D&D 5E Escapist article on SCAG is Brutal.

[froth]

I think it is a pretty accurate review.

 

[psychophipps]

Agreed, froth. My group is hopping around twisting their nipples with glee with multiple copies purchased and I'm pretty certain my own reaction will stay a seriously underwhelmed "meh"...

 

[aramis erak]

If you want to do an adventure around another area, you're likely familiar with the Realms.
If you're familiar with the Realms, you likely own a Campaign Guide already.
If you own a Campaign Guide already then you don't *need* a new one as 95% of the content is the same.

I'm sure they're working on one. But that's a long term project, and I imagine they want it done right.

I suspect I'm the type of DM being targeted. I don't know the realms, but am running stuff set in the realms in organized play. There's enough in in there that I won't totally blow it for the few players who are fans...

I've essentially spent the last two years ignoring the realmslore except when confronted with it by players.

 

[Jester David]

I suspect I'm the type of DM being targeted. I don't know the realms, but am running stuff set in the realms in organized play. There's enough in in there that I won't totally blow it for the few players who are fans...

I've essentially spent the last two years ignoring the realmslore except when confronted with it by players.

This is your friend: http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

 

[I'm A Banana]

How is it that people have been clamoring for a player's option book for over a year, with no real additional products to spend their money on... and yet now that it's available, they're claiming they can't afford it? Why didn't any of you actually save 5 bucks a month over the last year so you could buy the book when it came out?

I have no sympathy for anyone who is upset that the book is "too expensive". You had more than enough time to gather the funds to buy it.

It is probably worth mentioning that being able to afford something is not the same thing as feeling like you got your money's worth from something. It's not "too expensive to afford," it's "too expensive for the material it contains."

 

[Hussar]

I'm afraid those adventures are not substitutes. Sure you can use them to run things in those areas but if you really want to do a campaign around the likes of the Moonsea, or Narfell then you are SOL.

Heh, it's funny. Paizo did EXACTLY the same thing that WOTC is doing now. Start with a honking big world map and then fill it in, slowly, with each AP - 2 per year, IIRC. If you want to run a campaign outside of the coloured in areas that have been covered by an AP, you're SOL.

Yet, the irony that I see is that Paizo gets praised for doing this - nicely filling in all the details with modules, but, WOTC get's dumped on for doing the same thing. The Sword Coast is being extensively detailed, now we've got the Underdark under the Sword Coast detailed. Presumably, the next AP will detail more in one direction or another. But, WOTC will still be getting "brutal" reviews.

 

[Shasarak]

If you want to do an adventure around another area, you're likely familiar with the Realms.
If you're familiar with the Realms, you likely own a Campaign Guide already.
If you own a Campaign Guide already then you don't *need* a new one as 95% of the content is the same.

I'm sure they're working on one. But that's a long term project, and I imagine they want it done right.

It is a sad state of affairs when a 1e Campaign Guide can be used for a 5e game because it is essentially the same.

 

[Celtavian]

Heh, it's funny. Paizo did EXACTLY the same thing that WOTC is doing now. Start with a honking big world map and then fill it in, slowly, with each AP - 2 per year, IIRC. If you want to run a campaign outside of the coloured in areas that have been covered by an AP, you're SOL.

Yet, the irony that I see is that Paizo gets praised for doing this - nicely filling in all the details with modules, but, WOTC get's dumped on for doing the same thing. The Sword Coast is being extensively detailed, now we've got the Underdark under the Sword Coast detailed. Presumably, the next AP will detail more in one direction or another. But, WOTC will still be getting "brutal" reviews.

Not to mention those of us that have been playing for ages have tons of FR maps with tons of detail. You can find tons of FR maps online if you need more detail. As far as FR goes, no one is SoL. There is so much FR material out there that you can find sufficient info and maps to run a very detailed campaign in any area in the FR.

 

[pukunui]

It is a sad state of affairs when a 1e Campaign Guide can be used for a 5e game because it is essentially the same.

Why? Being backwards compatible was one of the selling points of 5e. Being able to use a 1e book with your 5e rules is a *good* thing, not a sad thing.

 

[Shasarak]

Why? Being backwards compatible was one of the selling points of 5e. Being able to use a 1e book with your 5e rules is a *good* thing, not a sad thing.

If they have run out of ideas for the FR then they could always tap Ed for some more.