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Well part of that problem TSR (and later WotC) brought upon themselves by trying to support a half dozen different settings while also keeping at least a veneer of compatibility between them. The other part was players expecting each setting to provide a unique experience compared to other...

Counterpoint: when was the last time a Bond film was culturally relevant? They have stuck stubbornly to the same formula (handsome while male actor, quippy dialogue, gadgets, Bond girl, supervillain with genius plan, title song, etc). The tropes were so well worn even the parodies have parodies...

Nitpick: Melf. Litteraly "Male Elf"

My brother in Christ, NOBODY IS FORCING YOU TO USE THE NEW ARTIFICER! Your Tasha guide is right there! I'm convinced at this point you are either doing shtick or are trolling. Either way, this conversation is going nowhere and nobody is biting on your false crusade against WotC.

This confuses me. Eberron is too text dense. Spelljammer is too light. Is there any Goldilocks 5e settings?

Ever since Astarion's dropped, I've been looking at having a dhampir with love bites and treacherous allure and then pick either glamour bard or enchanter wizard and basically use the charmed condition to get advantage constantly. There is probably better ways to do that, but this seems so fun.

Of course not. Only wizards are allowed to be good.

You know, as I get older, I find myself less and less tolerant of continuity. In everything. Comics, TV, video games and ttprg settings. I hold that if you are doing something interesting and holding to the spirit, the small details don't matter. I was never a Dragonlance fan, so my knowledge...

Yes I care about things that cater to my interests. Why would I care about things that don't interest me? Nobody is forcing you to buy it or use it. Use the Tasha version if you want. Eberron runs just fine with the 2014 PHB and RftLW. Your books didn't crumble to dust. The legacy options still...

I mean, AD&D 1e to 2e and D&D 3e to 3.5 both give us some insight on what mixing "editions" can be like. It's not like this is unprecedented.

I don't use D&D Beyond. Therefore even if they patched the class on Beyond (which they weren't going to, considering they didn't with the PHB), what were they supposed to do for me? Resell me Rising From the Last War with updated mechanics? Release the update on a PDF for free? Let the...

I'm thankful for that. I already own RftLW. (and Wayfarer's Guide, and the 3e ECS...) I didn't want another Eberron Setting book. If they did go that way, I was hoping they would either slap it onto Xen'drik OR onto an adventure path rather than yet another "here is Khorvaire, here is Sharn"...

Eberron was designed after AD&D with the racial assumptions of 3e (any class, any race). They have racial nations for every race in the 3e PHB. Hell, they have nations for goblinoids, orcs, and the other monstrous types. It lacks a defined nation for aasimar, tieflings, dragonborn and goliaths...

As long as the math still maths.

Eberron is probably the best setting WotC has to experiment with. It's major differences from the core of all additive (or reflavoring) and it's their most popular setting next to the Realms. They can take risks with it knowing it has a strong fan base already and people will buy it just for the...

Depends on if you want to customize your NPC stat blocks. Per the DMG, you can add any of the following without changing the CR of a creature. Darkvision (many) or Tremorsense (dwarf) Size (Goliath) Up to two Resistances (dragonborn, tiefling, dwarf) Cantrips (aasimar, elf, gnome, tiefling)...

An infantry warrior has 9 HP and an 11 Con. If the Dragonborn equivalent uses his breath weapon 1/day, he gets a guaranteed 1-3 damage and potentially up to 6 damage, which is less than his spear. Even if he max rolls and everyone fails their saves, they aren't dead. And the range isn't hitting...

Interestingly, WotC put a bunch of NPCs with specific species in both the recent Forgotten Realms and Eberron books. Lets look at the traits they get that are uniquely species: Eberron: Forge of the Artificer: Boromar Undreboss (halfling): Hustle (Halfling Nimbleness) Cannifth Artificer...

Its worth considering that not all dragonborn breath weapons are equal. Even PC dragonborn breath weapons rank up with level, so its not unreasonable that NPC dragonborn could have weaker breath weapons and less frequent uses. Perhaps the basic warrior NPC dragonborn only does 1d6 or 1d8 damage...