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Eh, I'm not with Mike on this one. D&D is still cool. But it isn't the hot new thing anymore, for sure. D&D 5E is 10 years old! The OGL mess certainly had a negative impact on how folks view WotC and official D&D, but I think he overstates it's impact. Is D&D slowing down or contracting? I'm...

It seems like three different 5E marketplaces or communities are forming . . . the official community on D&D Beyond, the official fan community of the DM's Guild, and the more diffuse OGL/CC community. I'm not worried about D&D Beyond choking out the broader OGL/CC community content . . . there...

Yeah, but growing the d20 ecosystem wasn't just a smoke-and-mirrors show for upper management, it was also a legitimate part of the intent behind the OGL.

I've always wondered . . . if WotC took another swing with Gamma World, but developed it as a genre expansion for D&D 5E . . . could it find more success and longevity? Similar with other TSR/WotC RPGs of days long past; Star Frontiers as D&D Space, Boot Hill as D&D Wild West, Urban Arcana as...

You seem to be misunderstanding folks pushback on your posts. While it was likely flip and just an expression of eagerness for the new book, your wish that Amazon would break street date on the MM is, of course, a selfish one. One that, if realized, has a very negative impact on local gaming...

Sauron and Morgoth are technically two different beings, but in practicality they represent the same force of shadow or corruption. And that is the real enemy, not just the orcs and trolls your heroes fight, but their own slide into shadow. Or the corruption of the various folks they meet. The...

And some D&D merch at about 4:12. Looks like a Waterdeep "dice scroll" similar to the existing UltraPro dice scrolls, some sort of potion item, and a "bag of holding" which appears to be purse-sized, rather than messenger bag sized . . . :( I saw some photos of the bag of holding on the...

Oh good lord. That's because it's not a summary, but a teaser. Woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?

Works just fine! As long as it's the Prancing Pony or Green Dragon . . . Middle-Earth is rife with taverns . . . but if you want to emulate the feel of the stories, starting with a patron like Gandalf is a good way to go. He's the one who got both Bilbo and Frodo's adventure's going after all...

He had employees forgoing paychecks to keep the company running . . . going on vacation with your own money is incredibly tone deaf and bad form. Going on vacation using company funds would be fraud. Either way, not good.

Cinema is struggling and changing, but is far from dead. Streaming is brand-new really, and Hollywood is still trying to figure out how to milk it for profits efficiently. There is plenty of good films and tv shows being made today, more so than ever before . . . plus, we've got most of the old...

While I agree, there is a difference . . . there is so much unnecessary hostility in this thread, and the other 4E threads that have popped up recently.

Canard? You know you are replying to somebody who was there, on the design team at the time, right? Management wanted something MMO players would be comfortable playing and that would translate well to a possible future MMO. WoW was (is?) the top game in that category. Doesn't mean the...

Yeah, I don't see the contradiction, although I do think the rules could be worded more clearly. But D&D started out with rules for wargamers already immersed in the hobby and were still so confusing that it lead to multiple interpretations and styles of play. Since the white box in 74, D&D has...

Americans use dolphins to hit balls in games? Barbarians! :D

But how else will we segue into my Hollywood Accountant subclass for the Wizard? It's pretty cool, it's similar to the illusionist, but with a focus on making things look worse than they really are, all to lull your enemies into letting down their guard . . .

Good point! And . . . even if we never get another one . . . it was a damn good movie, and a damn good D&D story! IMO. :) But I do hope we get more good D&D films!

The only aspects of this where I agree with OP and have concerns are, 1) the hold/charm person issue, and 2) the goblins being not-people issue. Someone in another thread mentioned that one of the alt-5E rulesets changes those types of spells to just simply "Charm" and "Hold" . . . seems to...

Heh, the Purple Dragon Knight, or the banneret, in the current 5E rules isn't that great of a class either. Now that sounds like a fun homebrew option, the TRUE Purple Dragon Knight!! :D

Enjoyed the first Fallbacks novel, looking forward to the next!