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I think he is referencing the fact that this is branded as a FR product (the third digital DLC), and it has an explicit tie to a FR location. I don't mind this reveal, but I'm not a Lorwyn fan. I do think that there are some clues that this is the second MTG book tie-in scrapped (the first...

No, that's not what I said. Please go back and reread the comment, for I said the exact opposite! Here's an excerpt of what I wrote: "Eleanor was a political actor (as befits the heir and ruler of half of the Angevin empire), and she was indeed a shrewd politician and gifted administrator, but...

I think this was my first time learning Professor DM's real full name, which was the most shocking reveal of the interview to me. I liked the interview and I like DungeonCraft's videos in general (the older campaign diaries are great). I'm excited to see some of CR4, though I'm not one to watch...

I think Ray Winstone is one of those delightful actors who was never truly that young. Like Patrick Stewart, he was born middle-aged.

No, it isn't--that is a particular interpretation, and a very outdated one at that. I don't think you could find a notable historian of the past 50 years who would agree with it. Eleanor was a political actor (as befits the heir and ruler of half of the Angevin empire), and she was indeed a...

I didn’t imply you (or anyone else in particular) did. Some people (unspecified) do. I meant that the industry constantly favoring good-looking, physically fit actors in a number of productions is probably an indicator that this group is at least sizeable.

My grandmother used to say “I don’t care what the movie is about; I watch TV to see beautiful people. If I wanted to see ugly people, I’d watch the window.” I think lots of people think like my grandmother did, if they’d phrase it slightly differently. I imagine a ripped body, like a full set...

I fully agree; and even if either were real at some poiny, historicity is not the point of their tales. I don’t think this is a hot take at all, I imagine most everyone agrees on this matter.

Yes, we have had poor depictions of Richard here and there, but it is not the norm in this folkloric tradition. This is why I said "usually". Those are very cartoonish, ahistoric characterizations, which would indeed be inconsistent with historical record. We have very good scholarship...

Connie Nielsen is playing Eleanor of Aquitaine, mother to King Richard and Prince John—she did always like Richard best. Curious choice to pick her as the villainess, especially since Richard usually comes across very well in Robin Hood tales, and she was a stalwart supporter of his. Have we...

I don't think the adventure itself is very well done -- I think the lack of DM guidance to fairly elementary player choices is a major flaw, as is its paper-thin approach to everything. I would not recommend it to a starting group (or experienced ones, for entirely different reasons, which I'm...

I think all the bling, as you put it, is very helpful, nice to have, and well designed. It is didactic, well-intentioned, and an earnest evolution from Icespire Peak. I don’t think it makes up for the very flawed adventure, which is a significant step down from prior WotC starter adventures. I...

Dragons of Stormwreck Isle had a Cult of Orcus, so I don't think they had to worry about upsetting retailers.

I have finally had an opportunity to read it. I am not well-versed in prior versions of this adventure and cannot comment on them. My impressions below take this Starter Set on its own: As others have mentioned, the components are brilliant. Maps, tokens, dice, class boards, etc. I'm a fan of...

Why? I run games in FR because it is a near-endless spring of ideas. Many brilliant designers, creators, novelists and worldbuilders have labored on FR, each adding a twist or bit, and now I'm spoiled not only for adventure ideas but by variations of the campaign setting. There's a kernel in...

Then we simply disagree. I think (and this perspective predates my GM-ing days) that the power asymmetry between GMs and players is built into the game. The GM does yield what one could feasibly call absolute power, and that power can only be curtailed by self-imposed temperance and good...

At my table, Warlocks should expect their patron to be relevant. When the campaign starts, the patron may be unaware or mostly uninterested, but that will change as the warlock’s power grows. I don’t really see the point of the warlock if the patron is not mentioned. It’s a roleplaying game...

I should preface this by saying that I am a DM 99% of the time. As a DM, I'm not a fan of many of the changes in the 2024 edition: I think it's a less thematic, blander game in many ways, with more bits to keep track of. I think this overall design philosophy started around 2020. I'm not sure...

1. Yes, ran it up to 9th level. 2. I didn’t, but this campaign started long before we had Bastion Rules. 3. I used neither. I used a much more narrative approach to kingdom building. I wouldn’t defend my approach—it’s wobbly—but it’s not time consuming at least. Happy to answer any other...

I don’t hate her, I just find her very boring! Which is a great crime all on its own when it comes to companions, I suppose. I mentioned those three simply because they had shown up in arguments on the page before. It wasn’t meant to single out those three specifically.