D&D 5E Any info on next release?

[CapnZapp]

Yes, preferably one with accurate CR.

There's no such thing.

For what I care they could roll CR with a d20.

Or just drop it. Nah, too easy.

 

[Tony Vargas]

No, an official MM2 is still needed.

Yes, preferably one with accurate CR.

There's no such thing.

There's no such thing, right now, and it's probably not possible given the assumptions of 5e class designs, PC generation, party composition (who knows what random group of misfits you might draw at an AL table, for example) and encounter design. But it's still something that has been done in the past and could be, again, so wanting it is understandable - just not realistic.

Or just drop it. Nah, too easy.

Simple and honest, yes - probably more helpful to know that there's no way to know exactly how challenging an encounter might be to your group, than to have a false sense of security - but not expedient. 3.5 had CR, 4e had a similar stat, keeping the game familiar to players who started with those modern editions means having such numbers for the sake of familiarity, even if they don't mean much. Like everything else, it's a starting point for the DM, not set in stone.

 

[CapnZapp]

Tony, if we had a cent for every time a poster takes CR as scientific fact rather than what you said, we'd be rich.

CRs are misleading newbs into purchasing D&D thinking the game isn't so complicated after all. They serve this purpose well. Driving people mad with its idiosyncrasies is just a side effect.

As is derailing threads, so I'll stop now.

 

[Sword of Spirit]

We will get an excellent Monster Book from Kobold Press anyway and Wizards knows about it. So perhaps they will go for a different type of book now.

I sure hope not. I don't need a book of monsters. I need a book of D&D IP creatures. Gem dragons, lung dragons, guardinals, heirarch modrons, etc.

The reason I need D&D IP, is because those creatures exist in my multiverse, and I don't want to have to try to convert them myself.

 

[Pauper]

Let recap last season's tease: Alice in Wonderland.

OK, there's madness, going 'down the rabbit hole', and the occasional whimsical NPC, but neither the plot nor the overarching story of Out of the Abyss was really informed by the story of "Alice in Wonderland".

Along those lines, I don't really see the Shakespearean reference being anything more than a reference to royalty, tragedy, and maybe a rebellious advisor. Given that King Snurre prominently features on the cover of the MM, my prediction would be a re-forging of the G-Series, focusing on Hall of the Fire Giant King and the relationship between Snurre and Obmi, his treacherous dwarven counselor. I also suspect that, in a pinch, WotC might do that one in-house, since Perkins already did a conversion of the G-Series (with an extra episode involving stone giants) for Fourth Edition.

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Pauper

 

[pukunui]

OK, there's madness, going 'down the rabbit hole', and the occasional whimsical NPC, but neither the plot nor the overarching story of Out of the Abyss was really informed by the story of "Alice in Wonderland".

Don't forget Droki the white rabbit derro and the mushrooms that can make you bigger and smaller in the Whorlstone Tunnels!

 

[Z. H. Darkstar]

Let recap last season's tease: Alice in Wonderland.

OK, there's madness, going 'down the rabbit hole', and the occasional whimsical NPC, but neither the plot nor the overarching story of Out of the Abyss was really informed by the story of "Alice in Wonderland".

Along those lines, I don't really see the Shakespearean reference being anything more than a reference to royalty, tragedy, and maybe a rebellious advisor. Given that King Snurre prominently features on the cover of the MM, my prediction would be a re-forging of the G-Series, focusing on Hall of the Fire Giant King and the relationship between Snurre and Obmi, his treacherous dwarven counselor. I also suspect that, in a pinch, WotC might do that one in-house, since Perkins already did a conversion of the G-Series (with an extra episode involving stone giants) for Fourth Edition.

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Pauper

Sounds like a job for a Dwarven Thrower...

 

[Parmandur]

Let recap last season's tease: Alice in Wonderland.



OK, there's madness, going 'down the rabbit hole', and the occasional whimsical NPC, but neither the plot nor the overarching story of Out of the Abyss was really informed by the story of "Alice in Wonderland".



Along those lines, I don't really see the Shakespearean reference being anything more than a reference to royalty, tragedy, and maybe a rebellious advisor. Given that King Snurre prominently features on the cover of the MM, my prediction would be a re-forging of the G-Series, focusing on Hall of the Fire Giant King and the relationship between Snurre and Obmi, his treacherous dwarven counselor. I also suspect that, in a pinch, WotC might do that one in-house, since Perkins already did a conversion of the G-Series (with an extra episode involving stone giants) for Fourth Edition.



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Pauper

More than the G series, the hints seem to be that they are tying into Troy Dennings Giant trilogy, which is FR and follows Giant mythology and royalty from what I gather.

 

[Parmandur]

And, possible references to the Barrier Peaks,maybe, thematically. The ancient war between Giants and Dragons got touched on extensively in the MM and DMG, as well as Tyranny of Dragons.

 

[Sword of Spirit]

The ancient war between Giants and Dragons got touched on extensively in the MM and DMG

Ah yes! It actually inspired me to run a stand alone adventure in very ancient times based on wars between giants and dragons. I've rarely been as inspired by a MM entry as I was by the giant entry in this one.