Recent content by Reef

Actually, I don’t agree it’s easy to. That’s why I find it useful. And I’m glad they leave low-hanging fruit somewhere for people like me to reach :). Anyway, we’re obviously talking past each other here, so I’m bowing out. Hope you are at least enjoying some of the book, and maybe the next...

No, I'm sure there's lots of people who agree with you. Just as there are lots that go the other way. My point was, not every bit of the book needs to be equally useful to everyone. And just because you personally don't find it useful, doesn't mean it's wasted space. I'm sure there's bits in...

I believe you when you say that they are not be useful to you, but can you not accept that they are useful to other people?

I find I tend to reach for them more if I’m looking to break up a multi-day travel segment, instead of just glossing over the whole trip. A step up from a just a random encounter. A palate cleanser between major plot points. And that way, if they don’t bite at the proffered hook, there wasn’t...

That's exactly my take on it. If I'm looking for a mini-adventure, I'm not looking for detailed npc's and plotlines. Chances are, I have those already as part of my campaign. I'm looking for a filler episode I can slot in, or am simply looking for an encounter area to stage the quest I was...

Well, it’s probably more like ‘a bridge too far’ situation. Paying a subscription might be fine, but start adding in micro transactions and suddenly the annual price is harder to justify, if it isn’t comprehensive.

Same here. Pretty much same length of time to. Never seen it cast.

That’s actually a good point. Not only would it mean new book purchases, but likely new VTT book purchases (for us, at least…we’re geographically spread out). Not a complete deal-beaker, but it does add weight to the scales.

Personally, I'd look at it, sure. I love learning new games. But I like 5e a lot, so to make the switch, it would have to be a huge leap forward, for a couple of reasons: 1) My shelves groan under the weight of all the games I already have. Not a consideration when I was younger, but where...

This isn’t a battle that needs a victory. Call it 5.5, and I’m going to know what you are referring to. If I call it 5e24, I’m pretty sure you aren’t going to be confused either. And offline, everyone can just say D&D and be relatively certain it’s good enough.

Face it, the only people who call it anything other than “D&D” are people who spend way too much time talking about it online. When I said that my group calls it 5e24, that’s mostly my fault. They all love the game, but I’m the only one who spends any amount of time talking about it online...

Since we're talking anecdotaly, when my group needs to differentiate, we call it 5e24. But there's usually no reason to specify, so it's usually all just 5e to us.

Well, for me anyway, sometimes an interesting map is the hardest part.

As much as I love fully fleshed out adventures, with motivated NPCs, stories, etc, a whole lot of interesting single-session encounters like this would be very useful. Like, when I’m trying to think of something to space out important plot points. Or, if I have a quest idea, but need an actual...

Earth 828 is not our Earth. And the Fantastic Four weren't just the Avengers in a blue uniform. From what the movie told us, they had practically united the globe. There are flying cars, so there's no reason to think Reed is hoarding his tech. They may already have cured cancer, who knows...