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  1. mamba

    Will the complexity pendulum swing back?

    how many games are being released is far less interesting than what is actually getting played however. I get a lot more print advertising than I buy books, that doesn’t mean the advertising is more popular (or even wanted) around here
  2. mamba

    Daggerheart Class Packs kickstarter is live.

    it’s a bit of both. If the KS sat at 1M right now people would take this as a sign of popularity. Sitting at 150k then also is a sign of somewhat limited popularity, some of which can certainly be explained by playstyle preferences and price point. The question is whether all of it can.
  3. mamba

    Hasbro Opens New Wizards of the Coast Video Game Studio in Montreal to Support D&D Franchise

    I am not saying they should, I am saying having 200 people work on the same book was the wrong takeaway. All of this ignores that video game developers might not have the right skill set for creating TTRPG supplements anyway ;) Not sure I agree with breakneck pace though, four or five books a...
  4. mamba

    Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarter Club

    it’s definitely an artificially low funding goal, designed to be reached within minutes or at least hours If for whatever reason you cannot reach that, cutting your losses might be your best option. DM Lair recently pulled an ongoing KS that was on track to being funded (I believe) because it...
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    Hasbro Opens New Wizards of the Coast Video Game Studio in Montreal to Support D&D Franchise

    more books, not more people working on the same book…
  6. mamba

    Will the complexity pendulum swing back?

    that is entirely personal, I think 5e should be slightly simpler
  7. mamba

    Will the complexity pendulum swing back?

    https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/373165/arduin-trilogy
  8. mamba

    Will the complexity pendulum swing back?

    the game is not predictive at all never, if anything it makes it harder to predict what the correct next word / response would be. I mean, if you want to simulate a random conversation with no real result in mind, maybe it works for that, but that is not what AI outside of spamming Twitter is for
  9. mamba

    Will the complexity pendulum swing back?

    that does not feel like progress, have you met most people? When I look at what is going on in the world AI being as misinformed, ignorant, and biased as people means we should switch it off and start over
  10. mamba

    Will the complexity pendulum swing back?

    I don't know, when I got the 1e books, I decided to ignore maybe half of the rules on my first read-through before even starting a game, because they were just too much added complexity for no apparent gain (and possibly some detrimental effects...) as far as I was concerned. I don't think I...
  11. mamba

    Will the complexity pendulum swing back?

    I am not that familiar with it, but from what I gather it is less crunchy than any version of D&D (1e to 5e,). Whether that makes it rules lite, I do not know
  12. mamba

    Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarter Club

    oh yeah, definitely, started today and at over 600k Voidsea maybe, also today (seems like there was a ton today…) and at 375k right now https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/voidsea/voidsea
  13. mamba

    Will the complexity pendulum swing back?

    being less crunchy than those does not make you rules-lite 5e is not rules lite, neither are 1e or 2e
  14. mamba

    D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door?

    no, they are not there at all Besides, why would they be there and then watch the party being stuck on things they are good at?
  15. mamba

    Dungeons & Dragons to Release Lorwyn: First Light, a New Digital Expansion Based on Magic: The Gathering World

    The first one came with Vecna, back then it was included in the preorder for free https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/category/SRC-00135
  16. mamba

    D&D General Should the third Forgotten Realms DLC have actually been set in the Forgotten Realms?

    The two upcoming FR books can be bought in a bundle along with three 'DLCs', one of those is about Lorwyn Astarion’s Book of Hungers: a digital expansion with new vampire-themed player options, monsters, and adventure content – shared by Astarion himself! ($14.99) | Release Date: November 11...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Using Action Surge to cast spells in 2024

    none of them make that distinction, the spell is cast and immediately thereafter, still on your turn, the energy is being released. The spell is never ‘readied’ in any of them. That being said, I agree that the spell has been fully cast on your turn even when you take the Ready action, that is...
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    Dungeons & Dragons to Release Lorwyn: First Light, a New Digital Expansion Based on Magic: The Gathering World

    there is one on KS right now https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedmlair/feybound-trickery-of-the-wilds not sure what is currently available out there EDIT: legendary Games had a KS a while ago, that should be out by now, I do not have it / an opinion on it though...
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