Recent content by mamba

non-zero as in one, Dragonbane, or were you thinking of something else?

not a fan, I don’t need a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (1984) dressed up as a Tortle (1986) in my game

still exotic, that there are also other exotic species does not change that. If a species is played at, say, less than 10% of tables, I would consider it exotic, and I very much doubt the tortle clears that bar are tortles prominently featured in the rest, or are they basically not mentioned...

I know Rust monsters and flumphs are not playable species. Tortles are exotic in the sense that they are rarely being played, just because they apparently were invented in 1986 does not change that. Elves and dwarves are not exotic, tortles are. A setting / table not having eg elves is rare...

eh, they are still exotic and did not show up in almost anything until the Tortle Package for 5e. Just because a bad idea is old does not suddenly mean it is not a bad idea, calling it ‘legacy’ does not change that. Can you find a place for them if you want to, sure, doesn’t mean you have to.

oh well, I tell it how I see it, no need to defend or condemn everything 2014 or 2024, both are far from perfect ;) some might, you still should not expect this from everyone though

they certainly retread a path created in 2e, in a similar way to Hollywood reboots. They are more ‘inspired by’ than imitations. As to long term impact, who knows. On the one hand doing it first always will have some impact, on the other they have sold more for longer now than the 2e versions...

not sure why that is a problem to admit, do you expect everyone to either love 2024 or mindlessly defend 2014 as the ‘perfect edition’? That monsters do not hit hard enough, esp at higher levels has been pointed out for years, that ranged attacks and mobility actions should be available for...

nothing whatsoever, well maybe my idea of how good they are at their job ;) Mostly that I expect them to be qualified enough to achieve what they set out to do, ie the result is intentional and therefore allows me to infer their original goals and intentions. Apart from that, this is a matter...

The blog's Shadow is from 2014, which had no such table. The 2024 monsters are still in the works and will end up in his new book

can it theoretically be done, sure, but that does not mean it must be a great opportunity for him, You cannot just create low fantasy monsters and leave the rest unchanged, and when you change the rest you are no longer working in the 5e space but more in the OSR one. He would be better off...

he has been creating supplements for what WotC is creating, not a competing product, so this is a complete change of the business model, not an opportunity. You also could change your business model at any time of you wanted to, it does not need to be forced onto you.

until the 5e version is out, I do not really know if it is better, good enough, or a failure. Even if I end up preferring the 2e version that doesn’t mean there is nothing in the 5e book worth adopting. So getting some actual information would be nice, pure speculation does not help however

They also still breath poison, in a cone. The Miasma is new and something they conjure up in a 30 foot radius, up to 90 feet away. "Noxious Miasma. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 21, each creature in a 30-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the dragon can see within 90 feet"