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There is a lot of overlap between queer aesthetics and "cozy" aesthetics (which this artwork seems to be leaning into), that, like all things, is not at all universal but I think at least strongly correlated. If I had to wager a guess as to the causation between the two, well, with everything...

From the OP? It really doesn't seem like it. But a few folks brought up that specific piece of artwork while agreeing with the OP's take or otherwise diminishing WotC's claims over D&D, and for those folks, yes, that does seem to be at least partially what it's actually about.

Seeing the words "3e" and "retroclone" in direct proximity with each other is aging me ten years at a time

What, specifically, makes the art so dated?

And, by the by, if this is what people are hoping for ENWorld, of all institutions, to liberate D&D from, I've got some pretty bad news for you.

Edit: For those hoping for context, he is referring to the moral of the story "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"

Velvet Glove was actually an ingredient in the first championship match I won!

I can't really think of anyone who has done more in the past decade to make high-level chess accessible and fun to a wider audience. Taken way too soon :cry:

Oh man this was one of my favorite seasons of 24

Just saw a video that was pointing out the beholder in this image, absolutely A+ design, look at that lil' guy. He's so happy for them.

Also, any game of Munchkin Classic that doesn't devolve into a Elven Mafia extorting literally everybody else at the table is a game of Munchkin Classic where people aren't playing to win.

Community building is such an under-utilized concept in TTRPGs when it have such a strong thematic component to any given campaign

I mean, BG3 does have a hag that does eat a child, but she's honestly played much more for laughs than for horror. You throw a potion at her to make her vomit up the kid. Like BG3 is such a goofy game with its tongue so firmly within its cheek that I'm not sure where this whole "BG3's...

Chicken Fried Steak is to be topped with pepper and sausage gravy and that is it (adding hot sauce is also acceptable and encouraged) As it should be. I mean, it's hard to argue with success.

CR's fandom is already full of "normies", many people consume it as a podcast

BG3 may have plenty of mature content but it is neither particularly dark nor edgy, like the people who love BG3 are the people who love the queer cheerful artwork.

Settings of Despair that my players must turn into Settings of Hope has been my bread and butter for years and I don't see that changing any time soon.

I am in that tiny 40+ age bracket and I am also firmly within the target market for what D&D has been outputting for years. Tasha's in particular was one of my favorite books, and I love the changes to 2024.