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Agreed with the above. Matt's ability to shift gears into running a company that's great for its employees is an inspiring thing to watch. If they are ever hiring remote, sign me up!

Good point! I should have said something more to the effect of them making DDB the dominant sales channel, as opposed to the only one. But yes, they are clearly monetizing D&D across a great many channels, which is good for the industry at large. Unrelated to that quote: I suspect DMsGuild...

The flip side is that these 3PP companies still get to exist and sell outside of DDB, as well, so in that way, it doesn't harm access to those things. But I agree that skepticism over this specific subject is important. As long as WOTC can continue to sweep their worst practices under the rug...

Exactly. SFG are absolutely stellar with putting together great minis (and other doodads), and packaging them incredibly well. I'm curious if they are indeed going with minis for this, or possibly going the route of pawns or something more flexible like D&D did with the static-cling stickers on...

As one of the "haters," I'm really happy to see this. Very responsive to feedback, everything moving quickly and in the right direction. No surprise, really. The folks behind it know what they are doing!

@Thomas Shey Confirmed that there are (at least) three methods of character creation! The Backerkit campaign is live (as of yesterday) and is already over 50% funded, so dive in if you're interested: HEROIC the Role Playing Game

Sorry for the late reply! For the best source on all of this, look up ZEG Media and contact them (Andrew Collas) for details. From what I do know, they are integrating everything in ASH (even the unwritten stuff) plus their own, even more heavily playtested work, so I expect to see a few...

Keep in mind, I'm interested in Shadow of the Demon Lord but have not yet purchased, and was waiting on Weird Wizard to figure out which one to check out more thoroughly. (Based on this thread, sounds like Demon Lord will win out!) But I might be able to at least partially answer your question...

The preview could certainly do with being a lot longer. This (and Shadow of the Demon Lord before it) is a game that I've had a lot of interest in, but at the same time, I extremely picky about what I'm throwing my money at, so it'd be nice to see how more of the rules sections are laid out.

Pretty sure that was to specifically model the Event format of the game, rather than to model the comic universe itself. Knowing so many games (published events as well as homebrew tables) would feature a mixed bag of Marvel characters rather than groups that focus along team affiliation lines...

A more comprehensive version of that can now be found as a site at: cortexhacks.timbannock.com This has been solved with the release of Tales of Xadia, Keystone Fantasy, and most especially The Arcanist's Toolkit. You can find releases of that caliber here: cortexprime.rileyrouth.com

It's telling that things like The Dragon Prince and a Critical Role animated series are hugely popular and get greenlit for multiple seasons at a time while D&D: HAT was seen as a disappointment and Dragonlance isn't considered to have the cultural cache to be greenlit in the first place. I...

Considering his status, he's probably one of the few cartographers who could have either (1) kept certain rights to his works from the outset, or (2) worked out a deal with Wizards to do so recently in his career. He was pretty much THE map guy for 2-3 decades now. Just conjecture on my part...

Exactly. You have to remember that every single one of these people either is or is trying to make a living off of their videos (or other social content, which can include articles and blogs, but who goes to those anymore?), and therefore they have to get more clicks. It's that simple. If they...

When I have the encounter prepped (9 outta 10 times), yes, I roll for HP. I also add B/X-style morale. I have definitely seen some especially good or bad rolls change how a combat goes. The most blatant examples are when I ran LMoP back in the day (not rolling for HP, not using Morale, not...

Outside of specific system/mechanics stuff, here are some really, really important ones: Include a "Your First Session" chapter, split into sections for the players and the GM. Discuss the procedures of play. Include both player and GM principles and agendas so it's clear what "good play" in...

No doubt! Though I'll add that I think Discord is really capturing a lot more people, very steadily. As a Reddit mod, I'm seeing that to a noticeable degree, though I'm sure it's not the only reason.

RIP. Caverns of Thracia is still my favorite megadungeon by far. Here's hoping we're still getting a Goodman Games OAR release of it.

Are you thinking of Tales of Equestria? That one is OOP and used a different system.

It was announced months ago that the FASERIP retroclone remix Astonishing Super Heroes was not going to be receiving the planned second book, Spectacular Origins, but the future was not bleak! We can finally announce the official news explaining what's up! HEROIC The Role-Playing Game by Zenith...