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Because, sadly, vanilla is where the money is, so I don't see that as paradox. The vast majority of D&D customers want "same but different." The more imaginative you get, the smaller your audience, which is a space where "release actually intriguing campaign worlds" should be on the top of...

That's the rub, though, a "nod" and "creativity" can be highly subjective. And how far back does one establish this criteria? So far 5e has done lots of creative stuff that's been mentioned above. Some people might love the idea of a body horror biotech "necromaner" is the bee's knees but not...

Why? We have plenty of creatively daring companies and people in the industry. And honestly, many of those companies are not great at other things our industry needs more of. (Now a days, the phrase, "For gamers, from gamers." is a red flag for me. The more interesting argument would be "how...

Riddermound is Riddermound is tougher than it looks. You may want to soften it up up. Popular alternate choices are Tower of Sighs and the Oracle Cave. They will still be tough combats but there will be opportunities to use diplomacy (actually negation) instead. Also highlight DB is a...

That's one way to look at it. It also means the more creative worldbuilding is open for 3PP, who don't need to justify their earnings to corporate overloads. It also means there's opportunity for those who get laid off from WotC as they build their own studios. My opinion, there may be more...

My personal opinion, that's what D&D is for, especially if it supposed to be an on ramp for the hobby. Through both TSR and WotC, Forgotten Realms and Mystara, are some of the original kitchen sink settings, they have been best sellers due to offering various jumping off points with different...

More like the Hugos with categories for genre related projects, fan podcasts, etc. Those categories, however, stay around. While the ENNIES focus has always been on the actual games, I think the DJs now try to focus on other things - be it a game, business model, gaming movement (actual play)...

Nice! I wish more ttrpg designers in the future also get some professional recognition. It would make up for the ironic attitude of many SF/F editors and writers in the past snubbing ttrpg-media tie in novels for decades as not being "real" fiction. Especially since lit fiction was saying the...

Uhhh. Which one?

ROLE VTT is now integrating Owlbear Rodeo for its mapping features. I think we will see more of of these sort of team ups as the smaller VTTs find ways to fill the gaps.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skydawn/expedition-from-the-mysterious-peaks

My main frustration with ttrpg social media is when it's obvious the OP "hate" is hyperbole and clickbait to the point they now have to recycle the same issues at least twice if not three times a year.

I ruffled feathers once on social media when someone thought they had invented spell casting spider folk for 5e. When I mentioned the Aranea had been around for decades, it was not taken kindly.

You are correct, which confuses me even more. Other than those who use gnoll PCs as doggos either don't know or don't care.

Funny enough, the Basic Rules 5e pdf would be a perfect fit for GW. Seeing as the starter boxed sets are almost always the four races and four classes, GW will be a fit there as well.

Because if WotC had picked Mystara or Nentir Vale, someone would have complained it wasn't Greyhawk. :ROFLMAO:

Well from what I have seen in other fandoms, including Battletech for the longest time, is that old fans don't like new fans. At some point, a lot of fans seem to slide into different phases the longer they are in a fandom. Eager recruit Evangelist Cynic Gatekeeper At some point a cool new...

Right? Which confuses me why 5e has Gnolls and not Lupins.

Hindsight being 20/20, GW would have been a perfect setting for the free Basic Rules PDF. And perhaps GW will make more sense with their next entry level box product as the pregens will probably be the classic 4 races, 4 classes. At this point, I'd rather run GW with B/X rules to reinforce the...

Well, yes and no. Part of the side bar should be exactly what you said. But new DMs have questions and they are often looking for answers and guidance. So the other half of the side bar would be, "But if you do want X, here some places they could be, but that's ultimately up to you and your...