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Re-read the Draconian sidebar in the 2014 PHB. Draconians don't have the same stats as PHB dragonborn. The PHB dragonborn are one type of dragonborn which aren't draconians. The draconians are another type of dragonborn which aren't PHB dragonborn. The PHB doesn't list the full traits of the...

Not rhetorical, actually curious: Do you also object to tinker gnomes being categorized as a type of rock gnome in the 2014 PHB?

The 2014 PHB literally says Dragons corrupted by Takhisis are a type of dragonborn. It's in the sidebar entitled "Draconians," which explains that the draconians of Krynn, with their canonical method of creation, are a type of dragonborn specific to the Dragonlance setting.

So are spellcasting elves. For the love of all that's lawful and good, please take this elf cantrip discussion back to it's own dedicated thread.

That's no more a retcon than calling beholders Aberrations. Beholders existed before there was a broader category called "Aberrations." When the Aberrations category was added as a rules object, beholders were assigned to that category. No recon. Just new rules terminology.

Dragonlance was another setting designed to incorporate dragonborn from the start. The 2014 PHB explicitly states that drocanians are a type of dragonborn.

I was just looking at the cover of Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, and it made me realize what this new wizard illustration is missing. Tasha is shown actively casting a spell, like it's her turn in combat and she's doing something badass. In contrast, this new wizard is just floating around...

I hope you're not implying there's a required reading list for fans of the post-1980's fantasy genre. Modern fantasy is (and should remain) a large tent, not an exclusive club with gatekeepers checking everyone's "nerd cred" at the door. I'm sure there are plenty of modern fantasy fans who...

Also, this wizard has obviously cast Otiluke's telekinetic sphere, which explains most of what's happening in this illustration.

It's not mentioned by name, but it's implied in the AD&D DMG, pg 157, in the Eye of Vecna section. No faster way in the game to give yourself 20/20 vision! (Consult your optometrist for a list of possible side-effects.)

A few guys? As in, more than one? And they have an entire cellar? Must be nice to live in the lap of corporate luxury. :P

My two cents on halflings: Halflings as a core species make sense if all humans are required to be Medium, since halflings can fill the "Small human" niche. But once actual Small humans are an option, halflings start looking a bit redundant, especially if halflings don't have any new...

Now I want to run a campaign where the PCs have to prevent an army of extraplanar beaver-folk from turning the entire Material Plane into a flooded wasteland.

Thank you to everyone for the recommendations. I'll have to give them a look. Related question: Are there any reviewers out there looking for hidden gems in the DMs Guild specifically?

Statistically speaking, members of my family are more likely to survive an encounter with rent-a-cops than an encounter with actual cops. Plus, corporate security has no real power to abuse and no qualified immunity to exploit if they get trigger happy. I would consider sending a few annoying...

Pretty much what the thread title says. If I were going to follow one or more TTRPG reviewers, whom would you recommend?

They should release a video breaking down the survey results in the style of a One D&D playtest video: "Playtesters reacted favorably to D&D, which came in just over the 70% positive threshold, but we were surprised to see the changes at WotC polling lower than company's flagship RPG. That...

90 instead of 60 is a 50% increase in latitude and a 50% increase in longitude. If that error is accepted as fact, it more than doubles the surface area of the world. Millions of square miles.

I'd forgotten about those City System maps! I couldn't find any practical use for them, but younger me sure had fun laying all ten panels out on the living room floor and admiring how much space they occupied.

In the post you're responding to, I provided an example of a real-world, modern-day professional cartographer making the exact mistake you say cartographers don't make. I can inspect my physical copy of the mislabelled map and point to the place where they incorrectly stated 90 miles instead of...