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The Planescape slipcase (combined with the DMG for primers on planes other than the Outlands) contains as much information as the original Planescape Campaign Setting boxed set; more, actually, when it comes to certain things like the gate-towns. If the original boxed set was enough to run your...

You seem to think that a product like Planescape would sell as well, or better, with more setting material instead of a bundled adventure. Have you considered that you might be wrong about that? That the inclusion of an adventure with setting material and monsters helps the whole package sell...

Do you have evidence to support that the low page count hurt sales of what is apparently the fastest-selling adventure product for 5th Edition?

What about Spelljammer was a disaster, in a way that Hasbro would care about?

There's also the issue of budget constraint. A AAA computer game will be expected to make a lot of money, so it has a large budget for content creation. A PDF module does not, and content creation isn't free.

Books and computer games have different constraints. Tabletop RPGs, for instance, have page-count constraints that, compared to modern computer games, limit the amount of content that can be included, as discussed upthread (i.e. "deep but narrow" vs. "broad but shallow"). However, a DM can...

Following up: Any argument that WotC has "learned its lesson" given the presumably terrible response to the Spelljammer slipcase format should be taken with a few grains of salt.

Spelljammer was still the third-best-selling adventure in the early part of this year. Look at the data; its success is not just preorders.

A couple of surprises in that list, given how much negativity is heaped upon these products here and elsewhere: Waterdeep: Dragon Heist is the second-highest-selling 5e adventure of all, behind only Curse of Strahd. In fact, almost five years after its release, it's the second-highest-selling...

I think that's just called "elevator music".

Who's this Job 41 person? Their D&D actual play account of a dragon encounter in "the Message Bible" (whatever that is) sounds pretty bada$$!

You realize you just emphasized Gronan's point... right?

Is this perhaps a disagreement about the definition of agency? To wit: Agency is about the ability to make choices (whether or not the choices end up mattering much). Agency is about the ability to make changes (that matter). What you describe above is a player making all kinds of choices...

Extra sneak attack damage from a crit is about 1.75 points/level. Is 1 point/level less? Yes, BUT... this assassin doesn't need to achieve surprise on the opponent. Taking your level 3 example, the assassin will score an extra 3 points of damage instead of an (average) 7 points. Giving up 4...

Oh great, now you're engaging in precipitation warring! I'll have you know that snow is more fun than rain, and just as wet, if you give it a while.

I don't see how this is relevant to the issue of railroading and agency; can you explain? Adding the following for context, to which this is in response:

I just wanted to say, as someone unfamiliar with PbtA games, and generally not getting a very clear idea of them from this thread, that I thought this was a great explanation of how it can work. Thank you.

In what TTRPG does anyone describe every detail of every person on the street: the buttons on their clothing, the materials from which they're made, the person's complexion and hairstyle, whether they're sneezing or coughing or laughing or in conversation with another person (also so described)...

And no one is making that argument; it's a straw man. You're equating more vs. less to some vs. none. That's what @Maxperson is pointing out.

Imagine Battleship without being able to see your opponent's pieces. Oops... I mean, imagine poker without being able to see your opponent's cards. Uh... dangit, I'm having a hard time thinking of any game involving cards that doesn't limit player knowledge. I guess it means that all such...