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Sorry for the delayed response. I simply can't participate here as often as others. For the most part, things that I want addressed were unlikely to ever be addressed in the first place with a point revision. I know that, but it doesn't fix the problems as I see them. The biggest issue is...

Yeah. Even if I'm not excited to play it, I know that I will play it at some point. Also, it's nice to see what people are complaining about. I'm planning to get the core books, which will be my first D&D purchase since 2021. It's likely to be my last purchase until 6e unless things change...

Eh. It's different but it doesn't address the problems we've had or that I think are important. We'll play it, but we're looking at different games. Gloomhaven and MCDM are both on our list. I'm picking it up not because I'm excited, but because it's D&D.

Spells are busted.

I think the charitable reading is a little more believable, but I tend to be more charitable than people deserve. I tend to think nearly everything Gygax published through the mid to late 70s was initially created for his own campaign, and I doubt he considered anything about how the people at...

I think the things @Snarf Zagyg has quoted are far more damning than anything in the quoted article/thread. It's Gary saying, "No, no, I'm a proud, unapologetic sexist in the 21st century." But... that they made Tiamat an evil girl and Bahamut a good boy doesn't really feel very sexist. The...

No, not particularly. It would mean that I would want to know more about the cultures of the world. I think a game without race mechanics and with deeply cosmopolitan cultures or monocultures would make me question the races existing. Our table has been very happy with the disconnect of race...

I have to say I find this thread really hilarious. When I reacted negatively to how heavily marketed and tiered the Kickstarter was on the DC20 KS, the general response was, "No, no, that's totally normal for Kickstarter. It shouldn't bother you at all." "Oh, but it's digital and that makes it...

I'm mostly opposed to it because WotC got upset and didn't want us to call it 5.5. And when they called it One DND and we started to call it 5.One or 5.1 they got upset and said no don't call it that. So now that we've settled on 5.24 or 5e24 they want to come out with a new branding and call it...

Sure. But what he said is largely edition agnostic: "[D&D's] premise is that each player character is above average — at least in some respects — and has superior potential. Furthermore, it is usually essential to the character’s survival to be exceptional. As [the game] is an ongoing game of...

Maybe, but I don't think Gary Gygax agrees. AD&D 1e Player's Handbook, p9: "The game's premise is that each player character is above average — at least in some respects — and has superior potential. Furthermore, it is usually essential to the character’s survival to be exceptional (with a...

Wherever the cattle roam, obviously.

Yeah, no mention of Iuz is what I found most interesting. Edit: Oh, no, he's there. Just above Whyestil Lake. No shade on From the Ashes, but I always felt like it made the setting a little too much grimdark when I'm generally happier with a points-of-light. I predict WotC will immediately...

You're still thinking that race in the movies is an analog for race in the movie's universe. That is incorrect. The movies use race -- skin complexion, really -- as a metaphor for cultural allegiances. The darker you are, the more culturally and politically aligned you are with the Fremen. The...

Yeah, this is what I see happening, too. It's going to be the exact same problem that the Custom Lineage rules had: it's just always optimal to ignore the built-in design. I'm reminded of the Soren Johnson/Sid Meier quote: "Given the opportunity, players will optimize the fun out of the game."...

Sorry, missed this response. Skin color isn't important in the book because it's not particularly useful for coding because books aren't a visual medium. If we look at the coding that is present in the book for Paul: He has a Christian first name, a Greek last name, and he's the son of Duke...

He's entirely correct. It's a combination of wanting to do everything, and with basic recognition of how horrifyingly bad the balance is on AD&D multiclass rules in practice. Because until name level the XP requirement basically doubles, you're rarely more than 1 level behind. In 1e AD&D at...

Yeah that's actually part of what prompted it. If you read the description for climbing tools it doesn't include rope or grappling hooks. It's all stuff you use on top of that.

In, I think, either the second or third campaign we ran, someone asked if they could take Rope as a tool proficiency. Ever since then, we have played with Rope as a tool proficiency.

Hm. I think people are happy to look, but I think MCDM is right to gatekeep it behind Patreon. It's fine and maybe even helpful to have a peanut gallery, but you save yourself a lot of trouble if you charge a nickel to get in the door. I think it's hard because... you need to have something to...