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https://i.pinimg.com/736x/58/a5/b5/58a5b5dcc63c93838a2ca73d50a1050e.jpg Unfortunately, even Kitiara doesn't get off the hook.

Yes, I "think," I don't know. Just like you don't know the inner thoughts of people or their motivations. Why the tone? Attached is another example, from the cover of the first (and most popular ) module, of the only female member of the beginning group. Everyone else is wearing pants, and...

I agree with most of what you say, but I’m not sure you entirely get to heart of why some people might have issues. The portrayal of women in the stories were fine. The art, however, tended to sexualize them with big bosoms and skimpy clothes. I think that’s what most people are basing their...

You stated that worldbuilding was a staple of early D&D, and I'm making the case that heavy worldbuilding wasn't really a thing until the mid-eighties, ten years after the appearance of the game. Yes, 2nd and 3rd editions went crazy with the world-building. You obviously prefer having multiple...

The point of my post remains. This idea of "deep" worldbuilding (multiple supplements, etc) was not an aspect of early D&D, and avoiding such is not necessarily shallow worldbuilding.

I would disagree with this. It was a thing common in the '80s and '90s. Some of us like the original Greyhawk and FR box sets precisely because they are not overwrought settings requiring Ph.D.s to understand every nuance. Some people like having flexibility and room to breathe with their...

Yes, but in that case, you get a 600+ page adventure and a bestiary.

Just to talk about the price more...Kingmaker is $99 for a 600+ page book that takes characters from levels 1 to 20. Wild Beyond the Witchlight is $50 for 250 pages that takes character to level 8. $99 doesn't look too bad. And if you compare it to Spelljammer in terms of pages and price, forget...

That's a beautiful map of Ansalon. Jared Blando does it again!

WotC puts out some playtest material and asks people what they think. People respond, "Cowards," mad face, "how could they?" Remind me never to ask these people if my shirt goes with my pants. Sheesh.

I was born in time for Dragonlance’s first publications, was a huge fan, read all the novels for a while, and I’m excited by the announcement. As for the changes, I think they’ll be fine. Some of us middle aged white men aren’t averse to change and can handle a supernatural taunt.

I have not read all 400+ posts, but I see that people are unhappy about the price tag. I have to add my name to the chorus of the unhappy. I had guessed that it would be two hardcovers in a slipcase for Spelljammer. Three hardcovers are cool, but at 64 pages each for $70? Disappointing. And...

A lot of this sounds like business-speak. Basically, they are going to do more things with the things using the thing they just bought.

It's on Amazon Video if you pay for it.

The French series The Mysterious Cities of Gold. The whole series is essentially a campaign with recurring NPCs and villians.

Prediction: a slipcase with a setting book and adventure book for Spelljammer.

Since Rime of the Frostmaiden, they haven’t had a FR-oriented full length adventure. And if that’s what you want, you’re out of luck. And there hasn’t been any indication FR epic adventures are coming back. However, can I recommend a couple campaigns? Call of the Deep on DM’s Guild is really...

I’m not sure what you mean by reprints. I feel like all the adventures published for 5e are still available and many have had several printings. Do you mean new adventures based on existing FR lore or reimagined adventures from older editions?

D&D hasn’t really been medieval fantasy for years, if ever. If you want medieval fantasy, go with Pendragon. But I get your main point. Between the Witchlight carnival and Strixhaven U, more modern fantasy has seeped into D&D. But those are just two products. Ravenloft, Fizban’s and Candlekeep...