D&D (2024) Kobold Press posts 2024 DMG Hit Piece

[Micah Sweet]

That’s an odd stance. Starter sets don’t even exist for most DMGs. Of course DMGs are for new DMs. That’s literally their point. A guide for Dungeon Masters. The clue is in the title.

They have for several of them, and I think that's a better way to go.

 

[Parmandur]

If adding a 2 to a title confused people then I don't see how releasing a second set of 5E core books for 2024 with the exact same names as the 2014 core books won't be even more confusing.

They worked over time to make it as clear as possible, yes, for thst reason.

 

[Maxperson]

So is the question... is there a dedicated optional rules section or is the question does the DMG present optional rules within it's text...

The question is, are there the same or a similar number of optional rules in the 5.5e DMG? If they stick a few rules into sidebars here and there, it's not the same and doesn't cut it.

 

[Imaro]

The question is, are there the same or a similar number of optional rules in the 5.5e DMG? If they stick a few rules into sidebars here and there, it's not the same and doesn't cut it.

No.

 

[Maxperson]

No.

Then they are effectively gone. A few sidebars is not nearly sufficient.

 

[S'mon]

Well the criticisms seem reasonable. This sort of thing belongs in a review in a magazine, not anywhere that looks like the official stance of the publisher, though.

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

They have for several of them, and I think that's a better way to go.

There is something to that approach.

 

[Older Beholder]

I thought it was a good retraction, I’ve already forgotten the whole thing.

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

There is something to that approach.

The more I think about this, the more I like your idea @Micah Sweet . The starter set has the guidewires and semaphores to get you through your first time running an adventure. It then gives you the basics of how to move on from that, to your second adventure. This includes building a world to stage and connect your first experience with your second. Not the entire world... just expand the immediate vicinity. Here are some simple suggestions and recommendations to help fill in those initial instructions with your own ideas.

At this point, you've primed the pump and your students are ready to go off in whichever direction suits them.

 

[Micah Sweet]

The more I think about this, the more I like your idea @Micah Sweet . The starter set has the guidewires and semaphores to get you through your first time running an adventure. It then gives you the basics of how to move on from that, to your second adventure. This includes building a world to stage and connect your first experience with your second. Not the entire world... just expand the immediate vicinity. Here are some simple instructions and recommendations to help fill in those instructions with your own ideas.

At this point, you've primed the pump and your students are ready to go off in whichever direction suits them.

Thank you. This is what I was getting at.