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Now we just wait for Rage of Dragons to be made into a movie.

I haven't actually gotten to play in a very long time, so some of my answers were based on what I think I would do, or what I have done when I did play.

I am usually reading multiple books at a time, my genres of choice being fantasy or male/male romances (with the subgenre either being fantasy or historical fiction), and I also enjoy reading nonfiction books on Japan. I just finished Rage of Dragons by Evan Winters this morning, and am...

Yeah, I figured :) just thought I would ask, being a lore person ^^

Is it just the mechanical aspects of 5e that are going to be "crunchier", or other aspects as well?

Are we thinking something like what was done with 3.5 edition? you could call it 5.5, though that isn't as catchy. Since 5e was first called D&D Next, maybe call it like Adjoining/Adjacent D&D (AD&D) lol. I'm mostly joking there.

Actually, there is an male/male romance series that was inspired by Cthulhu: the Whyborne & Griffin series by Jordan L Hawk. It's really good, imho.

So anti-homosexuals/homophobes or racists should be allowed in safe spaces for LGBTQ+ or PoC because doing so is "inclusive"? Being a bigot is a personal choice--a mindset, which a person can work on changing. Race, sexual orientation and gender identity are not choices.

Not mechanically related, but I would love more detail, like AD&D, along with an updated Faiths & Avatars. I do not know if this is applicable though.

I actually just read an article about what word fans think "race" should be replaced with. Species is one, along with words like folk or kin. I kind of like the sound "folk" has to it. Elf folk (they're often called the Fair Folk, anyway), dwarven folk, halfling folk, etc. This gets rid of...

Agreed. I actually like the idea of religion--I think having a spirituality can be meaningful--and I have enjoyed studying Shinto and Japanese Buddhism (also one of the reasons I am a fan of D&D gods). So I don't think religion itself is the issue. The issue is the distortions of it, as you have...

Thank you :) And oh I know, most of the arguments stem from homophobia, otherwise, it wouldn't be an issue. Critical Role is pretty inclusive, and the later Forgotten Realms materials, like Dragon Heist, are getting better (the novels were too, before they ended the line, other than Drizzt)...

He was on the Brian Cortijo Twitch channel recently for GenCon, along with Elaine Cunningham, Erin M Evans, Erik Scott de Bie, Ed Greenwood, George Krashos, Eric Boyd, and Steven Schend (sp?). It was pretty awesome. I loved seeing Elaine, and Ed is always a good time. I read Relentless. I have...

This is an argument I have had with people more than once. Somehow, LGBTQ+ automatically equates to porn (which, in D&D, often comes with "I don't want sex and romance in my games", but I've usually only seen this sentiment invoked when we're discussing inclusion.) The inclusion of a gay or...

I think it is important to be aware of problematic viewpoints of authors, and also to be aware of the time period they were written in (such as reading Huck Finn in high school). We can learn from history.

Lol well, even busy people can find time to read, they just have to make it a point to do so, even if it's only 30 minutes in the morning or evening. Maybe set a timer for yourself (like a hour or two, or whatever time frame works) to read. That way, you will still get stuff done, but you can...

I'm always reading lol. Some of the ones I listed are YA, but they're good, imho.

I do :) I am not familiar with Appendix E, so I don't know if any of these are on here, but, at the risk of derailing the thread, I'll list some: Silk & Steel by Ariana Nash (this could also fall in the m/m romance genre category, but being as it's also epic fantasy, I'll list it) Captive...

I see your point, and indeed, it is a risk, and can make people feel like they are walking on eggshells, but removing everything that might cause an issue--such as the druid example you used--also means fantasy, not just D&D, will become dull. Sure, you could argue that it would force people to...

There are a number of fantasy books that have LGBTQ+ characters in them these days (and some actually were written in the 90s).