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Brancalonia sounds interesting. Maybe I'll get the setting book just for inspiration and reading.

That's a good idea! I'll go over my list of effects and see if I can somewhat easily make it work. I was having the same thought process as you; but the wax seal is a great idea. It really communicates something that should be sealed. A deck of cards would be super cool! I don't have time to...

Hi! I don't see many threads about DMing, asking for feedback or ideas, but I thought why not! I'm designing a short dungeon for my group for next weekend. They'll make their way into the demiplane hideout of a reclusive wizard that's now made from solitude. I've put in several different type...

It depends. The Ravenloft 5E book is currently 29 USD which with the conversion rate should equal about 35-36 CAD. I payed around 45 for it at launch. For a bigger book, like the Zweihander book, it's currently 30 USD (seems to be in special) and which converts to 37 CAD. It's currently 55 CAD...

It depends on a few things. If it's one big book of 800 pages crammed with everything, it's interesting, but it's very heavy and irritating to bring around. Also, you buy the book and you don't get to choose what interests you. Personally, I would rather have multiple smaller books. One for...

a) Between 20-30 (15-23 USD). But I rarely buy softcovers. b) Around 45-60 (35-47 USD) c) Around 60-75 CAD (47-60 USD) d) I don't buy PDFs. And for some reason, I can't pay much for a PDF. It just feels wrong to it. I use them when they're included with the core rulebook, if not I don't buy...

I'm getting strong Persona 5 vibes from the art and visual design.

2024 is a while away. I'm curious as to how the TTRPG landscape will evolve in the next three years. Also, if they update the core sets in 2024, I don't think we can expect a new edition or major revisions for quite a while! Not that it is wrong. I'm very interested in the new monster book...

You're misreading most of what I'm saying. I never claimed that brand recognition was the only thing it indeed. And I already said that 5E was a quality product. I simply stated that people can't overstate how much brand recognition D&D has and how much it has helped them. We're having too...

No, I'm saying the exact same thing. People are not walking in wanting to play RPGs, they walk in wanting to play D&D. The brand is bigger than the hobby itself. It's not the same as someone walking into a store and saying "I want to start doing kayak" and then being presented products. It's...

I disagree with you. The reason it was able to flop so hard with the reception of 4E, and then come back from the dead with a good product in hand is mostly because of brand recognition. The brand recognition never went anywhere. People just didn't enjoy the product. As soon as a new offer came...

In video games there's embargos. Reviewers and media websites are sent early builds of the game with a NDA with a certain date where they can start talking about the game. It's excessively common. Developers even start to get some stone thrown at them when they embargo reviewer until the release...

Except that everything you're describing is not exclusive to what he's said. I absolutely think he's right in saying that for a huge portion of that 50 million players (as you said yourself, nobody dreamed of these numbers before) 5E is their first and only tabletop RPG. You're right in saying...

I think combat is fun. Or at least it became fun for me and my group. Some of these things were already mentioned by others: I'm of the opinion that random encounters suck. They have no personality, they come out of nowhere, the players want to finish the encounter to finish it. I've used them...

Amazon Canada's version has a price and it's very close to the USD to CAD conversion of 165$.

Wenzel, the Orphan Emboldened by Yolo's speech, Wenzel jog to catch up with him and peeks between the doors as one is opened. Edelgard and Markus Both drop their rocks on the ground, and seeing the center of action moving to the doors, they slowly make their way towards it. Margrit She eyes...

Play hooks is generally how I develop my own stuff for my games. I prepare a ton of small quests, or conflicts that my players can latch unto and let them take whichever bait they want. So that makes sense to me, that's also what I'd want. That feels specific to me. Do you have an example from...

Edit: I actually misread your comment. My bad.

So, I don't buy setting books. I've never been interested in the core settings of D&D, they've always felt excessively generic to me. But to be fair, I also never really dug to see what else is available; both in term of older editions and 3rd party. So lately, after putting one too many hours...