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Looking at the character, I notice I had three abilities (I think the GM gave everyone a bonus power). They were: I am your shield Mending Touch Reassurance I also had Prayer Dice and a Flight ability. You might say "why would you do this?" And the answer was that I wanted to have these...

I really wasn't. I am not with my books or character at the moment (what? No access to drivethru at work!) but I had a healing power and a power to offer re-rolls. I also had a weapon, which was decent. I just wasn't nearly as good as the other characters, and my powers still were really useful...

I think it really depends on your character. I played a Clank / Seraph character (based on Old Bob from The Black Hole) and I found myself helping others and keeping everyone standing upright. We did a six-session game and I think I make an attack ... two or three times over the entire game. And...

It's been tried before. I'm just on community service for Internet Warrior-ing.

This is what's going on. The value in D&D is increasingly becoming the brand. If I saw a D&D slot machine, I'd probably spend some money just on a lark. I feel the same way with the pinball machine. When I was a Gen Con (a while ago now) we used to grab the beer that was branded from the Con...

One of the things I found from running DH is that you make fewer rolls in it than in other games (like 5E). This means any individual check means more. If you only make three checks all game outside of combat, three fails with fear can have more of an impact. In a typical 5E session (and I just...

It will be really interesting to see how much this spikes with upcoming book releases, as well as the starter set. One of the things I was floored over was how well the core books for 5.0E continued to sell, year in and year out. The fact that this is happening so soon after launch in 5.5E is...

If it's somehow important, we can change the name of the thread to 2024 5E. Not sure why this is an issue.

For what it's worth, I backed this Kickstarter, and it's an excellent product. If you're looking for another detailed first look, Derik at Knights of Last Call did one. He also loved it. I'll be running it next year for my friend's birthday, and people are already getting excited over it.

One element that I really hope more games work to deal with, and especially the next time we see an edition of D&D, is making sure rolling the dice always changes the situation. The discussion of "can you roll again?" really applies in situations where you make a check and fail, but nothing...

For me, the biggest issues are how many processing, choice, or evaluation steps there are. When I'm playing 5E, for instance, there are the options of the Guidance spell and the Aid action for each Skill Check. In our group, we just roll those checks as if that happens every time. It did take us...

I'd love to see the Amazon book ranks for the 2024 PHB, but we just can't in the US. I can see it for Canada so I know that it's possible for this to happen. I think that's why you're seeing comments on other editions or other games. That's keeping the thread active. As far as what the Amazon...

For what it's worth, I own it, and have recommended it to a ton of people who like 5E-esque play but find 5E too dense. And I really mean that it's one of the best things to happen to the hobby/industry in a long time. And I'd also gladly play it as a one-off of Con game.

For what it's worth, this was the issue in the playtest that caused one of the players to ragequit. Back then, you'd subtract your armor score from the damage of an attack, and then compare it back to the table, so you might spend a slot and not have it make any effect, or have to spend multiple...

One thing not everyone may know is that Kelsey has made the files for layout in the Shadowdark style available for download in Affinity Publisher style. So you can make content that looks identical to the "real thing." I found that amazing. A lot of people who make small-press RPGs are terrible...

I know this is going to sound trite, but this thread comes from a video that discusses the "scandal" and comes to the conclusion that it's a nothing burger. So the easiest answer to your question would be to watch the video. From what I've seen and read about the issue, the key complaint seems...

I'm just the reverse. I swim in political waters, and I'm honestly amused when my hobby channels get as charged up as those. I do hobby stuff to escape anger for a little while, and fortunately most of the time I can.

From the video, if he's getting $35 per book, it's ~2850 books for $100000. If we're talking thousands of books, I can see how that number would make sense. Stephen is the only one who knows the exact numbers, and I'm sure he's heavily rounding. And the real issue I see is with the smaller...

Unfortunately, I think you're right. I think this will upend the current distribution system, and after that, smaller gaming companies will have to consider what to do with their inventory. This year, the combination of tariffs and this is just horrible for the little guy.

There are a lot of companies, many of them smaller, that are going to take a huge hit on this. If a company that you like is affected, I'd suggest picking up that adventure or supplement you've been thinking about but holding off on. Such a sad situation.