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This is a mischaracterization. Yes, all original characters are inspired by either other characters or real individuals, but that’s not the point. It is a recurring gag that Varric’s aren’t original at all, in any sense of the word — they are just his friends and enemies from past adventures...

His characters are actually all his old friends and acquaintances from prior adventures with names changed, or at least that’s my understanding. I think that qualifies as fanfiction (though of “real” people to him).

I understand this, but as a DM,

On the evil side, Fzoul Chembryl is an iconic evil cleric. I'd like to see him if only out of curiosity for how they'd modernize his glorious hanging moustaches. Less so on the good side; or at least not many come to mind. There's a plethora of characters that probably are at the same level as...

I'd have put Drizzt on the cover if I were WotC. What harm could it do? Those books have their fanbase, and they can buy this too. I think it'd make more sense than Jarlaxle, at least from a DM's perspective, since Jarlaxle is

I don't think that's why. I like Guardians of the Galaxy, and my tabletop games aren't deadly serious at all. I also think that DA:I companions are similarly a motley crew of misfits with constant banter, as is usual in the genre and goes way back before either DA:I or BG3. One writes erotica...

Several characters in the game are like that. Anyhow, I don’t get Astarion either. He’s mildly funny, I suppose. His in-game model isn’t even particularly attractive; I don’t understand the craze. Shadowheart used to be more annoying in early release, they tempered her down. She’s still not...

If it were up to me, I would take more gazeteer material over bestiary entries. Bestiaries are a dime a dozen, I'd rather not waste lots of space in our first FR setting guide in a decade with countless statblocks. I am under the impression that I am in the minority in this opinion, which is...

Rotting noseless (un)lives matter too! And the cover has plenty of space for multiple villains, she doesn't need to take it all up. They could have put Szass Tam, Klauth, Fzoul, and still have space for both a well-preserved Valindra and a shirtless brooding Manshoon. Cover all the customer bases!

I appreciate you searching, many thanks! Looks like we'll have to wait more for info on matters divine.

Could anyone with access kindly comment on whether there is anything on the pantheon and the gods? They're such an intrinsic part of the setting.

If you’re searching for ways to end combat faster, you can just assume the enemy had one fewer Hit Point to begin with, no Graze property required. This requires no homebrew, as enemies have Hit Dice next to their HP precisely to account for variance in life expectancy.

This is wonderful; I really hope there is lots of DM support within and this makes me optimistic.

I like the art; a considerable improvement over Dragon Delves’ covers (both of which I deeply disliked). The character choice is puzzling, especially for Adventures in Faerûn. Is Valindra really that iconic to warrant taking up the full cover? I wouldn’t even place her among the top 30 most...

James Wyatt, head designer for Fizban's, said in an interview back when the book was being released that they seriously considered a Dragon-themed Warlock subclass, but it became quickly mechanically redundant. To use a few of the examples he highlighted: A player who chooses Ashardalon as a...

But it is how the English language works, and I can delve into the grammar if you'd like -- it is the same difference between the following two statements: Bob gets along with my students that come from Europe. Alice gets along my students, who come from Europe. (1) is a restrictive clause...

We've had this discussion before, and I find your position equally puzzling. The sentence doesn't stop at "from the gods", as your quoting would indicate. The full sentence goes on to add a restrictive clause: "Bahamut and Tiamat are ontologically distinct from the gods that hail from the Outer...

I had a long back-and-forth with @dave2008 in another thread about Bahamut and Tiamat, but my understanding from Fizban’s and other 5e material is that they are clearly gods, just not from the Outer Planes. As @Henadic Theologian points out, not every god comes from an Outer Plane (the ones...

Loved the film. Liked it so much that I won’t list what I liked, because I’d write a whole testament. I have a few very minor complaints: I got the feeling that some scenes with the Daily Planet cast and with Ma & Pa Kent were left on the cutting room floor. The film just felt incomplete in...

I dislike most of the changes, and therefore my groups are not converting. Anecdotally, no one in any of the 3 games I DM has inquired about converting, and as far as I can tell, they don’t care. Of course, my groups are just a few data points. Some speculation about larger trends below: I...