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Thanks for the lineup pic @rules.mechanic ! That just sold me on the 3 alt covers. Absolutely stunning together. The real choice I'll have to make is if I'm gonna also buy all 3 standard covers for day to day use, so I can keep these in pristine condition.

I think having a Beholder front and center on the MM is a far better choice than a dragon. It's one of the most unique monsters in the D&D menagerie, and one that a brand new player isn't likely to have seen before, selling the idea that the MM is chock full of new things.

Gorgeous!

Oh, yeah def need Xenk to come back for a cameo as well. Got the name mixed up with Lillis (who was also great).

Agree that Page steals the show and that's why I would make sure to include her in the sequel. An easy storyline would have Pine and Rodriguez captured by the Thayens, and the story follows her, Simon and Bug as they travel across Faerun to rescue them. Have it end with them getting to Thay...

It doesn't come as a shock to me that the TV series didn't make it out of development, the vast majority of planned series don't. One of the big issues Marvel faces is that when you 100% commit to a show and a release date going forward before a pilot is shot is that what sounds like a good...

Oh man I LOVE the alt cover. Gonna be a hard choice as I can't justify 2 DMGs the way I can 2 PHBs.

As a general rule, I've found you can throw 150% CR solo at a party and they'll figure out a way to succeed (solo can include some cannon fodder at 50%CR. So For level 17 you'd be looking at topping out at CR25 with 6-8 minions at CR 8. You can also run one monster for each PC at 80-90%CR...

Victory! Earned my golden dice last night! Came within 6 total HP of losing the opportunity to Orin, but the Light of Lathander keeping Shadowheart up allowed me to turn the tide in that fight. RIP Wyll (taken to the hells when I pushed the wrong button to release Mizora), Karlach (infernal...

Absolutely gorgeous. Good thing my wife will need her own PHB copy so I have an excuse to get both.

Monsters are the primary IP for D&D. Characters are for players. The fact that the PCs on the cover are IP is more of an easter egg. The important thing is to inspire new players and show them what the game they are picking up is all about.

I think there are two things in play, one is the nostalgia effect on older players, and the second is to teach a new generation of DMs a bit about the history of D&D under the guise of showing how Gygax built his setting. It's there to be inspirational to a new generation of DMs.

This is just marketing positioning 101. D&D has claimed 'The World's Greatest Roleplaying Game' as their core identity (they know they are the most popular, which in many minds equates with 'great'). Other RPGs then have to position their message around this. Level Up, for example uses...

Love this cover art so much (both front and back)! Really appreciative of showing 2 full groups of brave adventurers facing deadly perils as a team. Think that's a great first image for new players to see.

C3 is a slow burn and densely packed. The payoffs for the setups don't come quickly, but when they do, they're really good. In a lot of ways it plays more like an epic fantasy novel in the vein of Jordan or Sanderson. That said, the new format of only shooting 3 episodes a month sometimes...