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<blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 9019638" data-attributes="member: 87792"><p>I don't think that D&D has <em>ever</em> been at either peak or nadir.</p><p></p><p>At launch I found 5e bland, with a decent PHB, a mediocre MM with fluff, crunch, and ease of use that was a massive step down from Monster Vault and Threats to the Nentir Vale, and a poor DMG. The initial books, notably SCAG and Hoard of the Demon Queen were poor.</p><p></p><p>It got a bit more polished in 2016-18. Strahd is genuinely a good adventure. Volo's Guide to Monsters was a step up from the MM. I don't have much time for Xanathar's but understand why people do as it seems to be a "More of the PHB" or "things that didn't make the cut for the PHB with a little more polishing book". </p><p></p><p>2019-21 were when things actually got <em>interesting. </em>Tasha's I find a massively more useful and interesting book to Xanathar's; they fixed the problem classes, there' a lot of genuinely new stuff in there, plus the only implementation of psionics in D&D that made me feel like psionics in any other medium. On the other hand Twilight Cleric. They allowed the Echo Knight - again a genuinely interesting fighter subclass. The Wild Beyond the Witchlight is trying to do something genuinely interesting as is Van Richtens.</p><p></p><p>2022-23 has been a case where the focus is on One D&D. How was Spelljammer allowed to be published? On the other hand Radiant Citadel and Keys to the Golden Vault are genuinely good. And Monsters of the Multiverse is looking towards 2024</p><p></p><p>So if vanilla 5e is what you want 2016-2018. If you want something with a little more spice 2019-22</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neonchameleon, post: 9019638, member: 87792"] I don't think that D&D has [I]ever[/I] been at either peak or nadir. At launch I found 5e bland, with a decent PHB, a mediocre MM with fluff, crunch, and ease of use that was a massive step down from Monster Vault and Threats to the Nentir Vale, and a poor DMG. The initial books, notably SCAG and Hoard of the Demon Queen were poor. It got a bit more polished in 2016-18. Strahd is genuinely a good adventure. Volo's Guide to Monsters was a step up from the MM. I don't have much time for Xanathar's but understand why people do as it seems to be a "More of the PHB" or "things that didn't make the cut for the PHB with a little more polishing book". 2019-21 were when things actually got [I]interesting. [/I]Tasha's I find a massively more useful and interesting book to Xanathar's; they fixed the problem classes, there' a lot of genuinely new stuff in there, plus the only implementation of psionics in D&D that made me feel like psionics in any other medium. On the other hand Twilight Cleric. They allowed the Echo Knight - again a genuinely interesting fighter subclass. The Wild Beyond the Witchlight is trying to do something genuinely interesting as is Van Richtens. 2022-23 has been a case where the focus is on One D&D. How was Spelljammer allowed to be published? On the other hand Radiant Citadel and Keys to the Golden Vault are genuinely good. And Monsters of the Multiverse is looking towards 2024 So if vanilla 5e is what you want 2016-2018. If you want something with a little more spice 2019-22 [/QUOTE]
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