D&D 5E Mike Mearls on D&D (New Interview with James Introcaso)

[Parmandur]

I forgot that was up on DMs guild!

I don't think the WotC guys are being sarcastic when they point out that they have the Grey Box, the 2E FR set, the 3E FRCS AND the 4E FRCS when asked about a 5E version...they all work fine in 5E.

 

[guachi]

Well the last three were FR, Ravenloft, FR. If the next one isn't FR, you got your wish!

LOL look what we got!!!

Though, because I can't be satisfied, they aren't the adventures I would have chosen and I already own them (though I will happily run them in AL if I get a book for free).

It's GH in all but name.

 

[Shasarak]

I don't think the WotC guys are being sarcastic when they point out that they have the Grey Box, the 2E FR set, the 3E FRCS AND the 4E FRCS when asked about a 5E version...they all work fine in 5E.

Is that really what they say re: 5e FRCS?

Seems...doubtful.

 

[Parmandur]

Is that really what they say re: 5e FRCS?

Seems...doubtful.

Yup, when Perkins gets asked about setting material, he points out it already exists on the DMsGuild, and still works fine.

 

[Shasarak]

Yup, when Perkins gets asked about setting material, he points out it already exists on the DMsGuild, and still works fine.

Wait, so 1e FRCG works just fine for 5e and yet we need an updated 1e Against the Giants that obviously does not work fine for 5e?

That is incredibly convenient how the stuff you want to update does not work fine.

 

[Parmandur]

Wait, so 1e FRCG works just fine for 5e and yet we need an updated 1e Against the Giants that obviously does not work fine for 5e?

That is incredibly convenient how the stuff you want to update does not work fine.

Yes, quite; though campaign setting info is much less system specific.

 

[gyor]

Yup, when Perkins gets asked about setting material, he points out it already exists on the DMsGuild, and still works fine.

Non it really doesn't, too much changed with both the Spellplague and Sundering, too much become invalidated, it's not like everything got reset to 3e, the Spellplague still happened, so the 3e books are historical documents at best, they say nothing about current events. 4e is outdated too, the poorly detailed Sundering changed a ton of things, it caused a second, smaller time jump as well. So 4e material is just a historical documents, they say nothing about current events.

The SCAG is too sparce outside of the Sword Coast Region to offering anything, but showing how outdated the 3e/4e books really are, but it fills in far to few of the blanks.

VGTM is a deceitfully mislabeled product that pretends to be a Forgotten Realms product, but is in fact extremely light on Forgotten Realms content.

So Chris Perkin's is 100% wrong.

 

[Parmandur]

Non it really doesn't, too much changed with both the Spellplague and Sundering, too much become invalidated, it's not like everything got reset to 3e, the Spellplague still happened, so the 3e books are historical documents at best, they say nothing about current events. 4e is outdated too, the poorly detailed Sundering changed a ton of things, it caused a second, smaller time jump as well. So 4e material is just a historical documents, they say nothing about current events.

The SCAG is too sparce outside of the Sword Coast Region to offering anything, but showing how outdated the 3e/4e books really are, but it fills in far to few of the blanks.

VGTM is a deceitfully mislabeled product that pretends to be a Forgotten Realms product, but is in fact extremely light on Forgotten Realms content.

So Chris Perkin's is 100% wrong.

I use SCAG with the 3E book, largely just ignoring the post-ToT info. Works well enough. The APs are all chronology agnostic: there is no "present" FR, just different tables versions which might be anywhere on the timeline.

 

[Jester David]

That 2E world builders guide on the DMsGuild probably works just as well for 5E, so Wizards is in fact providing the product needed for that niche.

I do love that book. Bought it used in the late ’90s. Great purchase.

 

[Kramodlog]

The benefit of two APs each year is that you don't have to like both. If people didn't like Curse of Strahd they just had to keep playing or run an earlier one to tide them over for Storm King's Thunder.

To like them, you need to buy them and play them.

If CoS didn't interest you, well, there are other adventures to old you off until the next yearly AP. And if the APs aren't good enough, well make one. Most players do not buy APs. Source and splat would rise sales.

And it means in a few years, WotC can get more experimental and niche with their APs. They can do an Expedition to Barrier Peaks or something in the Planes that many fans won't want, since there are enough options already available.

This is WotC we are talking about. They aren't very creative, let alone experiment.