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I like it. All pointing the right direction and lots of hints that she sees what the problem areas are. It’s a competition, but an asymmetric one, KP may be the underdog but for BF to be a success doesn’t require anything remotely like the sales that the 1d&d team will need to show.

B/X...with the adventure in each, and the adventures have key additional material for the DM....remains one of the best versions of the game. RC is fine. C is fine. Low number B and X modules are great (as are some of the others). Splurge, get a bunch of stuff (if you can somehow get a B or X...

The quarter and year ended December 25 2022.

Well there is this: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/levelling-up-the-united-kingdom

"I see no way to control it."

Less new, but more better.

I think of it as more of a teaser, and a way to get feedback on their initial ideas. The core fantasy flavor is strong--no confused planer furries--and there is a little more choice without adding much complexity to the 5e core. Options still have to be balanced...the elves are doing well, as...

It was the more concise, higher gloss version of these interviews. Her conclusions were good ones: trust community commons, but WotC, no quite so much.

Its generally better to roll low.

Specifically ends on a save. But AD&D certainly did have all those variable lengths.

This actually goes back to 3e as a nerf (and you had to track rounds, so very 3e). But yes saves. If its on your character, you have an incentive to remember!

Also, they edited the blog, its now "lineage" and heritage.

Talents, I think, are part of char gen, though could also be feat replacements. In any case we have (at least) 2 competing paralel playtests to for the next "evolution" of 5e. From the latest Black Flag Update Email:

Actually, you are saying all this. He certainly did not say it was just a "tweak". What a waste of time if it was. But people can listen to the interview and draw their own conclusions.

There was a lot there. Behind it all does seem to be the Disney version of the owlbear. But as I said in other threads, at least this was all over something important. He danced around calling out the other faction--the not his team--that seemed to be driving the proposed OGL and still look...

So I am doing 5, as it’s still 5e… 1) fixed monster/encounter math (I think we will mostly get this) 2) nerfing this and boosting that to get better balance across options (again this will happen, hopefully enough) 3) Giving 1 and 2, otherwise keeping as much core 5e assumptions as possible...

They should release a playtest packet that is really good, and shows that they have actually been taking on past survey feedback. That is definitely their best option.

Was the early 90s a low point in mainstream fantasy fandom? Maybe, though it could still be cool to be into vampires, certain comic books, jrpgs annd 40k in certain circles …and the geeky subcultures were always there. But then things really did change.

Vault is $30 on both Roll20 and D&D Beyond (digital). Book-beyond bundle is $60. Presumably a lot of sales are or will be going through these.

The numbers in the book often don't match that table in the DMG, and are frequently lower. There is also the bigger issue of encounter building and stuff per day, which almost certainly will be touched on. But there is also MM math. Preview? You mean in some recent book(s)? They have also...