It is weird that folks in this thread are "worried" about the witch and warlock terms even though it has not come up here at all, except in people suggesting someone, somewhere, but not here, is mad about it.
Maybe let Darrington decide. I bet they have A LOT more player feedback than anyone...
That is just nonsense. Pretending the disparities in design in D&D don't matter because nobody cares about that in play is disingenuous, and we all have experiences to the contrary. Yes, people pick suboptimal choices. But that doesn't mean that ignoring balance creates better play experiences...
Yeah. I will definitely preorder. The bigger question for me is will I buy the Fantasy Grounds version. That's the VTT I use, and I love Smiteworks (impeccable customer service) and DH, but i also run DH TotM and kind of don't need a VTT for it.
In the end I will probably buy it to support...
I think I am going to
I am almost afraid to read it because I don't want it to derail from my planned corporate portal fantasy thing because it is awesome.
I think it is worth using environments as intended, whether those are published ones or ones you make with the homebrew kit guidelines. You are obviously comfortable with doing it the way you are, but you might find the more robust environment design adds something to the game. I did.