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Just from what I remember from the Troll's panel at GaryCon two years ago, it was basically that Gygax did Yggsburgh, Talanian created the environs and Upper Works, and that's all they had. I doubt that Gygax had written 17 levels of dungeon stuff that was "basically done" in failing health...

That stuff was never written. They are reprinting the scant material he created (which is all supplemental to the actual dungeon) - but the all the rest was created by Jeffrey Talanian. And even that is wilderness stuff around Castle Zygag. It's like Ed Wood putting found footage of Bella Lugosi...

What's really a shame for me is that C&C could've been poised to be like a "fuller" Shadowdark, a bridge between the OSR and 5e. You have high level play. The full list of classes and races you'd expect from D&D. I think it's being held back from its potential with the "never update" mindset.

I got the PDF of the new version through the Kickstarter. Still the same sloppy editing. I have had discussions online with Stephen Chenault in which he wrote "this is the way I like it - and you'll learn to like it" with regards to changing the format of the spells in a way that is pretty...

If they're going to release new printings with new art, rules for multi-classing, rules for higher level play, change the name of all their spells and how they're formatted, create splat books with ridiculously overpowered new spells and classes (such as Adventurers Spellbook) that compile some...

Feb 18, 2025. When the revised Monster Manual is released, anyone still playing 2014 D&D officially transitions into grognardhood

My final "not going to buy any more C&C books moment" came after seeing the revised book during the recent Kickstarter and being very unimpressed.

You're messing with me? If there's something about "Doug" it's beyond me.

I just connected "Limu" the Emu from those insurance commercials was short for "Liberty Mutual." I'm not the brightest, apparently.

I'm trying to understand what this company is. It looks like they have booths at conventions to re-sale other people's games. Then they provide "consultation" for successful Kickstarters? Briefly had the license for Zweihander? Then they have some in-house stuff I've never heard of that seems...

True. To be fair, it was my first time playing the system - and it was a fairly complex one. Having the GM give advice would've been nice.

The guy playing the tank basically checked out and didn't fulfill what he needed to do in the game. Wouldn't move into position, wouldn't take reactions to help when allies got attacked. He basically zoned out during the sessions. Eventually, he dropped the game - it was obvious he was...

No. Well, at least nothing that anyone else in the party could do better. Sneaking, persuasion, opening locks, fighting - my character had no niche that someone else in the party couldn't do better. There was no mystery as far as "let's figure out what killed these guys - Doc, do you have any...

Maxing out healing skills in a system that ends up having healing checks happen during downtime - so your character might as well not go on the adventure at all. This was in Numenera, where a key component was supposed to be recovering lost devices, figuring out what they do, and using them...

I tend to think of myself as a "GM-player" - like someone who tries to see what the GM is doing and support the other players and making that fun scene occur. For example, encouraging others to take the quest, or if there's a fun encounter planned, for us to engage with it. Other than that, I...

As someone accustomed to being a "Forever GM," I find myself growing bored when I'm a player. Having one character with one action with potentially minimal impact in a combat, waiting until my turn comes around again, possibly fighting a creature immune or highly resistant to my attacks - it's...

My thought is that folks like the guy who just left were the ones who "wrongly" (in the view of the legal team) empowered the content creators to show the book. Of course, as a content creator, you know more than any of us about how this works. I'm saying only that - as an outsider - a company...

Just coming in to say Dread. I have seen more people nervous, sweating, screaming, and jumping out of their seat in one 3-hour session of Dread than in an entire Call of Cthulhu campaign.

I mean, they just boasted that they released the biggest product in the history of D&D. Clearly, money isn't the issue. What it seems to me is retribution for "Blurgate" since they took out the guy responsible for interactions with streamers.

I mean, Advantage seems too much of a benefit for flanking. But flanking should do something. I guess the dream of any nods to tactics are gone in 2024. Just easier to scrap it than try to fix it? That takes away a couple points of my enthusiasm for the revision. I suppose I'm in single digits now.