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  1. Burnside

    D&D 5E (2024) Solasta 2 and the 1/2 elf

    Nah. They're limited to what's in the new SRD; Khoravar mechanics won't be. They can homebrew their own half-elf mechanics if they want to, but it'll probably be missing the only half-elf mechanic that mechanical optimizers really want, which is the one where their ability score bonuses are...
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    Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

    The sixth adventure is The Forbidden Vale, for Level 9 characters. This is also the second adventure in which those darn ancient githyanki have left their problematic headquarters behind for the rest of us to deal with. In this case, a red dragon (born "from the ashes" of a previous red dragon)...
  3. Burnside

    D&D 5E (2024) Solasta 2 and the 1/2 elf

    Story-wise, half-elves still exist in 2024 rules. They just no longer exist mechanically. You just pick the mechanics of a either human or an elf, but for setting and roleplay purposes you're still a half-elf to the extent that this matters in your campaign. The 2014 half-elf was mechanically...
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    Level Up (A5E) PodCast Party: To Slay a Dragon

    It's time for the grand finale of PodCast Party: To Slay a Dragon, presented by Cast Party and EN Publishing! Listen wherever fine podcasts are heard in the PodCast Party: A D&D Podcast feed or here: https://cast-party.com/2025/06/30/to-slay-a-dragon-part-31/
  5. Burnside

    Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

    It’s a Young Bronze, and yes it probably needs plot armor to ensure it survives that encounter. I mean, it doesn’t HAVE to survive; if it doesn’t, that just makes a short adventure even shorter.
  6. Burnside

    Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

    The 5th adventure is The Dragon of Najkir, for 6th level characters. A bronze dragon is denning beneath a remote island monastery. An evil assassin who is the son of the dragon's noble former companion retreats to the monastery to avoid punishment for his crimes. Out of loyalty to the assassin's...
  7. Burnside

    Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

    The fourth adventure in the book is called For Whom the Void Calls, for level 5 characters. The adventure ingredients: a brass dragon is denning in an abandoned high-tech githyanki creche staffed by modrons. Unbeknownst to the dragon, its horde includes a sentient, telepathic bag of devouring...
  8. Burnside

    Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

    This is kinda what I mean though - there's no available physical evidence of arson, and no way for the players to discover or confirm for themselves that it's arson. Just Edith telling them, again absent of evidence, that there was a "culprit." Why does Edith think there was a culprit? She is...
  9. Burnside

    Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

    Read the third adventure, The Will of Orcus, which is just a very, very solid dungeon crawl for a 4th level party. The Good This adventure gets the party quickly to the front door of the dungeon with minimal fuss and preamble, which is sometimes exactly what you want. Unlike @pukunui, I had...
  10. Burnside

    Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

    Just finished reading Baker's Doesn't, which I really like. The Good I absolutely love the children's book art style, which is used for both the illustrations and the maps here. Do I want all D&D adventures to look like this? No. Am I delighted that this one does? Yes. Makes me want to see...
  11. Burnside

    Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

    I have read the first one, Death at Sunset, and agree with @pukunui about the brainwashed elves issue. A good DM will fix that without too much trouble, but yeah the adventure doesn't handle it particularly well. Worse, it goes to that same well twice, and you can tell the first time that it's...
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    Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

    DNDBeyond is pushing a new "Quick Maps" functionality for this book, where the Maps VTT maps for it come pre-populated with tokens and fog of war for Master Tier subscribers with early access (I'm both). They made a video touting it and everything. Only problem? The adventure isn't in their...
  13. Burnside

    Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

    Unless I'm really blind, the physical book contains no such dedication in the credits. Edit: Can confirm, the dedication appears only in the DNDBeyond version of the book, not the physical version.
  14. Burnside

    Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

    I have the physical copy & happy to answer any questions about it. The diverse artwork is excellent, and the book has imo the best art of any WotC book for a while (maybe since Frostmaiden). Most adventures are site-based, with keyed maps. The map art style varies as much as the interior art...
  15. Burnside

    Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

    FLGSs have it today - I just got mine with the alt cover. Regular bookstores get it on the 8th.
  16. Burnside

    Monty of Dungeon Dudes infuriated at publishers writing own licenses instead of CC – WOTC most permissive

    I agree with this, and that's why I would say I'm not "infuriated" because that would imply that I feel I "deserve" or "am entitled to" a better license. I don't and am not; Darrington Press can do what they feel is best. As a creator, I don't like and won't use their license, though. And I...
  17. Burnside

    Monty of Dungeon Dudes infuriated at publishers writing own licenses instead of CC – WOTC most permissive

    I wouldn't say I'm "infuriated" by Daggerheart's license, but I'm absolutely not gonna publish anything under it. I'm much happier using SRDs available in CC and other more permissive licenses, and will stick with the D&D SRDs, ENPublishing, Shadowdark, Green Ronin's AGE system, and others...
  18. Burnside

    Dragonlance DRIVETHRUFICTION QUESTION

    This would be the place: Promotions/Press
  19. Burnside

    D&D General D&D/TTRPG as therapeutic escape

    I did a podcast a couple of years back where I spoke with two psychotherapists about both the broadly therapeutic value of D&D, and also whether the game could play a role in actual therapeutic practice: Power Word TALk: March 2023
  20. Burnside

    D&D 5E (2024) So what's going on with the October book?

    FLGSs get Dragon Delves tomorrow, and early access for DNDBeyond pre-orders also goes live. They'll probably keep the focus on that book for at least this week.
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