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Yeah, about all I see that they could do to address these things without making the game less useful to huge groups of people is to make the game a bit more flexible and modular, but even then you have to consider that one of the biggest criticisms of 5e is that it isn't focused and defined...

One of the things I like about D&D and something that sets it apart from most other RPGs is actually the relatively asymmetrical way in which classes are implemented. I really like how some classes describe a rather specific profession or lifestyle while others are much more open or even vague...

I would think a truly inspiring leader would be able to give at least a pep talk to start the day and then one after lunch. Or pre-game and then the iconic half-time speech, or between periods in hockey, etc. Limiting it to once per day based on verisimilitude seems more problematic than once...

That is actually a different product that looks similar when folded up.

I like them as part of the overall system, glad that all the classes don't follow the same route though.

For all I know their service is generally good. I ordered stuff, they sent half the order, some things were backordered which was fine, then they told me they were no longer shipping with the company we agreed to in my original order. It just turned into a pain but the particular problems we had...

Neither is customer service IME. I really like the spellcards and some of their other stuff (don't want to calculate how much we spent on the Firefly game altogether) but I tried buying stuff "direct" from "their" store and it was a mistake.

I honestly don't see what the point is, other than Wotc and Hasbro making more money off their IP. I see why people want to have these types of games but the appeal of an "official" D&D game eludes me. Of course, if they make a D&D game they should adhere closely to the 5e rules otherwise people...

I think 5e generally did a pretty good job of spelling out some drawbacks of utility magic ie; Knock (noise), Charm (subject knows), etc. so that they exist relatively well alongside non-magical means. There are some things like teleportation that can be a bit too common for my preferences and...

Because for most people the opposite (a constant mini-game of "guess that damage type") is more lame. As to your other point, yeah I would say not even "kinda", but that as presented in the default, it actually does makes damage "types" (b/p/s not all the other "types" like ranged/melee etc.)...

That would be awesome but I don't dream that big anymore :hmm: . I have a ton of dice to give to players and even some specific ones for bardic inspiration and such but yeah when I watch LPs I often see them rolling 1d6 at a time, often having to pause and consider the math or how many times...

I usually picture (and describe to players) something along the lines of the Vasa "rapier" in the OP, or what is often called a side sword. The terminology for this stuff really is pretty bad, but yeah, relatively narrow, pointy blade with a complex guard, but heftier than a "small sword" is my...

One of the biggest things to avoid IME (I have rarely seen this in games I've been in, but it has come up a fair bit in games I've watched/listened to) is agreeing to play something (system/setting/premise/PC/type of game) that you don't want to play and then being a wet blanket for everyone...

Yeah, the pricing is so unpredictable, $15 drop in a day. The way they work the pre-orders where you get the lowest price after you order makes it a little less ridiculous though.

Starfinder is the #62 best selling book in Canada on Amazon right now. Oddly, it is cheaper than one might expect; $39.21 USD (47.70 CAD) vs $46.60 in the US ATM. Pretty cool to see 6 of the top 100 books be TTRPGs, and from two systems even.

Amazon's pricing algorithm has always been unpredictable, like a lot of others. Lately it has been strange in a few ways, I have noticed that RPG books have been significantly cheaper in Canada. Right now ToA AFAICT is; US: $44.96 USD Canada: $32.52 USD ($39.57 CAD) That's, just weird. RPG...

CoS seems to have done way better than the other adventures, it is often ranked as high or higher than even the more recent titles, while blowing away any older ones. How much is due to the quality of the adventure vs setting/flavour is hard to tell but it is certainly interesting and no doubt...

It's totally left up to the GM to decide whether they want PC magic item creation at all, and if they do how difficult it will be. There are optional rules in the DMG that the GM can use that allow for easily adjusting the difficulty. They really haven't nerfed it at all, they just left it up to...

Longer combats (as it relates to # of rounds, # of dice rolls, etc. but not time spent making decisions, overhead, etc.) are easier to balance and make encounter guidelines more effective though, primarily because they reduce the weight of individual rolls and give things more of a chance to...

How is that not good news!?! Let's look at the top 20. Sure, Wotc has 13 of those spots right now, but the real story is with the rest. Not one but TWO Starfinder books in there, a system based on a system based on D&D, Wotc must be crying about those two. What about the other 5 spots? A...