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Classic Greek Tragedy...

Yeah, I love Goodman's products, but this is a real landmine they are dancing around...

Yeeeaaah, I don't want to jump to conclusions...but I am concerned that perhaps this is a case of licensing from the Bledsaws and hoping the hear has died down...which would be super disappointing if Goodman does that.

Not really like Bigby's, it's more like Keys from the Golden Vault, JourneyThriugh the Radiant Citadelor Candlekeep Mysteries. A series of small Adventures, each themed around a different Dragon.

That's the big question mark here: that GaveBook chatter is worrisome on that front.

I mean, I mean, I think it would work find and has some advantages...but the actual playtest of hundreds of thousands of players wasn't open to it: I doubt they will have changed by now. Maybe in 2034.

I mean, WotC did propose that, and it got shot down in UA.

Yeah, big over the top maps were Judges Guild's claim to fame: very ahead of their time on that.

Yeah, fair: maybe other things have changed that we don't know about.

Mostly know it through retro reviews and snippets posted there: very old school, reminds me of early Rogue-like text RPGs in vibe.

Might just be because we have actually gotten previews for it, but right now Dragon Delves is the moat interesting, particularly given how well the past several anthologies have been done. Amd more dragon art is always nice. I think the Lorwyn book may end up being the most wild and original of...

That is...discouraging.

The editing issues were pretty weird.

That's pretty fair: I do think the dungeons, as dungeons, were pretty well made. But as a storyline? Pretty dismal. Which is made worse by the lower level part, Lost Mines of Phandelver, holding together so well.

Not "defending" her per se, bit this podcast made it really clear what a Greek tragedy this was: Gygax put these people in a box where they felt it was fight or lose everything...and he was not prepared for the push back, couldnwven imagine it, apparently.

Ot isnthe first D&D Setting ever published: a gonzo take on a Lankhmar sort of thing, a bit Anlh-Morporkh in early Discworld.

What the podcast made me understand in a very visceral way, is how ever involved in those maneuvers basically felt like rats trapped in a corner thanks to Gygax's actions. Ethical? Maybe not, but desperate people will do what they can to protect their livelihoods and families.

Honestly, being tacked on and not well integrated is one of the main criticisms of the book (why bother with expanding on Lost Mines of Phandelver, but then not build on Lost Mines of Phandelver???) but for your purposes should probably work.

Almost certainly the announced Lorwyn book for MtG integration.

That means it is working.