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I'd love to see it, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. But only whatever you feel comfortable sharing at this point, of course.

These sound interesting. Are they posted online anywhere?

I was thinking more "edition to edition"--4E was big on keywords, which some people loved and others hated. Then 5E (2014) largely ditched keywords, which some people loved and others hated. Now 5.5E (2024) has brought back keywords to at least some extent, which some people love and others hate.

It's one of those things where no matter which option you choose, a sizeable portion of the fanbase is going to dislike it. WotC just seems to be swinging back and forth on which group of fans are annoyed.

I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

I think you're overestimating the degree to which any given company can predict and/or prescribe what players are going to do with the game--especially a game with this much history. I've seen credible arguments that both 3E and 5E were originally envisioned by the designers as playing slightly...

Honestly, I feel like En5ider hits all those notes.

I feel like you're contradicting yourself here. You say people should play what they want, but then you strongly imply that not being all on board with the latest changes is bad behavior.

It didn't require the app. I just viewed it on the web. But I was always reading it on an actual computer; not sure whether that would have worked on a phone.

It was Dragon+, technically. And I miss it. Always looked forward to a new issue.

This seems really obvious to me, so much that I don't get why people try to shame and scold others for it.

Here's a book-length third-party option, Harper's Tale. I backed the Kickstarter, which was raising money for Friends of Kids with Cancer. It's meant to be fairly kid-friendly, but I'm sure you could darken it up if that's more to your taste...

Xanathar's, for sure. My most-used third-party book is probably the Tome of Beasts from Kobold Press.

"I'm not dead yet ... I'm feeling better ..."

Isn't that what gaming has mostly always been about? Yeah, TPKs happen, but they're far from the majority of cases. Most of the time, the party defeats the BBEG and everybody wins. And it's supposed to be a fun social time. Of course you don't want feelings to get hurt, because that's not fun...

This sounds like a great project. Thanks for notifying us of it. To be clear: these books will contain a mixture of WotC-originating and third party content?

Sounds to me more like "The lurkers support me in email." Same here, also grew up in the midwest, didn't hear people ranting about participation trophies until the 90s, after I was out of college. Maybe it started on the coasts and worked its way inland?

No, he says the opposite, that the young'uns would be fine with it: "I think the idea that younger gamers want a 'safe' game--whatever that means--is utterly wrong." He never mentions D&D or any other specific system.

Strictly online nowadays. All the groups I play with include people who are either geographically distant or housebound due to disability.

I checked "optional / temporary." I personally have no interest in Tiny gnomes, but I have no objection to a homebrewed or even official Tiny variant.