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Strongly disagree. Opposing empires, gods that want to destroy the world, and at least 4 very distinct continents with very different history and culture, just as a quick couple picks.

😂 how on earth….lol Barovia has a lot of the same letters I guess

See, but Tolkien wrote from a place of hope in darkness, and a world worth saving. From the standpoint that people are good but can be corrupted, rather than that people are corrupt but can rise to the moment in rare cases and do soemthing good. So I don’t really know that I believe JA on that...

So, I will say first that 4e’s implied setting, Nerath or Nentir Vale or Points of Light Land, Föraeia, whatever you want to call it, is actually very hopefully. The world is in a bad state for civilization right now, but heroes and regular folk working together can improve things, and those...

Agreed Okay but consider If it takes multiple books for anyone to not be either terrible, doomed to failure because the book seems very much in the first story to take the stance that good people are weaker than bad people, or both, it doesn’t matter what the eventual pay off is. Effectively...

I’d say it’s so grimdark, HBO show, “everyone sucks, always”, that it cannot count. It doesn’t look fondly or kindly on anything, to a degree that felt very forced by the time I was done reading the second one (that I read, idk if it was strictly in order but I think so, it’s been a long time)...

Lore wise the Paladin isn’t getting their magic from Genies, they’re getting power from Faith and oath and investment. This subclass is odd though.

I just hope they’re doing something interesting with Shade.

Gathering Storm: A Trip To The Library (Context since I don’t post most sessions) Previously… Two years ago: the heroes known in the papers as The Storm Breakers attended a Day of Mourning memorial that turned into a terrorist attack by an aberrant Dragonmarked mutant. The mutant ended up...

That first one I would be stoked for some D&D art like that The bottle girl too.

I hadn’t done the math so I’m glad to hear that it matches up with Sorcerer. I haven’t watched all of episode 2 yet, but I heard a thing that backs up him being a divine soul sorcerer on top of everything else. Celestial bloodline, demonic pacts, and authoritarian ambitions. That family is one...

More than names changed for sure but there are certainly similarities. Far, far, far, too may differences of vastly too great importance to call it “Eberron with the names changed”, though.

Yeah, and Wic cannot possibly be a cleric, looking at his stats! Especially not if he built him with the intention of being a “soldier”. So I’m guessing either he will be a divine sorcerer or ALSO a celestial pact warlock.

No, though I do like SW5E. This was just a custom hack of Star Wars Saga Edition for my own table. Essentials is just 4e with different presentation, so, yes. A lot. Sure, but…I mean technically the fighter and rogue variants still had powers, but barely. Not remotely the same as essentials...

Yeah last time I ran SW it was basically SWSE with 5e math, and lots of talents and feats consolidated, and 5e spells style force power economy.

La Maupin had a very comfortable life and I am absolutely certain in a D&D world she would have been an adventurer. She had no reason other than desire to go around getting in sword fights, burning down nunneries, etc. She literally just enjoyed that life, and when she was tired of it she...

Oof yeah. And the design that required optimization to avoid crappy to-hit and very frustrating gameplay. I don’t miss that or the stacking little modifiers from 12 different sources of 4e.

Nah, they’re mostly great. Only a few suck.

Those were separate spells before 4e, too. Yep. The biggest issue with essentials is trying to cater to grogs in some rather silly ways at times. Maybe? No, definitely it’s inflated. And while those powers are redundant, the only reason they seem so egregious compared to other editions is...

I agree and would add that it should allow for faster magic item crafting rather than cheaper buying.