aramis erak
Legend
I've got most everything for DL5A. I loved it. My player group was split between love and hate. Running the DL 25th wasn't great.
It's not D&D compatible, and the conversion rules from D&D to DL5a is pretty poor.
On its own, I like it, a lot. It's totally player-facing resolution.
The adventures are pretty much standard TSR fare, and I love the setting changes... Good having lost the war, as the dragons rule.
MSHAG, while also quite good, has only one thing over it's older sibling: it's much faster to explain to newbs. Unlike DL5A, the GM has a hand for all his NPCs. It's also only 5 suits, vs DL5A's 9, and has more than one of most values in the deck.
I'd happily run either for one-shots, but my MSHAG deck is absent from the box.
It's not D&D compatible, and the conversion rules from D&D to DL5a is pretty poor.
On its own, I like it, a lot. It's totally player-facing resolution.
The adventures are pretty much standard TSR fare, and I love the setting changes... Good having lost the war, as the dragons rule.
MSHAG, while also quite good, has only one thing over it's older sibling: it's much faster to explain to newbs. Unlike DL5A, the GM has a hand for all his NPCs. It's also only 5 suits, vs DL5A's 9, and has more than one of most values in the deck.
I'd happily run either for one-shots, but my MSHAG deck is absent from the box.