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I really don't think WotC would be too worried about this. I can, alone and unpaid, think of a series of justifications (e.g. he's dangerous inside but less powerful than outside; or maybe he has just repurposed his prison which wasn't originally like this; or maybe he's a Dark Power himself; or...

I really like this idea. I think I might do guaranteed regular hit instead of a reroll+critical, but the idea is great.

I would like it. I’d be happy with a James Wyatt short PDF. I think it’s set up fairly neatly as a Domain of Dread as it is (self-contained horror). Valgavoth could be an obyrinth or Elder Evil.

I'm shocked this is a real question. From the title of the thread I had assumed it was tongue-in-cheek. I'm also shocked at those here that claim that Intelligence isn't a worthwhile ability. Intelligence checks are probably the most important ones in general at my table, so that is really a...

Alright. I believe this is covered in my prior comment; see excerpt below:

I think he is referencing the fact that this is branded as a FR product (the third digital DLC), and it has an explicit tie to a FR location. I don't mind this reveal, but I'm not a Lorwyn fan. I do think that there are some clues that this is the second MTG book tie-in scrapped (the first...

No, that's not what I said. Please go back and reread the comment, for I said the exact opposite! Here's an excerpt of what I wrote: "Eleanor was a political actor (as befits the heir and ruler of half of the Angevin empire), and she was indeed a shrewd politician and gifted administrator, but...

I think this was my first time learning Professor DM's real full name, which was the most shocking reveal of the interview to me. I liked the interview and I like DungeonCraft's videos in general (the older campaign diaries are great). I'm excited to see some of CR4, though I'm not one to watch...

I think Ray Winstone is one of those delightful actors who was never truly that young. Like Patrick Stewart, he was born middle-aged.

No, it isn't--that is a particular interpretation, and a very outdated one at that. I don't think you could find a notable historian of the past 50 years who would agree with it. Eleanor was a political actor (as befits the heir and ruler of half of the Angevin empire), and she was indeed a...

I didn’t imply you (or anyone else in particular) did. Some people (unspecified) do. I meant that the industry constantly favoring good-looking, physically fit actors in a number of productions is probably an indicator that this group is at least sizeable.

My grandmother used to say “I don’t care what the movie is about; I watch TV to see beautiful people. If I wanted to see ugly people, I’d watch the window.” I think lots of people think like my grandmother did, if they’d phrase it slightly differently. I imagine a ripped body, like a full set...

I fully agree; and even if either were real at some poiny, historicity is not the point of their tales. I don’t think this is a hot take at all, I imagine most everyone agrees on this matter.

Yes, we have had poor depictions of Richard here and there, but it is not the norm in this folkloric tradition. This is why I said "usually". Those are very cartoonish, ahistoric characterizations, which would indeed be inconsistent with historical record. We have very good scholarship...

Connie Nielsen is playing Eleanor of Aquitaine, mother to King Richard and Prince John—she did always like Richard best. Curious choice to pick her as the villainess, especially since Richard usually comes across very well in Robin Hood tales, and she was a stalwart supporter of his. Have we...

I don't think the adventure itself is very well done -- I think the lack of DM guidance to fairly elementary player choices is a major flaw, as is its paper-thin approach to everything. I would not recommend it to a starting group (or experienced ones, for entirely different reasons, which I'm...

I think all the bling, as you put it, is very helpful, nice to have, and well designed. It is didactic, well-intentioned, and an earnest evolution from Icespire Peak. I don’t think it makes up for the very flawed adventure, which is a significant step down from prior WotC starter adventures. I...

Dragons of Stormwreck Isle had a Cult of Orcus, so I don't think they had to worry about upsetting retailers.

I have finally had an opportunity to read it. I am not well-versed in prior versions of this adventure and cannot comment on them. My impressions below take this Starter Set on its own: As others have mentioned, the components are brilliant. Maps, tokens, dice, class boards, etc. I'm a fan of...

Why? I run games in FR because it is a near-endless spring of ideas. Many brilliant designers, creators, novelists and worldbuilders have labored on FR, each adding a twist or bit, and now I'm spoiled not only for adventure ideas but by variations of the campaign setting. There's a kernel in...