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I am happy to hear that, for some people, the changes have made them feel more welcome. For me, I do fall into the demographics that are supposed to (I'm told) feel more welcomed by the changes. But I have not felt that way. I completely understanding some of the changes. There are some styles...

The concept is a neat idea, but I worry that it introduces too much extra clutter to the game table. I think you could get rid of the board completely and cut things down to cards similar to the various hero decks for Sentinels of the Multiverse (the cooperative board/card game, not the rpg).

According to some people, the change was meant to make the game feel more inclusive. I do not know. I can only speak for myself and comment on what my usual group's thoughts have been. Myself and a few of the people in the usual group are within demographics and identities that the changes were...

I would like 6e to have modular adventure path design. Instead of huge books that contain an entire adventure path, give me small 20-25 page chunks and include a page or two that briefly gives me ideas of how to connect the chunks together with some minor adjustments. So maybe you have 2...

I went with 4. I know that's harsh, but I simply do not feel that the new version of 5E accomplished what it set out to do... or really even what exactly it is that it was trying to do. Yes, the books look nice. I am not a fan of the new art style, but, objectively, I can take a step back and...

The celebrity worship that many people engage in through social media is not that far from being a religion. There are even (urban)myths that evolve and spread about the various celebrities, even though people can still see and hear those people. In some cases, what the person wants to believe...

I know you're joking, but I have done that and had fun with it -both as a DM and a player.

Different people have different tastes. To me, that is an odd statement. If part of the ongoing discussion is the disparity between martial classes and magic classes, I am at a loss for how to proceed when presented with the line of logic that says (very liberally paraphrasing) "magic users...

There's not anything to hide from. You bolded part of my statement, but that is neither the context nor the meaning of the entirety of my statement. I feel that you are taking an antagonistic stance against something that I am not even saying. Your accusation that I said that someone writing...

I can't say that I wholly agree with Lanefan's philosophy. There are certainly aspects how they describe gaming that differ from my own tastes. But that there should be some possibly drawbacks or risk/reward to using an AoE around your friends is something that I agree with them on. That...

That's a very well written entry. I feel that would be great for a component piece of the setting or a foreword for an adventure path.

None of that is what I have stated, so no. I have only stated that a setting book should present the setting. People, places, and things within the setting may very well have opinions about how a character behaves, and I expect that they would. The general outlook of those people, places, and...

I think there's a portion of the fanbase who wants D&D to be Mercer-punk, with some elements of Magic the Gathering occasionally tossed in. But, yes, magic in D&D mainly serves to mimic modern technology. Giants and gem dragons seem to have gained a lot more popularity for 2024 and beyond.

Agreed. That being said, a small foreword (by "small," I mean maybe a paragraph) mentioning that some changes were made to the setting to better suit modern tastes in gaming or the occasional boxed text to better cover contentious content in a respectful way is something that I would likely be...

As you mentioned, not every protagonist neatly fits into whatever D&D deems good and evil. I feel that a setting book should present the setting.

Perhaps you may know people who need that. That is neither what I have said nor what I need. It's more that I feel that a setting book should present setting information rather than spending page count on explaining why the way people may have been using the setting before does not fit the...

Maybe... sorta... The idea you propose sounds like it could be a fun game and a very reward experience. I think, for me, even with the "problematic" warts of the setting... In my mind, if I am going to play Dark Sun, I think I want some of the harshness that comes with it. Less Star Wars and...

My dream 6E would include a section that explains that Rainbow Scissors is playing D&D the one true way, and anything that I disagree with is badwrongfun.

Personally, I haven't found that to be the case. It may happen less often than high level 3rd Edition, but it's not very difficult to make the d20 roll largely irrelevant in 5e. There are things that I believe 5E does very well. And, while I do think there have been improvements made by 5E over...

"Occasional" isn't enough for a company wanting to further monetize a "lifestyle brand" (as the vision has been described by executives). There are also some hints that more mature themes (i.e. Dark Sun) may again be viewed as palatable... well, as palatable as the idea of making more money can...