Search results

I reject this notion. The whole classic era of D&D was driven by people new to it (because it was new) and many of them VERY young. D&D veterans tend to make things that look like the D&D they grew up with -- which we have overwhelming evidence for. Note again that I am talking about...

When you look at people in the arts doing things that are innovative, you see 20-somethings. That you think you have to be old to impact the arts world ignores huge swaths of reality. Yes, some artists make impacts when they are older, but not many. We should trust the people of the generation...

I'm just saying that D&D needs some serious infusion of creativity and us GenXers (like Crawford and Perkins) aren't managing it.

I dare you to look up when most influential artist types created their most interesting works. Hint: when you are old,you aren't generally innovative. Let the "kids" set the tone. Ignore the oldies.

In the context of RPGs and "story", I think this is a distinction without a difference.

I thin you are missing my point.

I was mostly being a smart ass. But given there is (apparently) only one platinum thing, I think we can guess there is going to be a BIG thing (and an adventure, based on history). I do think both Ravenloft and Eberron could use adventure anthologies, but I do not believe WotC thinks such...

I don't think the Platinum edition is going to be 2 things...

Sure. Thanks. I was just curious.

Out of curiosity, since you own a store, how did the sell? Were the significantly less viable than other formats?

Whatever this is is not going to be written by these new hires. This book is probably near complete, and is very likely the last hurrah for C&P.

I'd wuld argue, but the fact is that WotC seems so averse to something new that it is as good an explanation as any (and still a terrible explanation). If it were up to me, I would just release all the 2E settings to the DMsGuild and let the oldies play with them. Then I would hire some people...

If that were true, why would WotC be going back to the well again and again. it does not make any sense with what we have seen. And it certainly does not make any sense with Dark Sun, given that it is the most boobs, blood, slavery, and biological essentialism of all the settings. The idea that...

I guess I am glad for the people who like DS, but I legitimately do not get the rose colored glasses view of that setting. Even Jakandor and Red Steel, not to mention Birthright, are more interesting settings than DS ever was. Was it the novels?

We all know that the numbers are substantially greater than ever before.

Greenpeace was founded in 1971 and the Clean Water Act passed in 1972. Even Captain Planet came out before Dark Sun.

Never ever moving on an opinion or rethinking a point of view is not the sign of wisdom you think it is.

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.