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I was one of those folks who didn't like the shift away from racial stat boosts, at first. I didn't like the optional flexibility rule when it came out in Tasha's, and had to be convinced by my players to allow it in my most recent 2014 game. I felt the same way that others have posted here...

Based on how many 5-room dungeons I've run as one-shots, I could easily see each one of the Caves of Chaos taking up a game session. I know they're using milestone leveling, and while I don't know where the thresholds are, I wouldn't be surprised if the first level up came in the keep, the...

The character cards go to 3rd level, with two choices for subclass (on the front and back of the L3 cards).

I wonder why each of the samples has 1 hp more in tokens then their max HP.

TheSword's list of valued improvements is very similar to mine, so I'll just endorse that. I support everyone's right to an opinion, but some people in this thread seem to be implying that it's ridiculous to consider the new ruleset an improvement over 2014. Folks can stick with 2014 or pick up...

The feats are integrated into the species and background cards. For example, the Human species card has the "Fortunate" trait, which uses the rules from the Lucky feat (I'm not sure why the changed the wording). The Acolyte background has the spells for the Magic Initiate feat preselected...

The books all appear to be relatively short, the Wilderness one is the shortest at 15 pages. The Keep booklet looks to be about the same length; it focuses on the NPCs in the keep and apparently the players can do minor quests for them. The wilderness book includes various encounters, including...

The unboxing video didn't show everything, but it looks like there are four species (elf, dwarf, human, and halfling), and about 7 background options provided in the set. So if you have more than four players, you can at least have some variability between the characters within the four class...

When I created my 5e adaptation of The Lost City I leaned heavily into the suggested content for expanding the adventure provided in the original Basic module. There are some decent maps of the underground city online, and I built out the three faction headquarters, the Temple of Zargon, the...

I gave it a 7. I am running two campaigns right now that are still using the 2014 rules and one that's 40 sessions into the 2024 ruleset. I really like the books; the highlights for me are the covers (alt versions) and the interior art, and the overall organization. I like the way they put the...

I have the digital version for my VTT of choice. The adventures are great, and classics for a reason. I don't really like the framing vehicle for using them together as a campaign but it's easy enough to drop them into an existing campaign. I just started running The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth...

I just rewatched this recently. The second one is even better than the first. I heard they're working on a new one.

As a long-time Fantasy Grounds (FG) user, I thought I'd add my notes on that platform. I've only used that and Roll20, so I can't comment on Foundry or Owlbear Rodeo. I really can't disagree with anything that Algorithmancer said; FG is complex, and it does have a steep learning curve, though...

I only occasionally place healing potions in encounter areas as treasure, although a mid-level NPC or a bandit captain might have one or two on them. However, most towns in my setting have a temple, alchemist, or herbseller who sells them, and almost every city will have multiple opportunities...

I tried this one when it came out, but as someone who ran thousands of hours of DM-ed campaigns in the first game, I just couldn't get into it, mostly because it was too difficult and time-consuming to build in the NWN2 toolset.

I use the encumbrance rules also. It's easy to do on a VTT, where the weights are calculated by the software. But even on a tabletop, it's not that hard to eyeball things. My experience is that most player characters carry about their weight limit minus a few pounds, so in most cases a flying...

While I agree that the power level of PCs has increased, I disagree with the assertion that the challenges haven't kept pace. Some subtle new changes to monster abilities make them much deadlier. For example, the life drain from a wight or wraith no longer has a save, making it much easier for...

I would not allow the options you suggested (closing your eyes or looking away) as solutions. I read "can't" as "unable to," not the temporary, player-initiated conditions you described. I agree with the sentiment of the poster above; if you know the thing that you're scared is standing behind...

Line of sight is defined on p.45 of the DMG; the wording there has nothing to do with whether the target can see and has more to do with the obstruction, if any, between two spaces. If they'd wanted the spell to be dependent on what the target can actually see/perceive, I think the spell would...

I don't really have a need for a starter set right now, but I have been intrigued by how the previews have looked and might end up getting it anyway. I mostly run homebrew these days, but I was a huge fan of the 3e FRCS hardcover back in the day and might get the two Realms books for the...