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Conversation with a student in my study hall: S: "Did you hear there is a commercial for the new D&D movie being shown during the superbowl?" Me: "Yeah, pretty cool. I'll have to check it out on Youtube or something." S: "Wait aren't you a football coach?" Me: "Yep" S: "And you're not watching...

I hope I am not violating the framework you have in mind, but I do think these things are related. I have run a lot of high level D&D. One of the challenges (difficulties) is threatening the PCs in a meaningful way. One solution I have found is forcing the PCs to protect a more vulnerable...

I can answer the first part: Scott Thorne owns a hobby store in Carbondale, Illinois called Castle Perilous. He has been in business a very long time. As for the second part - no idea.

Hasbro's actions mean that I will consider their future products. I was already off the automatic buy train for D&D books. Now, something will have to create a lot of positive buzz for me to pick it up. That's quite a bit further from the space where I was at before Hasbro backed down - when I...

I agree with you. Had no idea this was in the works. Should be fun. I watched the first series and enjoyed it.

I like your version of 5! I hope you are right.

I do not know about a "legal" strategy, but I posited a similar theory to some folks recently. Follows similar lines to your thinking, but goes like this: 1. Hasbro decided the OGL was problematic and associated projects with their brand they did not want associated with D&D. Hasbro also...

I am a lawyer and I learned something today! What a rabbit-hole you just sent me down!

If I had a table full of players willing to do work on a regular basis away from the table we would be playing Ars Magica instead of D&D. Instead, I have a table full of players with varying levels of investment. From show up and play to much more involvement. I lean into the players who like...

I'll tell Ben you said that -he will get a kick out of it.

They should rename this thread "what does 5 digits mean". Just teasing, I know people are trying to be helpful. I don't use DDB - I use the books only, but it makes sense that this caught Hasbro's attention. The great thing about those cancellations is there could be no question in their...

That's fantastic. My youngest son, who I believe was born shortly before I ran that sculpting project. For those who might be curious - I had folks send me greenstuff sculpts, I made rtv molds of everyone's sculpts, cast pewter miniatures, and then sent everyone a copy of everyone's miniature...

All D&D? No. Their recent actions have dampened my enthusiasm for the next edition/set of rules.

Yeah, this statement is not going to satisfy hardcores and publishers, but I do wonder if it is enough to mollify the average player. They are just trying to slow down the rage machine and I think it might work. It will be interesting to watch.

Signed!

I think I would lean into something along the lines of skill challenges in 4e. You can do a search on how those worked. I am not just being lazy, but I only playtested 4th edition and I am not confident I can lay the system out for you correctly. Here's an article about how to do it in 5th...

I see. I guess to get a combat opponent I would have a nefarious force behind the disease. Like Nurgle or Skaven in Warhammer or perhaps a demonologist or other ne'er-do-well. Just having the disease be the opponent would be less engaging for the average D&D player. A campaign like this...

Welcome to ENWorld. I am not sure what you mean by a plague doctor campaign. Would the players be doctors treating plague victims?

I have one casual player left in my group, the rest are pretty invested in the gaming scene. The casual player does not care what we play. The pushback is very slight from a couple of players. One who is heavily invested in Adventure League and really prefers D&D 5e to any other game. He...

Yep. Wands changed the game very quickly from deadly to not so much. Plus in 3.X you did not have to find wands - you could just make 'em.