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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LabyrinthLord718" data-source="post: 6356998" data-attributes="member: 6777882">Very interesting thread!  I can't help but think, as least as far as I'm concerned (and I'm what you would call a 'grognard' or 'OSR acolyte') -- that D&D IS BACK!!LOTS of speculation/personal opinion to follow; you have been warned. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> My grog friends (the ones I know and game with) seem to agree with me, thought there are LOTS of us from the original "boom" that just see this as 3e with different window dressing (i.e., many posters over at Dragonsfoot). (Personally, I don't agree and think that 5e is probably as close to an actual evolution from 1/2e as we have seen yet without the anime/MMO-ness of later editions).The best D&D movies were not official D&D products: Conan The Barbarian, The Dark Crystal, Willow, Beastmaster, et al -- but were part of that sword & sorcery resurgence of the early 80s just prior to the witch hunts.If WotC could come up with something like Conan -- heck, just blatantly "borrow" the plot -- I really think that in tandem w social media and Youtube, they could have a healthy franchise on their hands. Even a monthly Youtube episodic movie would be a great success, I think.So, yeah, I will say it: D&D is back, better than ever in my opinion, and I am looking forward to the next 2 core releases with baited breath.After that ... I don't know if I will follow WotC on the 'splat book express train' if they do decide to go that route. When Pathfinder first came out, I was excited at how evocative the setting and rules were in terms of creating the character YOU want to play ... but after a couple of years, the sheer amount of work required ground me right down and I went back to 1e with my group and we have stayed there ... 5e allows even greater configurability without the weeks or months of planning and leg work.</blockquote>

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