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I'm glad the black dragon isn't in this one. I want to have words with the director who thought interpreting the black dragon breath weapon as "vomiting crude oil" would be cool.

Agreed - I am generally very wary of issues regarding author rights, but the DM's Guild Agreement is a rare case of contract law that is so bad it is good, maybe even for folks without recognized names in the industry. You're going to make peanuts off of anything you create, and none of it...

I mean, sure, keep intentionally misconstruing my point, it's not like the thread isn't an archive of what was actually said. Once more for the cheap seats: A cleric who refuses to heal in favor of combat spells is not playing the game properly, just as a cleric who refuses to use combat...

It's absolutely a good thing. I think the likelihood that the ORC will result in ash RPG durbatulûk is actually pretty slim. I believe, at least, that the ORC is important because the most important thing the loss of the OGL is taking away from independent creators isn't the D&D SRDs, it's a...

None of the above. This has nothing to do with the OGL kerfuffle; I've been really disappointed by everything I've bought in 2022 and none of these are on subjects that interest me sight unseen. I feel actual dread at the thought of a D&D5 treatment of Planescape.

We've definitely entered the 'D&D3.5 Monster Manual IV' era of D&D5 alt covers. :| May it be short lived.

Your understanding is good. As a native speaker, English scholar, and non-fan of Critical Role or Matt Mercer, if someone called a direction or step I cared about "grandiose," I'd kick them in the fork.

What? Wizards of the Coast, fail at cross-promotion?

To be frank, with a gun crew of 14 out of a maximum crew of 20, it's a good thing you don't need a deck crew in D&D5; you apparently can't afford to carry them. Have I mentioned that I'm really disappointed with the state of D&D product quality in 2022? I'm really disappointed with the state...

I absolutely should. If you're in a D&D party with a wizard who refuses to use utility spells because they take up slots they could be using for direct damage, yes, you have every right to be annoyed. All players should strive to be as useful to the party as they can be. That is a reasonable...

If that's the case, what kind of a triumph is it that we've never as a community independently developed the habit of wearing masks to conventions when pretty much everyone who goes to a convention, pre- or post-COVID, comes down with some sort of 'con crud?' :) I'll probably never walk a con...

No, no, I was in my teens in the '90s. I'm mostly parroting what I heard from older gamers and news outlets in the same time period, combined with a bit of admittedly challenging personal research and speculation. I'm always really surprised at what a small but dispersed population can support...

Not D&D5, but the old AD&D2 rules say skeleton crew of 10, maximum crew of 35; between two and five of these would have been illithids manning series helms (linked helms to capitalize on spell-like abilities in the absence of caster levels) keeping the ship moving. The AD&D2 material also has a...

It absolutely may not be, and if you find it exaggerated I'm happy to walk it back to one order of magnitude; that's still a comparison between 500% and 75% -- I'll take it. I based my statement on D&D's numbers alone being in the (lower?) tens of millions, and that making up about half the...

...Pholtus take the wheel. 😩 It's a metaphor, folks. It's your prerogative to play a non-combatant utility wizard just like it is your prerogative to play a non-healer battle cleric. But leaving a chunk of your toolbox at home because "it's not what you do" smacks of the same sort of player...

All this article says is that Paizo is planning on releasing products in 2023. Oh, no, I'm wrong, it also mischaracterizes the creation of the ORC as a 'legal battle.' It says two things, I guess. That is actual good news.

A cleric who refuses to cast Cure Wounds on principle is like a wizard who refuses to cast Fireball on principle. It's your privilege. Don't expect me to be impressed.

No. It's not gatekeeping to not make time for people who won't put in the effort themselves. That's just self-respect. Finding a game online is not the same thing as playing a game online. If you can't find a local group, start one. If you can't get players, travel. If you're unwilling to...

From your lips to Sezelrian's ears. We should be so lucky!

Trying to haul this back into some semblance of on-topic: The industry is healthier than it has ever been, AND D&D is more popular than it has ever been. These two things are in no way mutually exclusive. The dialogue around success in this industry needs reframing. Paizo is an extremely...