TrubbulTheTroll
First Post
[WARNING: Alarmist, humourous sililoquy follows. Do not be alarmed or angered!]
[scene opens on lone D&D player face toward sky, front lit, black background]
PLAYER - Is Wizards spoiling the brand with this torrent of crunchy bits? With new PC races, feats, classes, prestige classes and other options steadily pouring forth, do I dare chance coming up for air?
Where once planetouched and tiefling and genasi were exotic races to be explored, they have become the flavor of the week (and that was many, many, many weeks ago)...
Where prestige classes were once selected after advancing in a core class, new core classes that blur the lines between the original classes are dominating the field. The same goes for feats, classes, spells, magic options, etc. 3.5 assimilated a lot of previously published material and then began the race again.
This isn't about picking and choosing the options I like. And this isn't about designing a game the way I want to play (oh, I know I can do that!). What this is about is a fundamental shift in what D&D as a game is. The D&D landscape is changing drastically every, every, EVERY month with a myriad of options that tease, tug and pull players & DMs in all directions.
I am being pulled along. There is no stable ground. Take the plunge. No chance to catch my breath. Gotta get that new book. Gotta read fast and get it into my game. And then get other new book. Can't breath. Being pulled. Need help. No chance to catch my breath. New. Book. [fade to black]
I have to ask: Are we being crunchy bits'd to death?
[Audience applauds]
[scene opens on lone D&D player face toward sky, front lit, black background]
PLAYER - Is Wizards spoiling the brand with this torrent of crunchy bits? With new PC races, feats, classes, prestige classes and other options steadily pouring forth, do I dare chance coming up for air?
Where once planetouched and tiefling and genasi were exotic races to be explored, they have become the flavor of the week (and that was many, many, many weeks ago)...
Where prestige classes were once selected after advancing in a core class, new core classes that blur the lines between the original classes are dominating the field. The same goes for feats, classes, spells, magic options, etc. 3.5 assimilated a lot of previously published material and then began the race again.
This isn't about picking and choosing the options I like. And this isn't about designing a game the way I want to play (oh, I know I can do that!). What this is about is a fundamental shift in what D&D as a game is. The D&D landscape is changing drastically every, every, EVERY month with a myriad of options that tease, tug and pull players & DMs in all directions.
I am being pulled along. There is no stable ground. Take the plunge. No chance to catch my breath. Gotta get that new book. Gotta read fast and get it into my game. And then get other new book. Can't breath. Being pulled. Need help. No chance to catch my breath. New. Book. [fade to black]
I have to ask: Are we being crunchy bits'd to death?
[Audience applauds]
