Recent content by Parmandur

Yeah, it is pretty expensive to go to the theater now...particularly when I have a 4K TV and high quality internet at home.

I think it is meant to replace the base Human Heroic Inspiration bonus...which can be very erratic in application, possibly.

The PHB is not in the toy aisle at Target.

It really only makes sense. The ORC license, though born out of good intentions, is just not going to get third parties to use an SRD, IMO. Creative Commons is the way to get movement and momentum.

The module the 2014 Star Set came with, Lost Mines of Phandelver, is rock solid and a stone cold classic thst is very replayable. The dice are also actually quite nice (the latter Essentials Kot dice are my wife'sgo to set of choice). The rest is pretty basic. So, for #19.99, it was quite a...

D&D is in a very different place in terms of cultural penetration and hipness compared to a decade ago: not my job to worry about it, either, but I can see this doing pretty well in stores.

Just taking the WotC hours of play at face value (since any given group will surely be able to swing that pretty wildly), that's ~$1 per hour of entertainment for a group of people...if they just play through once without reusing stuff. Not shabby.

This go around, the free stuff on Beyond fills that role in the product line.

Yeah, I thinkna case could easily be made that it would be nice to have a cheaper more basic option like they had before...but I think if they had a $30 basic set (adjusting the w024 Set for inflation) next to the full featured $50 set...I tend to think many would prefer the fuller set?

"the new Starter Set will contain 3 adventure booklets, 8 character class boards featuring iconic D&D classes, 1 quick-start guide, a reference booklet, 5 in-world immersive handouts (including a tavern menu and shop catalogs), 9 double-sided poster maps, a combat tracker, 11 dice, 210 game...

I was honestly expecting more, given how hard they went with the physical components and the world trade situation. Looks pretty neat: I definitely don't need it, but perhaps I should think of the children...yes, for the children...

D&D publicly posted congratulations for Crawford & Perkins new gig on all social media channels, even. No evidence of hard feelings or bad blood.

I mean, it's really just a physical visualization of the 2024 PHB quick build suggestions. But this may prove very intuitive to people who find a blank character sheet intimidating.

Probably 100% a legitimate cash in on their earned retirement benefits: more like that stayed in their ultimate roles long enough to apply their length of Hasbro employment to their new pay grade. Might have been early retirement on the table from Hasbro: I've known people who have taken early...

Their primary audience isn't anybody on this forum, it's 12 year olds. And to be honest this seems like a fantastic holiday gift for a 12 year old into Fantasy and board games.