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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8567302" data-attributes="member: 22779">There is always a conflict within the fandom of those that like to read D&amp;D books and those that want something to use at the table.&nbsp; That was never more apparent as during the 4e edition wars.&nbsp; 4e material was designed to be used.&nbsp; Practicality was the primary focus.&nbsp; So, you had the dungeon delve format - which reads like crap but is FANTASTIC at the table.&nbsp; You had the reworked setting elements where areas were first and foremost meant as places for adventure to happen, not as world building.&nbsp; And people had very, very strong feelings about this.So, in 5e, they've taken a much softer approach.&nbsp; Scaled WAY back on the &quot;everything must be easy to use at the table&quot; - so now we get modules that are written in the very familiar style of 3e and earlier works, even though I can't imagine actually trying to run a 200 page module at a live table.&nbsp; The amount of page flipping must be insane.&nbsp; ((I play on Virtual Tabletop, so, everything is a CTRL F away.))But, all that aside, one needs to remember that the publishing rate is unbelievably slow compared to earlier editions.&nbsp; Only 1e has a publishing rate this slow, and even then, 1e cranked out lots of modules and other stuff pretty regularly in the later half of the edition.&nbsp; Think about it this way.&nbsp; We've got what, 30 5e hardcover books.&nbsp; Total?&nbsp; That's less than what we got in 3 years of 3.5e .&nbsp; A whole lot less.&nbsp; So, of course there's going to be a lot less lore.&nbsp; There's simply a whole lot less 5e stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8567302, member: 22779"] There is always a conflict within the fandom of those that like to read D&D books and those that want something to use at the table. That was never more apparent as during the 4e edition wars. 4e material was designed to be used. Practicality was the primary focus. So, you had the dungeon delve format - which reads like crap but is FANTASTIC at the table. You had the reworked setting elements where areas were first and foremost meant as places for adventure to happen, not as world building. And people had very, very strong feelings about this. So, in 5e, they've taken a much softer approach. Scaled WAY back on the "everything must be easy to use at the table" - so now we get modules that are written in the very familiar style of 3e and earlier works, even though I can't imagine actually trying to run a 200 page module at a live table. The amount of page flipping must be insane. ((I play on Virtual Tabletop, so, everything is a CTRL F away.)) But, all that aside, one needs to remember that the publishing rate is unbelievably slow compared to earlier editions. Only 1e has a publishing rate this slow, and even then, 1e cranked out lots of modules and other stuff pretty regularly in the later half of the edition. Think about it this way. We've got what, 30 5e hardcover books. Total? That's less than what we got in 3 years of 3.5e . A whole lot less. So, of course there's going to be a lot less lore. There's simply a whole lot less 5e stuff. [/QUOTE]

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