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Last night, my level 2 #dnd party faced a horde of 30 skeletal minions. A skeletal minion in my world is just like a regular #dnd skeleton, except it has AC 12 and 1 hit point. Throwing your party up against a horde of minions is a really fun encounter pattern. The enemies basically disintegrate...

Agreed - the SF modules were really good, and I even hacked up a 5E version of Mission to Alcazzar a few years ago (sadly never ran it)

Holloway is my favorite b/w artist, and he has some great color covers too (I always liked The Lost City). I can't think of another modern artist who instantly captures humor in the way he does. It was his art that attracted me to the original edition of Paranoia.

There are many of us who would be delighted to subscribe to an official monthly D&D magazine. Dragon+ didn't hit the mark because it was so marketing oriented and was also weirdly hard to access. At the same time, I can see how the economics have changed drastically, especially for a big...

I always loved the premise of Star Frontiers as well as the aesthetic (that Larry Elmore cover!) But I found the game itself a disappointment - weirdly crunchy in ways that weren't fun. I played the heck out of Star Wars d6 instead. I didn't see Knight Hawks until many years later, and was...

Dragon Publishing released Dragon #74 in June 1983. It is 87 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. In this issue, we have seven swords, the bulette, and the famous combat computer! In the editorial, Kim Mohan notes that this is Dragon Magazine's seventh anniversary. He welcomes Mary...

I asked social media for real-life examples of "bad" DM etiquette and got about a hundred responses. I've taken that information and devised 7 golden rules of DM etiquette: Be Consistent: Apply the rules consistently. Be clear about whether you're using official rules or house rules, and ensure...

Hi Mike, Welcome to the site and I'm sure everyone looks forward to hearing more from you. This looks like a pretty interesting approach. At some point, it would be good to have it embedded in a public google sheet - that would make it very easy to play with and I'm sure you'd get lots of...

People sometimes claim that Dungeons & Dragons only supports a narrow range of play styles, but that is not my experience. I've seen the D&D rules used to support a variety of games, and as a DM, you should comprehend this versatility and use it to your advantage. Along the way, you should...

Thanks folks - it sounds like I'll need to be a little more patient in order to see this movie. If any of the backers hears any more news about a release date, I hope you'll post it in here or contact me directly.

@SlyFlourish has just posted up an article related to this topic: https://www.enworld.org/threads/dont-throw-5e-away-because-of-hasbro.702010/

I have found this discussion very helpful and it has helped me sharpen my thinking. I have updated the original essay to clarify and expand on some points, hopefully addressing some of the issues raised.

Some years ago, there was a documentary about D&D crowdfunded called "The Dreams in Gary's Basement." After many delays, it was finally released this year. I did not back the original project, but I've been eagerly awaiting its wider release, but there has been no sign of it. I've even attempted...

Several people have noted that Fifth Edition is far from dead, so it clearly does not need to be revived. To be clear, Riggs talked about the “Golden Age” being dead rather than the whole game. I like the word “revival” because of it’s parallels with the Old School Revival, but let’s not get...

Yes, this is very close to what I feel as well. There is something going on in the OSR I'd like to see happen in the world of 5E.

That's right - and I'd love to see that wildly creative scene emerge in the 5E ecosystem as well. I don't think we are there yet, and it might be because folk still feel tethered to Hasbro and the "official rules". That is the essence of my essay.

Well, the original claim from Riggs is that the "golden age" of 5E is dead, not 5E itself. But I don't want the "revival" language to distract from the heart of the article, which is a 5E future driven by fans and 3PP rather than Hasbro.

Yep, this is the exact concern. People may think I'm fear mongering if I point to subscription fees, but surely this is the end goal. Perhaps it will start with saying, "It costs money to maintain your account and give you access to these books. Starting next month, we are introducing a small...

Yeah, you are right. You have to have an account to access the material you buy, but not a paid account.