[Kobold Press] Black Flag Friday

I'm guessing it is the replacement MM, not something that obviates their Tomes. They have said their back catalog is going to be compatible.
Yes I believe you are correct. But since the MM is backwards compatible with Black Flag that shouldn’t be necessary. But I bet updates are also made to the CC and ToB 1-3 next. After all the world book already appears to be revised. It is just the inevitable creep of revision and re-release. I just think this is the beginning all these 5E look alike beings lightly different making using them together just a little bit more laborious.

I own a lot of 3PP 5E stuff but if they are all different I may just head to OneD&D.
 

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Zaukrie

New Publisher
Yes I believe you are correct. But since the MM is backwards compatible with Black Flag that shouldn’t be necessary. But I bet updates are also made to the CC and ToB. 1-3 next. After all the world book already appears to be revised. It is just the inevitable creep of revision and re-release. I just think this is the beginning all these 5E look alike beings lightly different making using them together just a little bit more laborious.
I mean, the SRD monsters are boring sacks of hit points with basically the same actions but different fluff. Level Up and KP and others are doing things with at least some differences between the monsters. The more you work on monster PDFs to sell, the more you realize how much is fluff (with 1-2 attacks that read different but are really just hitting PCs) and how much is actual interesting things for monsters to do.
 

In general, this sounds great, and I'm looking forward to the playtest.

However, I see some ugly stuff in the comments on that page, and I want Kobold Press to be clear on one thing: if y'all put out a core rulebook which uses the terminology of "Race" in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-Three: No Sale. Period.
Yikes. Just read the comments. That has taken a turn.
 

I mean, the SRD monsters are boring sacks of hit points with basically the same actions but different fluff. Level Up and KP and others are doing things with at least some differences between the monsters. The more you work on monster PDFs to sell, the more you realize how much is fluff (with 1-2 attacks that read different but are really just hitting PCs) and how much is actual interesting things for monsters to do.
I agree but that doesn’t really address my main point. Do you really think the other KP monster books won’t be updated?
 








Anon Adderlan

Explorer
While I have no doubt they'll change the name, I don't think it'll do anything to change either the systemic issues or biological essentialism.
 




Zaukrie

New Publisher
It is so weird to me that people seem to want unlimited choice of character races to play, as long as all the races are both mechanically and culturally bereft of anything that distinguishes them. Just say characters can look like anything the player wants and be done with it.
Sigh. No one said that. You can have flight, or darkvision or breath weapons. Sigh. You can have oozes (like plasmoids). There are a lot of ways to give different types of people differnces, w/o them having anything to do with racist tropes.
 

overgeeked

B/X Known World
It is so weird to me that people seem to want unlimited choice of character races to play, as long as all the races are both mechanically and culturally bereft of anything that distinguishes them. Just say characters can look like anything the player wants and be done with it.
I agree. Something like Fate’s aspects for races and be done with it. Trouble is, most gamers want long, detailed, and crunchy sets of options for everything.
 

Reynard

Legend
Sigh. No one said that. You can have flight, or darkvision or breath weapons. Sigh. You can have oozes (like plasmoids). There are a lot of ways to give different types of people differnces, w/o them having anything to do with racist tropes.
But not a strength penalty.

Anyway, you're right, I was being flip. I am totally on board with changing terminology (heritage, species, whatever).
 



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