LordEntrails
Hero
I see two ways to evaluate setting books. 1) is it well constructed and have lots of "setting" information? And 2) does it have a theme or feel that interests me.
The first one is clearly debatable, but compared to previous editions, content is certainly scarce. But maybe that is ok for die-hards since they have all the previous edition material to draw from (and this seems to be the 5E approach to everything, just cover it enough that folks can be interested can draw more content from elsewhere).
The second one should clearly be personal. And gung-ho giant hamsters and space pirates on naval ships has never appealed to me. Nothing wrong if it does for others, but its not for me.
The first one is clearly debatable, but compared to previous editions, content is certainly scarce. But maybe that is ok for die-hards since they have all the previous edition material to draw from (and this seems to be the 5E approach to everything, just cover it enough that folks can be interested can draw more content from elsewhere).
The second one should clearly be personal. And gung-ho giant hamsters and space pirates on naval ships has never appealed to me. Nothing wrong if it does for others, but its not for me.