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Ok, so it is rather straight forward: For the first session you do need to lay down the basic premise of the game world, and some initial hook to get the PC's rocking and rolling. I will use a Classic example: B1 keep on the Borderlands is often used as a campaign starting point. (It can be...

And that's why a single PC death will cause an entire campaign to fail, and fall apart. Putting the campaign first doesn't makes PC's interchangeable. It is the simple acceptance that PC death is a potential outcome of play. Nobody likes PC death. Players do get attached. But no properly run...

I'll just come out and say it. If a campaign is "messed up" by a single PC's death, verily, thine GM hast done it wrong. Because: ^This^ This is why you should not be able to plan more than one session ahead. This is why you do not do pre-planned "storylines"... You set up the situation...

Aside from one shady actor (ZS), I disagree. But our disagreement doesn't matter. Because: Mearls was right to simplify 5e the way he did. Lots of new and casual players have tried the game more than ever before. 5e being more accessible and newbie friendly if not outright helping D&D being...

5e does tilt the XP charts so that you blow through he first three levels in record time compared to past editions. So maybe not superman - but 5e does all it can to get PC's out of the traditional early level 'danger zone' as soon as it can. WotC devs should just admit what they want to do...

"No need to be offensive" Then: "Grumpy old man much?" LOL... You forgot to preface your reply with: With all due respect...

They are glossing over the fact that with their lore changes the Shadow of the Dragon Queen obviously takes place in an alternate DL universe. They did say they were going all-in on a "multiverse"... He mealy-mouthed the answer because corporate WotC likes to have things both ways as much as...

One of my chief knocks on 5e is that it has less GM tools in the DMG for actual dungeon delving than B/X had in 1980... Go Here: ( OSE SRD - A well organized version of the B/X rules) https://oldschoolessentials.necroticgnome.com/srd/index.php/Time,_Weight,_Movement...

It's possible. I think it far more likely that they will continue to politely ignore each other. Hickman and Weiss are writing for classic DL fans. WotC has already shown their hand with the lore changes in their arcana preview. WotC is targeting a different audience now. I don't think...

And that kids is how to make your RPG DOA at launch...

And yet... They have the '5e Compatible' logo right on the front cover. It does kinda' beg the question; how far can a 5e adaptation drift and still be considered 5e compatible? Ouch. And confirming people's reason's for never backing first print run collector's editions...

Not Possible. Dragons of Deceit will be in no way shape or form part of any official WotC announcement for D&D. All info about the new Dragonlance books since day one has come from Hickman, Weiss, and their publisher. WotC has been radio silent, never mentioning the new books in any way. I...

Ahhh... So a 5e based game, but not really 5e compatible.

Arguably is the key word. Nobody really knows. Including me. As to One More Multiverse, I saw their promo vid. Nintendo called and want their 1990 SNES graphics engine back... The learning curve will entirely depend on the UI. The sims series didn't have much of a problem getting teen...

All your points 1-5 are absolutely valid. A top down 2/3d VTT would have to be a one stop shop for all features, and it would have to have an easier and more intuitive user interface. It would likely be more RPG system specific as well. Yes, it would be more expensive to develop. It would...

All the above. I fully understand due to circumstances remote is an only option for some. So throw down a bare bones VTT (map and counters) and have at it. But Roll20, Fantasy Grounds and Foundry all sell themselves as more than that. Yet: All that trouble for 20 year old visuals. Again -...

In the context of: "But surely they could be brought up to the standard we currently have for 4 year old mobile games that people play on their phones..." Maps help with immersion because besides giving the PC's an objective reference for exploration and combat, they can also spur ideas based...

Exactly. Current VTT's are in many ways a regression from late 90's turn based RPG graphics. Not that I'd expect VTT to have a 2022 AAA graphic experience. But surely they could be brought up to the standard we currently have for 4 year old mobile games that people play on their phones...

Hear hear. After playing Roll20 waterdeep heist online, and an on/off AD&D game with Owlbear rodeo... Give me RPG's at a Real table like the Good Lord intended. If I had to VTT; I'd use Owlbear because it is just simpler and lets me toss down what I need to let our imaginations do the real...

No Way. Skimmed if that... Exactly. WotC doesn't give a toss about Older fans of Classic TSR settings. They sent that signal out more than once, it's time for people to take the hint. Which is a bit sad as frankly as DL didn't need that much lore change to make everyone happy. Literally one...