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I must admit that as an adult, I have a hard time reading the novels without occasionally rolling my eyes. But they were magical to my teenage self. I'd like to recapture some of that magic. I'm not sure it's even possible, but I'd like to try.

I am excited about these products, but I have to admit, they don't feel very Dragonlance-y to me. They seem to be emphasizing the war element. Yes, the war was obviously a major part. However, to me, it's really about heroics, how good but flawed people bring the light in times of darkness...

1. In the context of the conversation, I'm talking about Native American tribes, specifically of the midwestern plains. 2. The main issue is that the characters are white. All the characters in old Dragonlance are basically white. Why not make one based on indigenous people of North America a...

There’s a lot of reasons that a woman might be called Goldmoon besides her hair color. I know that’s the reason stated in the book, but it need not be so. I think you could leave the essential parts of the characters intact while giving them more of an authentic indigenous portrayal.

Or they have valid reasons that you are not addressing with this dismissive post.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/58/a5/b5/58a5b5dcc63c93838a2ca73d50a1050e.jpg Unfortunately, even Kitiara doesn't get off the hook.

Yes, I "think," I don't know. Just like you don't know the inner thoughts of people or their motivations. Why the tone? Attached is another example, from the cover of the first (and most popular ) module, of the only female member of the beginning group. Everyone else is wearing pants, and...

I agree with most of what you say, but I’m not sure you entirely get to heart of why some people might have issues. The portrayal of women in the stories were fine. The art, however, tended to sexualize them with big bosoms and skimpy clothes. I think that’s what most people are basing their...

You stated that worldbuilding was a staple of early D&D, and I'm making the case that heavy worldbuilding wasn't really a thing until the mid-eighties, ten years after the appearance of the game. Yes, 2nd and 3rd editions went crazy with the world-building. You obviously prefer having multiple...

The point of my post remains. This idea of "deep" worldbuilding (multiple supplements, etc) was not an aspect of early D&D, and avoiding such is not necessarily shallow worldbuilding.

I would disagree with this. It was a thing common in the '80s and '90s. Some of us like the original Greyhawk and FR box sets precisely because they are not overwrought settings requiring Ph.D.s to understand every nuance. Some people like having flexibility and room to breathe with their...

Yes, but in that case, you get a 600+ page adventure and a bestiary.

Just to talk about the price more...Kingmaker is $99 for a 600+ page book that takes characters from levels 1 to 20. Wild Beyond the Witchlight is $50 for 250 pages that takes character to level 8. $99 doesn't look too bad. And if you compare it to Spelljammer in terms of pages and price, forget...

That's a beautiful map of Ansalon. Jared Blando does it again!

WotC puts out some playtest material and asks people what they think. People respond, "Cowards," mad face, "how could they?" Remind me never to ask these people if my shirt goes with my pants. Sheesh.

I was born in time for Dragonlance’s first publications, was a huge fan, read all the novels for a while, and I’m excited by the announcement. As for the changes, I think they’ll be fine. Some of us middle aged white men aren’t averse to change and can handle a supernatural taunt.

I have not read all 400+ posts, but I see that people are unhappy about the price tag. I have to add my name to the chorus of the unhappy. I had guessed that it would be two hardcovers in a slipcase for Spelljammer. Three hardcovers are cool, but at 64 pages each for $70? Disappointing. And...

A lot of this sounds like business-speak. Basically, they are going to do more things with the things using the thing they just bought.

It's on Amazon Video if you pay for it.