Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
So, people who got the pre-order, are you happy with the book? Would you recommend the purchase to others? Are there things people need to know before making the decision for themselves?
D&D 5E Verdict on Book of Many Things?
Parmandur
Book-Friend
@MonsterEnvy any thoughts?
MonsterEnvy
Legend
I am at work for 30 more minutes. Will give thoughts then
MonsterEnvy
Legend
Took a bit longer than I planned.
Anyway I like the book. While there are some player options it's for sure more a DM Book and I recommend it for DMs.
It's a bit of a themed goodie box. Here are some cool new magic items, optional systems, puzzles and traps, NPC groups, adventure locations and dungeons, antagonists and monsters.
It's themed around the Deck of Many Things and while it shows some cool ideas to bring the Deck into your game and also make it less of a game destroying device, the Deck is not needed for a lot of the ideas in the book to be used.
For example Chapter 20 Flames is focused on three unique fiends that can serve as villains in games. While it mentions that one way of bringing one of them in is by drawing the Flames card and having one of them being the Fiend that now hates the character, they could also just be used as general npcs and antagonists in a game.
Chapter 16 Ruin is a short fun adventure itself that also is a good way to get a Deck of Many Things into the Players hands.
Anyway I like the book. While there are some player options it's for sure more a DM Book and I recommend it for DMs.
It's a bit of a themed goodie box. Here are some cool new magic items, optional systems, puzzles and traps, NPC groups, adventure locations and dungeons, antagonists and monsters.
It's themed around the Deck of Many Things and while it shows some cool ideas to bring the Deck into your game and also make it less of a game destroying device, the Deck is not needed for a lot of the ideas in the book to be used.
For example Chapter 20 Flames is focused on three unique fiends that can serve as villains in games. While it mentions that one way of bringing one of them in is by drawing the Flames card and having one of them being the Fiend that now hates the character, they could also just be used as general npcs and antagonists in a game.
Chapter 16 Ruin is a short fun adventure itself that also is a good way to get a Deck of Many Things into the Players hands.
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
Dragonhelm
Knight of Solamnia
I was just glad that they finally got the Sword of the Planes in 5e. Took them long enough!
Much simpler than prior editions, too.
Much simpler than prior editions, too.
Parmandur
Book-Friend
Yeah, I'm getting the vibe thst not huge numbers did the digital option at the moment. Though I think regular Beyond customers don't access until Tuesday: only people who did the ohyaical digital bundle qould have it right now.
Lanefan
Victoria Rules
So kind of like a Madness at Gardmore Abbey, then, where the Deck is the theme and yet its presence isn't completely required to make use of the adventure?
Parmandur
Book-Friend
I think the Ruin mini-Adventure even takes place in Gardmore Abbey.
MonsterEnvy
Legend
That is correct is a Gardmore Abbey Chapter. I don't know how it compares to Madness I have yet to read that adventure.
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