Tony Vargas
Legend
Past performance. They did that all through the classic D&D era, with 3.x, and with 4e starting around the Essentials release. They've practically promised it in the form of 'modularity.'Y'know, this automatic assumption that "they'll break all their rules in the splatbooks" is getting annoying. Does anyone have any basis for this assumption?
I'd attribute the couple of brief years of relative design discipline in early 4e to Heinsoo. That's just a guess, but as soon as he left we got stuff from Mearls like Magic of the Feywild.They were admirably disciplined throughout 4E. I see no reason to believe they won't be equally disciplined in 5E.
I mean, what do you think 'opening up design space' meant? It meant 'abandoning design discipline' and 'breaking all our own rules.'
Hasn't it 'always' (like back to 1e) worked that way?Divination remains potentially an issue, but it lets the DM answer with a cryptic rhyme or an omen, which puts some limits on abuse.