartedly to Daggerheart, but I expect several folks are watching their numbers on test videos.

I doubt very strongly that Amazon cares (and likely many of the execs don't understand at all) what system the source material comes from. WotC might well prefer a 5e-based show, but unless they sign a huge sponsorship deal (to my knowledge they don't sponsor CR at all these days), I doubt they...

There's a whole article's worth of how much DH takes from 4e in a good way.

I think some folks are worried about spotlight hogs, more people are worried about folks being skipped over because they don't feel comfortable inserting themselves into the action.

One of the better ideas from the subreddit has been the idea of 'spotlight buddies' so that when the players keep the spotlight there's a sort of automatic 'if I just went, I should hand the spotlight to my buddy' that can keep things moving. And the GM can also provide a subtle nudge to keep...

This is all hilarious, as Matt is the writer for the Age of Umbra campaign frame. So, yes he made it all up. And then put in a book, with nice art and excellent presentation. I hope the campaign fulfills its grimdark promise and shows the range of the CR cast.

One that I haven't seen as many folks twig to as expected – in 4e you are often asked to roll some multiple of your damage die for a weapon attack, and the higher your level, the more dice you roll. In DH, your proficiency with weapons bakes that in.

I can see them playing D&D on stream again, since it's what they became known for. But I can't see them running a long-form campaign again in D&D, but when they have a purpose-built system that fits their style better and is their own product as well.