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I disagree with the Original Poster on most points. I think the PH is a very good and useful book. I have both 20-year grognards and 1-year newbies in my group, the latter group having never owned a PH before. The general feeling is that the book is exceptional, and well worth the investment...

Campaign Theme: A cross between classic Victorian-era archaeologists and more modern Indiana Jones adventurers. Desert setting, reminiscent of Ancient Assyria (just to mix it up from the predictable Egyptian theme). Shedu statues and hanging gardens, rather than pyramids. The PCs are part of...

I'm squarely in category 2. Any item *might* be found randomly in a campaign, but they can't be bought, crafted or specifically quested for. Now, I might flex that for certain items. If the party has a long-term campaign enemy that is a dragon, then it makes a lot of sense for them to...

I'm liking that aspect of 5e. By default, any party can (if they're lucky) kill a substantially higher CR creature. Compare to 3e and 4e, where that really isn't possible. The defenses and saves scale so quickly that a monster even 3-4 levels higher than the party is simply out of reach. Of...

Nice. Cool illustration, and a fun creature to include in a dungeon. I'll put on my nit-picker hat and offer some constructive criticism on the stat block: I think the HD should be 1d8+2, rather than 1d10. 1d8 is the standard HD type for Medium-sized creatures, and the mi-go should be getting...

My initial response was surprise, which usually isn't good. I didn't immediately associate the picture with a kraken. Maybe a wastrilith demon, or something similar. A kraken for me has always been a giant squid. Having said that, I'm growing to like the new depiction. A lot. There are several...

Add me to the list of people who doesn't want to see spell descriptions in stat blocks, at least for the common spells in the PH. Same with common monster stats. I have the PH, I have the MM. I don't want to see valuable page count taken up by repeated material from the Core Three books that...

I like it as a glass cannon option. If I want a glass cannon for an encounter, this is a good one. If I don't, I use a different creature. I'd be disappointed if there weren't some glass cannons in the MM, just as I'd be disappointed if there weren't tanks, snipers, area controllers, and...

Running two 5e campaigns. A fortnightly campaign which is a blend of Murder in Baldur's Gate (revised for my homebrew world), combined with elements of Lost Mines of Phandelver. For example, the party is working for the "nobles/merchants" faction in MiBG... so, when they get assigned to bust a...

I love these disclaimers unconditionally. It's good to see some humor back in the game.

Versatility? There are a bunch of invocations available to choose for Warlocks, and I'm sure future expansions to 5e are going to add more. The analysis above basically says that the three cantrips are quite comparable, sans invocation buffs. Chill Touch has nice bonus effects (regenerating or...

[everything below is prefaced with "in my opinion"...] [also: SPOILER for a decades-old Planescape module] Like the OP, I love the 5e succubus... regardless of the threat to my energy levels / maximum hp. And here's why... 1e/2e got it WRONG. That's all there is to it. Not everything in 1e was...

Rakshasa link to the Nine Hells predates 2e. I recall a "creature frequency" table under the Devil section of the 1e Monster Manual 2 which included rakshasa alongside other inhabitants, such as imps, hellcats, stench kow, etc. I don't have my copy in front of me, but I'm pretty darn certain of...

I've been playing D&D for 30 years. I'm as grognard as they come, and I have a deep and abiding love for 2e Planescape. Having said that, succubi = devils made a lot of logical sense to me. Demons and Devils needed better differentiation. Demons as destroyers and Devils as corrupters appeals...

Yes, I always read the news page - every day. I'm not interested in things like blog reports (because you're either following a blog, or you're not), but I very much appreciate information on upcoming products, 3rd party releases, kickstarters, etc.

On the strength of this EN World review, I finally bit the bullet and bought some boosters and a bunch of single, 90%+ of which were from the new Rise of the Runelords set. I'm a huge DDM collector. I can state with confidence that the quality of the Pathfinder sculpts is impressive, and the...

The dwarf surviving was, indeed, just one of those "dumb luck" moments that make the game (all versions!) great. I think the player rationalized it by thinking: "Well, it's just a playtest - I can always try out one of the other characters next week if I die, which I probably will". However...

So, some context: 25 years DM-ing, experienced group of players (10+ years each), have played and enjoyed ALL editions (even 2e!). For our first session of the playtest, we had 3 players. They chose the fighter, rogue and healer cleric. To give the party some extra survivability, I also allowed...

Rich Baker's departure hurts me more than any other WotC departure in recent memory. Other than his tenure with company (massive contribution to the D&D line), I'm a huge fan of his work on Axis & Allies. Axis & Allies War at Sea is my favorite collectible minis game. Rich was the lead designer...

If I wanted to play D&D 3.75, I'd be playing Pathfinder. Which I'm not. I'm playing 4e. If, hypothetically, 5e came out and it was a rule system that was similar to Pathfinder... then I'd probably start looking at Warhammer RPGs or something else entirely. That's not a knock on Paizo. I've...