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Not to be insincere to someone who may have suffered harassment, but why be vague? Say their name, post a screencap; don't create room for doubt and skepticism.

For Paladins, an idea I had for my own homebrew setting was to flavor them as initiated members of what is essentially a hero cult. So their oath is based upon them following the example of a venerated ancestor from the past, like Heracles or Perseus. So, like a paladin, they are able to...

Just a bit. I'm very new to the hobby and have no attachment to the lore of any of the established settings, such as the Forgotten Realms, and I've ran all but one of my campaigns in homebrew settings of my own design (not always good design, mind you). The gods are different, the cosmology is...

This looks to be a bit too far on the whimsical end of the spectrum for me, but I can't begrudge WotC for making an adventure targeted more towards younger players (and nostalgic older fans).

I was thinking more south of the Caucasus, but giving more attention to steppe nomads would certainly be cool. The whole history of the Eurasian steppe is incredibly fascinating and, like you said, often overlooked. Making them an "insider" culture instead of the "barbaric outsiders" would be a...

The portrayal of dwarves in modern fantasy comes almost exclusively from Tolkien and his derivatives* (and Snow White to a lesser extent). Tolkien was in turn inspired by Norse and Germanic folklore. From there it's all social osmosis. Similar to how many people's understanding of the Norse...

It jumped out to me as well, to repost my comment in the locked thread: "• All encounters can be resolved without resorting to combat, rewarding clever ideas and creative roleplay" I wonder if this means that the adventure will have clear motivations and agendas for each "encounter", along...

Maybe something derived from the Armenian Highlands or Georgia (Colchis)? If you crave alphabetical diversity, a name that starts with a K or Q kind of feels about right Kuratis? Qolhara? I'm awful with names.

"• All encounters can be resolved without resorting to combat, rewarding clever ideas and creative roleplay" I wonder if this means that the adventure will have clear motivations and agendas for each "encounter", along with corresponding skill DCs for peaceful resolutions, or just a blurb at...

Looks promising. I haven't been interested in a WotC release since the Theros book, so I hope this is nice and dense. Has the page count been leaked as well? I have to say though, the obligatory character options feel just as tacked on as they did with the Ravenloft book.

As a kid I remember visiting Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona and being somewhat disappointed that it wasn't an actual forest, but instead just a bunch of (still pretty cool) rocks. So in thinking about a fantasy region, an actual petrified forest could be really interesting. In the...

Plus, if the massive volume of tiefling fan art is any indication, dwarves simply aren't sexy. Nor do they have the cool factor of the newer races that WotC is coming out with. I think dwarves coming off as stale has more to do with fantasy increasingly moving away from the shadow of Tolkien...

I generally like dwarves as they are. If you change them too much from the default, even in a quest to be more "authentic" to their mythological origins, you risk losing what made them so memorable in the first place. With that said, I do change up dwarves a little bit in my own setting...

I think requiring someone to read the Halfling thread may be a form of torture.

I do often wish for a Build-A-Bear approach to magic items.

In the city of the Sternwall, renowned for its commerce and industry, there are many things that may strike the interest of an adventurer. However, magic items are generally rare and require good connections if you seek them out. Now, you can get your weapon or armor made with Sternwall Steel...

I like the idea of possibly reimagining healing potions as poultices made from various wild herbs that cannot be easily cultivated. A poultice feels more tactile than a potion, as it gives injuries a greater visibility; instead of sipping an energy drink you're covering a wound with a smelly...

Both rolling and not rolling lead to metagaming. Unless the outcome is immediately obvious, a PC isn't necessarily aware of the outcome of a check. Only the player knows they rolled a 2, not the character. So really it comes down to one's preferred flavor of metagaming, and how much the table...

True, but I think that can lead to a lot of metagaming and meaningless rolling.

Yes, but if there's no trap then there's no check to be made. PC: I search the chest for traps. DM: After examining the chest for a minute, you find no evidence of it being trapped. No check, because the PC can't technically fail and a low roll only leads to a false perception of failure...