The VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Hasbro is doing the same thing Disney/Marvel is doing.
Step 1. Dig up part of their IP catalog for "member berries".
Step 2. Update it for modern audiences.
Step 3. Hire a few social media bots to troll fans who voice criticisms of the product.
Step 4. Pay for a few good critic reviews.
Step...
Yeah... I'm not sure WotC has any writers left with enough talent to hit that bar.
Aren't most combats in 4e and 5e just HP slug fests?
I too would have expected a lower grade than an A- as well. Perhaps a C+ or at most a B- would be more reasonable?
I've had a much different experience DM'ing 3.5e. Maybe it's because I know the rules by heart and most of the quibbles with it can be addressed by plugging in Pathfinder changes. I dunno, but I like how it scales a lot better than 5e does, and I love the plethora of options for it.
I can agree with most of your presumptions. I know the Dark Sun community breathed a collective sigh of relief when WotC revealed they wouldn't be revisiting Athas.
Elmore has clearly stated the painting's character is, and always was, male. The Wizkids miniature was intended to be a woman. So both of those statements should be considered "official". The wording in the article should be clarified to denote that.