Recent content by Reynard

It feels weird that people seem happy about this. I have a couple, mostly gifts from people who know I am a nerd but don't really get what kind of nerd, but they seem harmless enough.

I have a friend who runs a game club in his school, and he says that it is very common for the players to use Beyond while the GM still runs from books. I wonder how typical that is.

For the record, I have always had impeccable customer service from FG anytime I (rarely) have an issue.

That is an interesting distinction. I do try and use a lot of "What now?" and "What do you do?" prompts, but I also let the players noodle about. I should try asking for more declarative statements. That is a big probelm at con games. Even when my pregens have full explanations of all abilities...

What is the overall quality of those adventures. I am not terribly keen on WotC, but I do love dragons.

I won't deny your experience, so I guess all i can say is that you must have had the players on board with making a real effort to get through as much as possible in the single session. Did that make it more fun? Are hyper-focused players better to GM? I mean, as opposed to players that are...

Emphasis mine. I have run a lot of 4 hour convention games of 5E. There is no way you would get through 8 encounters plus exploration in that time. Literally impossible.

Are we sure that poster isn't engaged in an Andy Kaufman style long game performance art practical joke?

Was it gone?

As an aside: I just tried to generate a high CR treasure for my regular game (the PCs have found a treasure hoard meant as part of a ritual to draw Tiamat into the Prime) and boy is that a massive PITA. As usual, the weird organization decisions in the DMG makes it harder than it should be, and...

We wou8ld need to see a year by year (or better, quarter by quarter) sales history overlaid against the Beyond subscriber base to glean any real information.

What level party was this for?

So, just for fun, let's look at what 4 medium, Let's see what that look like just for fun: (encounters generated with Kobold Fight Club, for 4 4th-level PCs) Easy: 1 goblin boss, 1 quadrone Easy: 1 dryan, 1 grung wildling, 1 spy Medium: giant crocodile Medium: 1harpy, 1 specter Medium: 1...

One thing with "Power Lunch" is that the PCs will be presumed to be modern earth humans. Is there a reason in Shadowdark to reconsider that? Does Shadowdark lose anything in play by limited species to human?

Even if I grant that the encounter math works out in a fun way, I don't think 5E supports dungeon play in a way I like otherwise. But I am glad it works so well for you!