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Just a comment on this. There are a lot of games coming out or just released. Daggerheart has (in my opinion, obviously) shaken the whole release structure up. I haven't seen any mention of Cosmere (although Knights of Last Call are covering it) and that was a $15 million Kickstarter...

I think this is a very good question, and it's an important one to discuss. And I'm going to say right at the start that this is only my opinion. The latest Kickstarter that arrived for me was the offset printing of Ashes Without Number. I backed that for the book + PDF for $80. Will I play...

It seems to me that you're using the ‘skim lightly and largely ignore what's inconvenient’ challenge. I'm not sure what you're even arguing. Its totally cool not to like CR or Daggerheart. Feeling that way because some of the players are new or not handling things the best, okay. Then those of...

Sometimes I’m able to predict replies to what I post. Read the second paragraph in what I just posted as it was meant to specifically address this concern. Of course you can criticize CR! I am not a Critter, although to have watched a fair bit of CR. None of the cast are the best gamers out...

I’m sorry, are we really being critical of someone,who is part of the most successful actual play show for gaming ever, for a simple mistake? As part of a highly successful new show promoting a brand new rpg? I only know a couple of people who think could handle being on CR. I would just suggest...

Thinking of board games, many years ago I was in London and picked up the Dungeons and Dragons Adventure game from Parker Brothers. It was entirely a board game with 3E iconics as characters. The next couple of years I bought the expansions for it too. It was not D&D, but it was a great product...

It was a few years ago, but a friend of mine ran a He Man/Thundercats crossover adventure with strong Cthuhlu overtones. It was 5E and a BLAST. Thundercats would be easy to do in a variety of systems, so I think this could be a lot of fun.

Very cool news. I have heard good things about the game that this studio did previously, and so I'm very hopeful. At least they will have excellent voice talent!

I think this is a very smart idea. Best to have all the ducks in a row to get this launched properly.

This looks to be a good set, but it's also outside of the pricepoint where I could just excuse purchasing it on a whim. I really like the PF2 starter set, and I bought that one to teach myself how to play/run that game. Since I know 5E, it would be just a fun purchase, and that's too rich for my...

My understanding was that it was going to be softcover due to the price point and the page numbers. I consider myself corrected. I do think that this smaller size might have contributed to the issue, but who really knows? Thanks to both comments!

This is one of those times when I say "correct me if I'm wrong," and really mean it. Is this the first recent book from WotC that has been softcover? All the books and adventures I've seen from them in stores are hardback. So is it potentially a case of a new printer or a printer that hasn't...

Does anyone have an update on the VTT for Draw Steel? They were designing their own and not going to partner with existing ones the last I heard. For me to play the game with the group I want to, I'm going to need to try that out. Any word about that? Edited to add: a quick search tells me...

I think you're right. I think that Matt really enjoys some of the magic/fantasy crossover stuff from the 1970s. I get a lot of those vibes from him. There was a time when the "magic as crazy techology" thing was really big. And weird.

I remember the same comments. I sometimes give suggestions to game designers (small, very indie), and one of my favorites is "kill your darlings." I am not in a position to find the quote and article with it, but it was a good piece of design advice. Heck, it may even have been written by...

I don't know, maybe they like pain? But you make a good point: I've played with a lot of characters in our campaigns (one of the players seems to theorycraft builds only to get them killed) but I haven't ever seen a monk in play. And from looking at comments online, I can see why. We're going to...

Back in the early days on the campaign, they talked about this. Different classes had differently named resources that they acquired at different rates and by doing different things to make them unique. Now that the game is coming out, it looks like the design ended up with very similar amounts...

My question is: why would you want to play 5.5E and not use them? To me, they are the major new system that's revised, so I'm not sure why you'd even want to use the new rulebooks without it. I say this as we're just starting an update for our campaign with a different DM and using the 5.0E...

I'm interested in this as well. When this was announced, I didn't back it, but had the expectation that I'd be picking up the PDFs if people found it interesting. I'm considering this game part of the projects that are going to hit the scene in 2025 and I wonder if it's another example of too...

The issue about failure and Fear is something we saw in our test game. I generated a lot of Fear for the GM myself! To me, what we're seeing with this issue is a small number of die rolls that go poorly. Across the time from 3.0E D&D onward, I've read dozens of posts about how some players roll...