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If that's all it takes to invalidate a point of view here we are all in a lot of trouble. :) I don't think so, Manchu. You are right insofar as Ravenloft is the only setting with an origin in a single pre-existing adventure, but most of the D&D settings were not campaigns first and published...

I'm not sure what you mean, "Without focusing on min/maxing." I'm not sure how else we're supposed to have this discussion. The best reason to go Strength instead of Dexterity is obviously because you want to play a strong character, but you know that. I guess maybe I'd rather have a strong...

I have no authority to make a claim beyond that, and perhaps to rhetorically suggest that those who feel differently are base villains. :)

No, sir. That's just my opnion. :) You, on the other hand, implied knowledge of the purchasing habits of D&D5's fanbase. I hear and disagree! But thank you for the clarification. Here is something else I will say: if dndclassics.com is really going to shoulder the load of D&D5's...

I spend a lot of time on the Forgotten Realms wiki, which is arguably the best D&D setting wiki on the web right now (sorry, Dragonlance Lexicon). ...It does not adequately fulfill its responsibilities. But nor should it! In places it very closely walks the line of copyright infringement...

Yes it does! I /love/ this game. Now you go! If this is the case you're dealing with a subpar AP. Every encounter should worldbuild and every location article should advance the story.

I think that is an incredibly short-sighted statement. When I was cutting my teeth on AD&D1 around 1990 I could not get my hands on enough material from the 70s, and between my budget and the available supply it was often extremely difficult. I was fascinated by the history and lore of the...

Then you wouldn't pay good money for a post-Faction War Planescape guide. You'd pay good money for reprinted '90s setting material. I'm not criticizing -- this is /exactly/ my position on Dragonlance. But you should call a space a spade, because the question of whether the existing settings...

Even ignoring Wizards's substantial back catalog of setting material, which obviates the need for more broad-scope publications, Wizards can only publish one 5th Edition FRCS or Domains of Dread box. But they might publish any number of Forgotten Realms or Ravenloft APs. It's a false...

This is such a great idea. I would buy this book.

I'm never going to buy a sourcebook for adventure content, so what adventure content there is had better tell an involved, engaging story. APs all the way.

For the first time in my life I'm running a weekly game at my FLGS -- D&D5, every Wednesday night for two hours, for the most appreciative and awesome group of players it's ever been my pleasure to know. I recently canned my "serious business" biweekly four-hour rotating-game session after five...

Dragons of Menace - Dragonlance Session Report 2 – 2015 Jan 21 & 28, Feb 11 Dragons of Menace Session Report 2 – 2015 Jan 21 & 28, Feb 11 Kirinor, the 2nd of Deepkolt, 352 AC The party scattered into the streets, reconvening at the inn -- a place called the Mead and Measure -- only after they...

LucasC, can you talk a bit about dungeon masters' options when they decide to leave your service? What kind of export tools will you provide?

What, no love at all for Pony Island Adventures?

If I had to guess, I'd say its a new shared fiction fantasy setting for his new group. For now I'm just entertained by the codename.

I gave this issue some thought not long ago and posted my ideas and results here: http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?412279-True-Counterspelling The True Counterspelling rule is /very specific/ to spell duels, however, because all the opponents are trying to do is disguise the...

I've got faith that we will continue to see multiple setting support in D&D5 (a la the Eberron UA article), but I'm also sure both of these statements are true. My advice is to not get hung up on what will be and take the time to enjoy what is. The game is done, it is good, and it is...

I don't miss the alchemical items. When D&D3 introduced matches and flares it just felt like the game was taking the pseudo-modern aesthetic of D&D too far. Flint and steel and torches are just too much a part of Murderhobo Life. Represent, or something. I'm now hesitant to say the game is...

Where I come from the dungeon master is the final arbiter of legal and approved content; designers' opinions about their own teetering Rube Goldberg engine of a 15-year-old bastard splatfest be damned. :) I exaggerate for effect. I really do love Pathfinder, and while it is a unsteady beast...