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My own long running homebrew setting has its own "oriental" region with nations inspired by Thailand (muay Thai martial arts and sacred elephants), Mongolia (Genghis Khan), China (Three Kingdoms era, Wuxia), and Japan (ninja mythology, classic Japanese yokai, Warring States era shogun/samurai)...

Everything is optional. That's the beauty of RPGs. Also, I don't think catering fictional settings to real world religious demands is viable or good for the brand. More fundamental branches of any faith are going to find any fictional depictions of gods, monsters, and spells threatening. Every...

New name needed, but yes please. Would love a 5e book drawn from various Asian mythologies and cultural heroic archetypes.

1) I found it very confusing to see articles where Black Panther was praised for mix-and-matching the whole of African culture, while Tomb of Annihilation was criticized for doing the same. 2) I'm not a fan of the way the term "cultural appropriation" is used. It is too often focused on *what*...

1) I agree. Feats are great for variant humans and higher levels, at low levels ASIs are usually the better choice. I don't see any of that as a design problem. If anything, having feats is a great way to fill the void at high levels after key ASIs cap out. 2) SAD. Check. MAD. Check. But what is...

I have had one game store that charged a minimal rental fee for the back room. Other than that I never encountered a store charging. I do not like the idea of paid DMs, although I know they exist. To me it implies that DMing is a service, rather than another participant in a social event. I've...

I start with a class and a general concept when creating a character. When I pick a race it is often the "classic" races, but maybe for a reason I haven't seen yet: A KICK ASS MINIATURE. It can be hard to find good minis for the exotic races. There are not many tortles to choose from (there are...

I'm out of the loop, it seems. My feed is blowing up that legendary D&D designer Matt Colville has a D&D Kickstarter. I'm not really into the D&D streamers. Would I know him outside of that?

"Not monster manual 3" is good. I hope it functions for both players and DMs...a sort of "Mordenkainen's Guide to Planehopping" (which would be a better and more whimsical title)

The 5e rules have done a great job of keeping the cool factor focused on the heroes rather than their gear. But it truly does "feel" stingy after prior editions. I try to give a minor permanent magic item (occasionally with a nifty history) to every PC within the first 3-4 levels, so they have...

D&D hasn't been wargaming for decades. Old-school logistics don't matter anymore and aren't compelling outside of specialized survivalist scenarios. The introduction of Non-combat Proficiencies in 2e inspired actions and narratives in D&D not centered around combat. And story awards mean that...

:p This got me pondering what D&D product announcements might be divisive or controversial within the D&D community, so here are my hype theories... -Complete Book of Kenders -Intersectional Feminism of the Demonweb Pits -D&D 5e Essentials -Netflix's Bright Official Campaign Setting -Dungeon...

What ever happened to the quadruped races, like bariaur and dracotaur? They've all but disappeared. I'd like to see them come back.

I think you are getting into the weeds over the definition of disease. RAI, I think it is pretty clear that "disease" means a disease acquired via gameplay mechanics. Anything beyond that is just a DM ruling. My own take is that I see curing disease and other restorative magic as more of a...

To be fair, the hideous and manipulative behavior of teenagers is readily believable, particularly when affairs of the heart are involved. I once mustered fake enthusiasm & attended a fundamentalist church service in the hopes of getting a pretty girl to like me.

D&D is not a charity; I have both closed invite-only groups and open groups to meet new players. Both have their function. That said, what sort of experiences have you had where people are either pretending to be D&D players or pretending to be part of your social group? The only negative...

This. You've got it right. His post was oddly worded, but clearly aimed at self-proclaimed gatekeepers, "hired" in their own minds to defend D&D from imagined fake gamers. And now he was "firing" them. To be this deep into this thread and still be suggesting Mearls is "firing" players who like...

Mearls' first tweet was awkwardly worded, and could be taken to mean he was anti-complexity and anti-lore. His follow up tweet about the role of "mentors" shepherding new players into D&D was more constructive. D&D "gatekeepers" are bad. Our hobby is not under threat from "fake" gamers. There...

If you are looking for a "not Forgotten Realms" campaign setting, the Scarred Lands setting which has been around since D&D 3e and is going strong in 5e. http://theonyxpath.com/category/worlds/scarredlands/ ENWorld has a setting too, Zeitgeist. https://zeitgeistadventurepath.com/5th-edition/

She has a number of skills that WotC needs...UI/application design, playtesting, geek podcasting, and worldbuilding. Plus, she is a part of the current "D&D as web series" trend as Morrus mentioned (with Penny Arcade's C-Team). Just being a known face within the Penny Arcade empire would make...