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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8696217" data-attributes="member: 23751">I'll wager(and I would win) that the number of D&amp;D players who bought the Sword Coast Adventure Guide is orders of magnitude greater than those who purchased the comic book in question.And it wasn't, &quot;Everyone didn't buy it,&quot; it's &quot;Almost no one buys it.&quot;I read the books and the power of plot was great.&nbsp; Sturm, a high level knight with 80+ hit points was killed with a single spear thrust.&nbsp; Fizban somehow failed to cast featherfall in time and only got feathers. Dragons never made their saves vs. the dragon orbs.&nbsp; And more stuff that just plain doesn't match up to D&amp;D.I would never be frustrated by the DM not allowing me to kill high level knights with a single spear thrust just because I read it in a book.&nbsp; I know that the novel and comic mediums do things differently and that I shouldn't expect those things to match up with the game.Special = rare is sort of how it works.&nbsp; Gold isn't special because it's all over the ground.&nbsp; Platinum isn't special because every grocery store has a ton of it. Rubies aren't special because they crunch underfoot as we walk outside.And no.&nbsp; People who are 6'3&quot; are not getting the same story.&nbsp; Perhaps you aren't a basketball fan, but the 7'+ crowd gets a LOT more talk than the shorter folks when it comes to mentioning height.&nbsp; You hear...&quot;Man! That Steph Curry is an amazing athlete.&nbsp; Did you see what he did to the Pistons the other night! It was unbelievable.&quot; and you almost never hear a thing about him being 6'2&quot;And..&quot;Man! Did you see Shaq move last night against the Celtics?&nbsp; He scored 50 points! And he's 7'1&quot; on top of it!&quot; and you hear about his height a lott.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8696217, member: 23751"] I'll wager(and I would win) that the number of D&D players who bought the Sword Coast Adventure Guide is orders of magnitude greater than those who purchased the comic book in question. And it wasn't, "Everyone didn't buy it," it's "Almost no one buys it." I read the books and the power of plot was great. Sturm, a high level knight with 80+ hit points was killed with a single spear thrust. Fizban somehow failed to cast featherfall in time and only got feathers. Dragons never made their saves vs. the dragon orbs. And more stuff that just plain doesn't match up to D&D. I would never be frustrated by the DM not allowing me to kill high level knights with a single spear thrust just because I read it in a book. I know that the novel and comic mediums do things differently and that I shouldn't expect those things to match up with the game. Special = rare is sort of how it works. Gold isn't special because it's all over the ground. Platinum isn't special because every grocery store has a ton of it. Rubies aren't special because they crunch underfoot as we walk outside. And no. People who are 6'3" are not getting the same story. Perhaps you aren't a basketball fan, but the 7'+ crowd gets a LOT more talk than the shorter folks when it comes to mentioning height. You hear... "Man! That Steph Curry is an amazing athlete. Did you see what he did to the Pistons the other night! It was unbelievable." and you almost never hear a thing about him being 6'2" And.. "Man! Did you see Shaq move last night against the Celtics? He scored 50 points! And he's 7'1" on top of it!" and you hear about his height a lott. [/QUOTE]

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