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UA in the 5e era almost never includes context/story/lore/fluff. They tried the Rune Carver as a Prestige Class in a UA ages ago. I rather liked it, but also I was someone coming back to the game after 20 years away so I didn't understand the baggage.

I know you're generally against the Bonus Action concept, but would the extra action you mention maybe be better as a Bonus Action? That would ensure the ability to use the reduced second wind ability each turn, plus everything else a character normally does We've experimented with an extra...

So this thread is no longer about D&D?

In 5e it would make sense as a 1st level ritual

But they also, clearly, coordinate with the D&D tabletop game staff, as The Fallbacks are part of the 2024 glossary and Heir of Strahd is getting full promotion on D&D social. To suggest it's a mere licensing agreement like a pair of boxers ignores that the plot and characters are part of the game

Heir of Strahd exists. The Fallbacks exist.

There's no reasonable way that anyone can look at the majority of the art and claim it is twee. There's literally exploding skeletons in some of the images. Claiming that it is twee art by redefining the term to "art I don't like" is useless

The backer levels on World's Largest Dungeon mean that it didn't have to have a lot of fans to make a lot of money. The minimum was $159 and max was $1599 IIRC.

The evidence indicates that marketing of the game directly attributed to the movie was strong (it was even mentioned in a quarterly report, plus the search data and presence in Target was stronger than ever). The data isn't personal. It's real. And the evidence that 5e surged because of covid...

Of the first 10 non-dice images in the 2024 PHB there's 1 that's 'twee.' there are nine that aren't, including a couple that are brutal. Chapter two has 8 images that aren't icons. Zero are twee. Chapter three has 14 icons and 29 other images. There are four of five twee bards and a single twee...

Mostly cause this hasn't happend

They're rough approximates based on the conversations WotC's had about D&D's growth in the 5e era as shared in shareholder meetings. And yes, I remain thinking that catering to a staunch, unchanging and unchangeable group that demands media never change is a marketing mistake. Those people...

Are you talking about the game, or are you talking about movies? Because I think the mode of the story matters. Secondly I would suggest that the dramatic success of Marvel in the modern era is because it abandoned its hardline nostalgia and created new stories within those tales. Star Wars...

A claim that the 20% of the market that played D&D before 5e is more important than the tens of millions who picked it up in the past decade doesn't make sense

you also don't need Dark Sun as you already have Dark Sun. A new book in an old setting is meant for new people in an old game, not old people in a game they've played for decades

There doesn't need to be an objective way. There needs to be a way that is consistent and coherent.

This is mostly a set of links related to accessibility in gaming, but it's a start. Then there's the various studies on the now-maligned concept of systemic racism or critical race theory. The thing is, these concepts are neither new nor unstudied. Expertise is possible. Education is possible.

The easiest way to understand this concept is to study it, to understand that expertise is possible and to trust the experts. It is not a situation of catering to every single potentially offended person.

I REALLY want that Swarm of Undead version of a Necro

I play in public. People don't laugh. They frequently ask what we're doing. Some even watch a full session. I speak about D&D in a very niche industry of risk intelligence. I got applause at the end with several people telling me I inspired them to play a first time or again. My 5e campaigns are...