I don't think there is a bunker strong enough to endure the fanbase exploding over this.
Perhaps this one (pure guess only)?Aww, I wanted to know what products he produced on DMsG, so I knew what not to buy...
We want the class that will be published in an Eberron book to respect the settings theme. That's it. I don't see how that would make it work less in a generic setting...
Perhaps this one (pure guess only)?
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/262627
(He did link to it in the recent Scarred Lands news thread)
Yeah, that's probably him. The good news is out of the 32 products on his page, none of them mildly interest me.Makes sense; the initials line up, and the tone of his feedback response on this item certainly tracks.
Yeah, that's probably him. The good news is out of the 32 products on his page, none of them mildly interest me.
(And after reading that response to the reviewer, I wouldn't buy from him even if he isn't DQ Design. Yikes.)
Thank you both!
It is entirely reasonable to expect something in a setting-specific book to somehow fit with the setting themes.
But, setting themes are usually pretty setting-specific. So, if you are meeting the setting themes strongly, you probably *don't* work so well in other settings, because the theme elements you are leaning on don't exist in those other worlds.
The compromise is a mix - the class, for example, has some subclass paths that are setting specific, and others that aren't.
Makes sense. There's no need to put out a UA just to put out a UA and not actually test anything. There was quite a few released in the past that were just there or the designers playing with a concept rather than something that was actively being worked on.I watched the latest Dragon+ Q&A with Crawford today. At the very end, he mentioned that the Artificer was still on track for release this month, but it may not be Monday. It may be the 28th instead. he also said that going forward, they're going to be more flexible on the release of UAs. They want tie it to playtesting things in future books. They may be holding onto things to put them in better shape in order to get the best feedback possible.It sounds like they'll shoot for the second Monday, but it could be any day some months.
I snipped the rest of your post, just to save space, but I think what you outlined seems totally reasonable.When I try to imagine an artificer in D&D I think of tinker gnomes and guns. I really hope the final version does contain some kind of gun-toting subclass. However, it would probably be easy to add once the rest is right, so after reading this thread I hope that the UA contains a good overall framework and a couple of subclasses that are suitable for Eberron.