Did you miss the part where I explicitly wrote, “to me at least?” You don’t need to jump to defend the honor of a billion dollar company just cuz some guy thinks D&D 2024 kinda sucks.
This is a good post, simply as it is another useful reminder (to me at least) that Hasbro is a terrible tender of the garden that is D&D, and that I saved some money completely skipping this book.
I, for one, am perfectly happy to point out that Polygon sucks.
In the next two months I’m planning to run Tales of the Valient, Mothership, and DCC. Sure, these folks aren’t making Hasbro money, but they’re putting out quality products for people who will pay for them.
I do? What a bizarre comment. Of course they’re niche compared to wotc.
There’s something naive in the comments here that just assumes everyone agrees with them.
Niche companies produce niche products for select demographics who make it a point of order to ignore voices or critique that makes them uncomfortable. This isn’t surprising, nor is it surprising that nearly nobody cared.
I’m Black, and a lot of people on message boards have opinions on how I should feel about this topic.
I frankly find replacing “race” with “species” to be deeply problematic and troubling. But to point this out makes people feel uncomfortable.
For a hit piece it is far more balanced and even tempered than a good deal of writing by supposed fans. Remarkable that a thoughtful article like this can be denounced simply because it makes some people uncomfortable.
Warhammer 4th edition, Dolemwood, the new Runequest, anything that Bryan Syme touches, Symbaroum. There have been really neat DCC covers/interior art lately.
Recently: Monster Overhaul by Skerples, Midgard/Southlands Campaign Setting by Kobold, Mothership’s Warden Operation Manuel, Goodman Games’ The Dungeon Alphabet by Michael Curtis.
All these resources are excellent and I highly recommend them to you.
Hey, just a quick note of thanks. I read your blog post, and I was taken by the grace and thoughtful reflection with which it was written. I appreciate it.