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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 6477172" data-attributes="member: 42040"><p>First off, I am very impressed with the 5e Player's Handbook </p><p>and I think the Monster Manual is quite good too. The DMG was a </p><p>little hit or miss for me, as it didn't live up to the promises of the </p><p>"modular, optional rules to re-create any version of D&D I want" </p><p>that the designers touted. Honestly, I'd have been fine with a </p><p>download of magic items and the encounter design chart. </p><p>The Starter Set adventure was pretty good and got the job done.</p><p>But where the problem comes in is the 3rd party releases. I've been</p><p>running Horde of the Dragon Queen in D&D Encounters, and I can</p><p>honestly say it is one of the worst adventures I've ever used, and </p><p>I've been DMing for 25 years. I'd rank it lower than Keep on the </p><p>Shadowfell; seriously, it's not even functional. </p><p>The DM Screen has abysmal ratings. The Morningstar BETA wasn't </p><p>even satisfactory as an alpha release and it looks DOA like Gleemax </p><p>back in the 4e era. Judging from my area, the minis and Attack Wing</p><p>aren't selling either.</p><p>It's almost as if after the release of the Core Rules, D&D is going to</p><p>flounder. Your thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 6477172, member: 42040"] First off, I am very impressed with the 5e Player's Handbook and I think the Monster Manual is quite good too. The DMG was a little hit or miss for me, as it didn't live up to the promises of the "modular, optional rules to re-create any version of D&D I want" that the designers touted. Honestly, I'd have been fine with a download of magic items and the encounter design chart. The Starter Set adventure was pretty good and got the job done. But where the problem comes in is the 3rd party releases. I've been running Horde of the Dragon Queen in D&D Encounters, and I can honestly say it is one of the worst adventures I've ever used, and I've been DMing for 25 years. I'd rank it lower than Keep on the Shadowfell; seriously, it's not even functional. The DM Screen has abysmal ratings. The Morningstar BETA wasn't even satisfactory as an alpha release and it looks DOA like Gleemax back in the 4e era. Judging from my area, the minis and Attack Wing aren't selling either. It's almost as if after the release of the Core Rules, D&D is going to flounder. Your thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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