D&D 5E Don't Throw 5e Away Because of Hasbro

[TiQuinn]

I used to be a big fan of Slyflourish (especially his Shadowdark run of videos) but recently he has, IMO, been leaning more and more into anti-WotC rhetoric (especially after the PHB blur issues). Now I get it, you're trying to make your money but let's be upfront and transparent about that as a content creator, freelancer and publisher.

I’m a regular listener of his podcast annd watch some of his YT videos and that’s about as far from the truth as it gets. Nothing he’s posted tries to be sensationalistic and the actual commentary consistently commends WotC when he feels they’re doing good work.

 

[Imaro]

I am cofident that the new D&D 2025 Monster Manual will not have:

• Monster knowledge checks
• Actual treasure recommendations (not "treasure: any").
• A monster statistics by CR table
• Encounters at various CRs showing which monsters group with other monsters.
• Potential signs of a monster's presence

I presume, when the book comes out and we both verify this, that you'll come back and say "yep, Mike was right", right?

We both know your veiled attacks against my objectiveness aren't about this. You love D&D and it bothers you when you see criticism of it and the company that makes it. Anyone saying "I like this other book better" is a threat to that for some reason. You didn't claim I was a bought man because of my work for WOTC but should I dare elevate a competing book I worked on (after clearly stating that I worked on it), that's when you call me out for bias.

You can love D&D whatever I have to say about it. As I said, I love it too. You don't have to dig in with perpendicular arguments to try to discredit criticism you don't like.

So you're from the future and a mind reader now.... riiiight.

 

[SlyFlourish]

Sure in your videos I'll give you that but here it's much less clear... especially with a post like the OP of this thread.

You realize this post was from a year ago, right? I hadn't written for them then.

Because you're not actively pushing for people to drop or stop playing TotV....are you?

Where did I do that?

 

[mamba]

Yeah he kind of is.

he kind of isn’t too, more specially he never said to. If anything he said to not drop it just because WotC is run by jerks

 

[SlyFlourish]

Yeah he kind of is.

Where?

 

[mamba]

Sooo... you just ascribe motivations wherever you go huh? Got it.

says the guy who just ascribed motivations

 

[SlyFlourish]

For the record, from my original post:

if you’re happy with D&D and don’t want or need anything else, that’s cool too.

 

[SlyFlourish]

So you're from the future and a mind reader now.... riiiight.

I'm embarassed to even reply to this childish reponse but I just can't help myself.

How much do you want to bet that the following sections aren't in the 2025 Monster Manual?

• Monster knowledge checks
• Actual treasure recommendations (not "treasure: any").
• A monster statistics by CR table
• Encounters at various CRs showing which monsters group with other monsters.
• Potential signs of a monster's presence

If the 2025 Monster Manual comes out and 80% of the book has those sections, I absolutely will admit I'm wrong. Will you stand up and admit you were wrong if the 2025 Monster Manual comes out and 80% of the monsters don't have those sections?

 

[Bae'zel]

Monster knowledge checks

That’s a cool idea. I noticed that sort of thing in R. Talsorian’s Witcher RPG: each monster entry had a bit with Knowledge and Folklore check results. Amazing, I’d love this in D&D monster manuals.

 

[SlyFlourish]

That’s a cool idea. I noticed that sort of thing in R. Talsorian’s Witcher RPG: each monster entry had a bit with Knowledge and Folklore check results. Amazing, I’d love this in D&D monster manuals.

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