D&D General Wargamer Article: DnD's going all in on fanservice, and I'm nervous for the Forgotten Realms books

[Henadic Theologian]

DnD's going all in on fanservice, and I'm nervous for the Forgotten Realms books

I wanted a rich and interesting book series that actually moves the Dungeons and Dragons canon forward, not an Astarion bestie simulator.

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I really don't think these books are going be about what Karlach had for Breakfast, it's most just different narrator voices, art, and maybe some stats, not overly focused on the characters themselves, it's mostly just to add flavour, not eclipse actual setting lore. I could be wrong.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

DnD's going all in on fanservice, and I'm nervous for the Forgotten Realms books

I wanted a rich and interesting book series that actually moves the Dungeons and Dragons canon forward, not an Astarion bestie simulator.

www.wargamer.com

I really don't think these books are going be about what Karlach had for Breakfast, it's most just different narrator voices, art, and maybe some stats, not overly focused on the characters themselves, it's mostly just to add flavour, not eclipse actual setting lore. I could be wrong.

I found this amusing

"Tabletop RPGs in general have to juggle two consumer markets: those who want pre-made worlds to dive into, and those who want to create their own. Presumably, that second party is far larger, because D&D caters to it more and more."

Of course they do, the people wanting to buy world and lore will buy those books whereas the other will make stuff up.

 

[mamba]

Of course they do, the people wanting to buy world and lore will buy those books whereas the other will make stuff up.

the second group is the one making up their own worlds though, isn’t it?

The complaint to me sounded more like there is little lore for an existing world, even the adventures are written to be picked apart and slotted into your home game rather than to be for a specific setting and expanding on it / fleshing it out

 

[UngainlyTitan]

the second group is the one making up their own worlds though, isn’t it?

The complaint to me sounded more like there is little lore for an existing world, even the adventures are written to be picked apart and slotted into your home game rather than to be for a specific setting and expanding on it / fleshing it out

Er.... em.... Yes.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

This person has also not read the books.

 

[Demetrios1453]

This person has also not read the books.

Right, its just a bunch of clickbait speculation sprinkled with a few things we actually already know.

 

[Scribe]

Fan service? From Hasbro?