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In one of those earning calls, they did outright atate that the books were outpacing their expectations.

By all accounts, the new books are exceeding sales expectations.

Which, honestly, is exactly what people would say about any shorter product: so maybe this is an example of why they don't?

I'd say making the game more appealing to players is innovative, similar to improving various performance or safety is innovative.

I'm just not sure why it seems weird? Godsbreath has cool distinct flavor, but in the context of providing took for all the classic D&D tropes, too. I could see running any of the big 5E Campaigns there.

Nothing in Godsbreath suggests thst there can't be dragons, or any other D&D Mohster...?

It is really about simplifying the stat block for use at the table: yes, it makes the spellcasterd technically less versatile, but it makes them less likely to play suboptimally. Each stst block has a clear battle plan, so they will more consistently perform to their CR. I can see preferring...

Honestly, if it is only the posts that you won't feel a need to argue with....more focused?

They did pretty much exactly that with the Spelljammer abd Planescape campaigns.

But they do innovate, on most of their 5E products...? But the very innovation often is met with controversy and push-back.

Sadly, even for most of us Americans...that is equally futile.

I appreciated all the Radiant Citadel material in the new DMG

Ir is not the technology that is concerning, it is the IP violation inherent in useful LLM implementation. But, again, Socrates moralizing about the evils of literacy "corrupting the youth" in a book derailing the teachings of a man executed for "corrupting tge youth" by political leaders for...

It is worth noting that this was probably a joke, since Plato wrote it in a book. Plato had an overdeveloped sense of humor.

China is where basically all packaged board game type products are manufactured: they are the world leaders in the field, right he tools and the expertise.

OK, sure...? Not really sure how that followed from anything.

LLMs as a turboboosted search engine doesn't bother me too much ("Hey Google, hiw do I get an HTML page to do X?"), but the "aside from the ethical concerns: is a pretty huge aside ("aside from theassasination, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play???") ...and aside from ethics, the legal...

Right, but the conversation is about how WotC has taken innovative risks in their 5E books. Which they have, to sometimes controversial results.

Well, respectfully, thst is exactly my point: I haven't run it, so I don't have a fully formed jusgement on it, but that Adventure/Setting hybridization with a full four year College career campaign is really innovative (innovation doesn't mean it will work or not, just that it is trying...

It really is a delightful anthology, with some really innovative ideas and themes thst can fit in a lot of campaigns.