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Or redirects uninvited guests to a holding cell in the cabal dungeon. Story progresses but entry is from a less desirable place. There are spells to redirect teleporting.

"Excremental" is an amazing term. That alone is worth the post. Much thanks!

First off, if you are one of my players, stop reading. I'm working on a fairly lowbrow session to offset the recent have tone of my campaign. In brief, a minstrel show is being ruined by mysterious terrible flatulence (in fact seeping through a planar rift).S*** demons are nothing new to...

Good info. And no, I wouldn't have the same expections of a novelist as a game designer regarding knowledge of the gaming community. Thanks for bringing me up to speed.

I have a player that used phatasmal force to create a locked metal box surrounding a foe's head. They get saves but otherwise they are blind and in fear of suffocating. I allowed it on the fly, but am not sure about if this becomes a regular tactic.

Ehhh. Not sure if you were going for sarcasm, as Marvel DID skip San Diego Comic-Con. http://comicbook.com/2015/06/24/kevin-feige-explains-why-marvel-is-skipping-comic-con/

I am not familiar with Joe Dever, but there's something lovable about creative-types who seem out of touch with the world around them. Wheaton's not only a veteran sci-fi actor and current big face in the fandom, but also technically a competitor thanks to Ashes of Valkana. Clearly, someone...

This makes perfect sense. I was speaking more about it being an odd design choice not to do this in the first place.

The only things I found really odd with 5e items are 1)that armor material (adamantium) and magic armor (+1) ate mutually exclusive and 2)wands aren't handled more like scrolls. I have not felt that the offering of basic weapons and armor are lacking. For me, the old racially themed weapons...

Maybe he planted epic spell seeds.

Any of the big monsters that "employ" lesser monsters seem like a good choice. Devils, dragons, and mind flayers are good examples of this. The current MM does a good job of suggesting underlings.

Funny, I feel like they are coming back around to the lifelong players once again. This feels less like some modern caffeinated revamp and more like a move towards some of the classic Spelljammer and Planejammer content. I remember a friend has this Planetary Display Map with Krynnspace...

That's a fair observation. But cons are a celebration of the hobby; grand spectacle is part of the equation. Not that WotC are doing it wrong, but that they recognize that when it comes to big brands and generating spectacle its either all-in or nothing.

WotC tried a new low-key approach to GenCon this year. Based on the fan rage in some corners of the internet, they may have underestimated sentimentality towards the D&D presence of years past. Plus with their focused release schedule, they risk looking underwhelming next to the LITERAL CATALOG...

Another solid interview, the kind of communication that serves them and their most rabid fans well. This is great stuff. Let the theories flow... This actually makes a lot of sense. The players who are into both must feel like they're in a D&D renaissance right now. I wonder if this is...

First, let me say I'm a big fan of your work. 1. It's touched on in the rulebooks, but how do you personally deal with players that don't simply roll with the "weird" in Numenera? In my Numenera game I had players that behaved more like Starfleet scientists and bristled at being told things...

Oh, there's some faction lore in the game that would need to be modified. I was thinking strictly in terms of geography in my first post.

Other than the starting city (Neverwinter), most of LMoP takes place in and around the backwater town of Phandalin. It doesn't appear on the FR world map for 3e or 4e, and the town is pretty light on lore. IMHO, swap out Neverwinter and you should be good to go without making changes.

Congrats! I know you have some experience inside the industry, is it a position in the gaming community?

Respectfully, I'm going to add my own opinion into the mix (famous last words, I know). I also live in modern times and have a firmly secular worldview. However, I quite enjoy the fictional pantheons and mythology of fantasy settings. I often play clerics and have put a bit of time into...