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Man, I do NOT understand how people can have shows on in the background. I can do it with podcasts and YT videos about stuff, but if it is a narrative, I can't half pay attention.

These are new problems?

This is the first time I have ever heard DS referred to as "ahead of its time." That's strikes me as odd, given that at the time it seemed intentionally backward looking toward the S&S themes of yore, as a response to the modern fantasies of DL and FR.

That's just a board game, right?

What in the world makes you think Gygax knew how many players there were, and if he did he wouldn't inflate that number as much as possible? Not only that, D&D was on a massive decline during the era that all those settings were published. That is WHY they were published: Williamson's grift...

Thanks. I did not, in fact, recall correctly.

If I recall correctly, Ben Riggs charts show DS being the worst selling of all the major 2E settings. I don't know why people think it is going to be a success here.

How many did it sell? Where does it sit on the list of adventures for total sales?

Thanks for the detailed reply. I am going to be running it via Fantasy grounds so hopefully organizational issues won't be as big a deal. How much prep was it, session to session on average?

Yeah. There is always a business center available so I can just whip up a few more between sessions if one was particularly bloody. I love Shadowdarklings.net. I can make interesting pre-gens very easily.

I think the Realms was a sure bet for them. I am not so sure about DS.

The B&G announcement thread points out only adventures have gotten Platinum treatment thus far, so even if there is a main book and an adventure book, I would guess only the adventure would get all the doodads. I still think we are looking at a Spelljammer style slip case. That seems like a...

I am doing a sort of wet marches style con game, with 5 seats per session, 4 sessions total. Some players are playing multiple sessions and will be re-using characters if they survive. So, what is a safe number of pre-gens? I am thinking 20, assuming repeat survivors balance out deaths. Is that...

That seems like a pretty big leap to me, but some folks here obviously think it is possible.

Right, but the problem of skill decay will not. That will get worse as the tools improve.

I am absolutely not a fan of the 2024 update, but I don't expect them to replace it. People seem to be adopting it and 3PPs are updating some of their bigger books for it via KSers etc. I assume it is here to stay for a while (sadly).

Do you think a 6E is imminent despite the recent release of 5E 2024? If so, why?

I see that, and while I think it is a good breakdown, I am not sure what the ultimate benefit would be at the table. It seems just fiddly enough to get in the way.

If you maintain rounds, you are just naming Action Points "seconds." If you really want seconds, you should do a continuous count like Hackmaster (the not joke version) did.

Also, if you want unmoderated chat, just make a Discord server.