Unearthed Arcana Actually Talking About the DM's Guild Producs Mentioned In March's Unearthed Arcana

[I'm A Banana]

So, not to bog down the convo happening in that thread, I've made a new one for actually discussing the books!

The article is http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/march-2016-review, and it includes three products: Blood Magic, Book of Beasts, and Battle for the Undercity. You could buy all of 'em for < $10.

What do folks think of 'em? What's good, what's bad, what could be better, what could be worse?

 

[TerraDave]

A constructive question and no replies.

Oops. I mean no constructive replies.

 

[Giant2005]

The topic might get more traction in the homebrew forum. That is where I'd be if I wanted to discuss homebrew.

 

[Kramodlog]

I'd be more interested so see WotC buying these supplement and putting them for free in Dragon+. Or give the writers royalties each time Dragon+ is downloaded.

This would give Dragon+ more substance and, as someone who is relunctant to buying random supplements, it would introduce me to authors/brands that I might want to buy from in the future.

 

[TwoSix]

The topic might get more traction in the homebrew forum. That is where I'd be if I wanted to discuss homebrew.

Yep, that's what I thought. Even with WotC's blessing, DMsGuild material is still going to be relegated to the "homebrew" category and won't make inroads into the wider community discussion. Discussing your favorite homebrew class is like talking about your character; no one really wants to hear about it.

 

[ChrisCarlson]

Like I said in the other thread, I'm looking forward to figuring out how I want to incorporate Blood Magic into my upcoming Primeval Thule campaign. It has a lot of potential to make the magic I want to convey feel more visceral and dangerous.

 

[Mephista]

Honestly, I'm down for more blood magic. I loved the entire thing. The cover with the blood monster, the sorcerer origin. I'm actually a huge fan, and I generally don't bother with things like this. 3rd party stuff is generally a let down.

 

[Shroomy]

I bought "Battle for the Undercity" based on the author's reputation. I haven't run it, but it looks good from my read through.

 

[I'm A Banana]

The topic might get more traction in the homebrew forum. That is where I'd be if I wanted to discuss homebrew.

Here's the thing - if Mearls thought these were worth talking about, they're influencing D&D design going forward, too.

Forex, will WotC consider using Hit Dice for other mechanics? What might be a way they are used? What might be a good way to use them, what might be the problems with how Blood Magic uses them?

 

[Istbor]

I have yet to actually look into the meat of the document, but it was one of the first things that I purchased from the site. I will probably use it from my home campaign, to give it a feel of magic being powerful yet costly, and see if my players are fine with using just the Blood Magic options if they want a spell caster.

I think it should go over well. I will give further detail of thoughts once I am able to fully read the document.