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Saltmarsh for me, specifically the town.

I know that was a long post, but I should also note that I have run many "railroad" adventures, although I always have different tracks the adventure could take. For example, they recovered the great gem called the King's Heart." This epic and long-lost religious symbol could lead them to being...

As a GM, I am in what you call the "advanced sandbox adventure." I generally frame an area, for example, a place called Plumefall Keep. An example of the process is: I build a map I work out its history (why it is there, who was/is there, why it is important, etc.), then I start filling it with...

Most groups I have played with play it out. If there is an inevitability of winning, and it is just a normal encounter, then the DM narrates the last 10%. If it is a boss battle, it is almost always played out, that way the DM can ask: "How do you do it?"

What if they wrote a section of a rule book, fed it into AI, and asked it to write it with better clarity? Would that prevent people from buying the product?

Just been reading this, but I feel I should say something. What you stated is not an opinion. An opinion is: "A view or judgement based on something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge." It is easy enough. An opinion is an opinion. 4e was the best! That is an opinion. 5e is great...

No. On top of that, locks, swimming, climbing cliffs, spotting a trap shouldn't scale either. If the trap makers are great, even at first level, then the DC is very hard. If they are terrible at building traps, even at high levels, then the DC is easy.

Much of the new stuff seems very utilitarian. It is missing mood and trying to just "explain" the setting rather than paint the setting. That said, if they are there, I will use them - paint or no paint.

Skull & Shackles. It was outstanding. Part of Reign of Winter. It was good. And some single modules. They were fun. Overall, I think their products are well done, but like all adventures, the DM needs to do quite a bit of work to tailor it to their group.

More people than ever are playing. I would say much of the dislike we see on Reddit and the like are probably not real people. It generates content, and then sees what people like. Click-counting. As for criticism, it is a hobby some people deeply love. Sometimes that boils over into heated...

I voted yes. I see all the problems that come with it, especially on an ethical level. But, it is the future, and none of us are going to be able to stop it.

I agree, but as we all know through our interaction with daily things - that is not likely to happen. Telling a young person who complains about not having time to practice their guitar or write songs to "not use their phone as much" doesn't necessarily work. Telling an artist (who loves...

I would say this Oofta, that is exactly a concern, and it hits at the core of "the problem" (if there is one). Having AI embellish or help fill out a storyline replaces me meeting my friend at a pub and discussing how to fill out the adventure. It replaces me thinking about how to fit that...

Other: One combat takes 1-3 hours. Yes, it is more difficult for the DM to balance and throw wrenches. But for experienced DM, I don't think it is much of a problem. The simple fact that most of your session is spent waiting on a player to finish their ten-minute turn, then sit through them...

I don't. I know that when our table switches over, we will use the new rules. I also am curious to what people actually make of the new rules. Are they a mere subset? A branch? a stump? New roots?

I agree, it is no different than house rules. However, have you played exclusively with the new rules? (The MM just came out last week?) The other part I was implying is: When comparing the old classes and new classes, what choice is there? Is anyone purposefully going to choose the old Champion...

I don't see how half the options are even possible. It feels to me the questions should be: Would you call the new rules: 2024 5.5 6.75 or a completely new edition. I can't imagine anyone using bits and pieces of either.

I think it should be noted that people see reflections of themselves and representation of themselves for a lot of reasons. After all, it was not just people with dwarfism that saw themselves in Frodo. It was not just white males that saw themselves reflected in who Spock was. And it was not...

What might be lost here, is the underpinning of the entire argument: The stat block is accompanied by a description; narrative detail that describes the "monster" in question. I think what some people seek, is that write up - what are orcs? The 2024 PHB description makes them everything: living...