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I recently started buying comics again, and the fact that a comic was $1.25 when I started in the 90s and $4.99 now for the same amount of pages is telling enough. WotC Doesn't make softcover books because they are too costly. Hasn't since 3.0. Hell, Forge of the Artificer is an experiment to...

I'm not an MBA. I don't know what goes into the cost of POD vs a print run, or how much sunk cost for things like art and pay per word factor into these decisions. And I would love a world when I can go on WotCs site (or Paizos, it's near impossible to find print versions of anything but this...

I will state that having a principled stance against non-physical/non-ownership of media is not a fault. I have a friend who will not use self-checkouts out of principle because that's what they believe in. So, no shame if that is your stance. But my issue is you keep gesturing at some magical...

I applaud the principled stand that if you can't get Astarion's Guide in print, you'd rather not have it. I assume you also avoid all streaming services and only buy physical discs for movies, music and video games.

I'm convinced that if they didn't feel this material was able to be included in a 112 or 200+ page book, it would be forgotten on a hard drive in WotC. So I ask again: would you prefer it dlc or never having it?

I know you would vastly prefer a physical release, but assuming that's not economically feasible for WotC to do, would you prefer this type of material to be digital only or not released at all? Because that's your Sophie's choice.

My honest guess is that the DLC is going to look a lot like this: https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/settings/SRC-00125 Adventure seeds, a few unique monsters, maybe a magic item or two. A dozen or so pages of hyperspecialized content. Vampire adventures in the Forgotten Realms is just the...

Easy for you if your sales are supporting that kind of cost increase, but when D&D books run 400+ pages and cost $70 per pop, I will start looking for alternate methods of acquisition.

Drive Thru (well, DMs Guild) feels more like Nexus Mods than dlc, but your point stands. This is going to be a few online supplements (a la the Mortuary) that assumes you have the FR books in addition to the PHB.

Found the Hobbit!

Magic ABSOLUTELY needs the LGS for pre-release, tournaments, and the most popular formats (Modern and Commander) that aren't supported by Arena. By contrast, most TTRPGs are played in private venues (homes or the like) not in public spaces. There is a reason why MTG support for LGS has been top...

Well if it was lame, aren't you glad they didn't continue it? "The food here is terrible and the portions are too small" vibes.

So essentially another starter/game box set with a tie in to the show. Not what I expected, but happy for people who want this. But at least the mystery is solved.

We already know that Game Informer is going to feature the Forgotten Realms books coming in November. So they are already hyping November's releases next month and not even announced the title of the October book? Unlikely.

As an addendum: WotC has been fighting the idea that they are abandoning physical books for digital only since before 2024 was released. Kobold Press even tried to sell TotV on the idea WotC was going to stop selling books in favor of dlc micro transactions and online only access. And the first...

Let's look at the scenarios: 1. WotC releases FotA as promised, with the defective cover. Reaction: "WotC has zero quality control. They are cutting corners to pump out cheap products. The books are defective as a way to lead people to digital purchases." 2. WotC releases FotA digital, delays...

The issue with that was they would have been doing some marketing for it by now. They would want a heads up to get presales and news articles going. The dead air means that the decision to pull it came a lot longer back than this Friday.

The October book would have to be finished by now and we have heard hide nor hair on it. I'm guess is that it was quietly delayed until 2026.

The Lorwyn MtG set was moved from Q3 2025 to Q1 2026. If the book was supposed to release with the set, it would make sense to move the book. I've always thought that the time frame for the horror UA to print for October was very tight. The fact that they had to do another take on hexblade means...

Sorta. The Deck itself has print issues and it was the premiere part of the package, not the book itself. So while the game rules book (the one with monsters, maps and options) was released early, the main attraction (the cards and the lorebook attached to them) were still only available in...