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Why not this thread? It's obviously relevant.

Was Planescape or Spelljammer or Dragonlance a "big adventure?" My point is the definition has certainly shifted. That the Thay adventure is not a $60 adventure doesn't mean that it isn't THIS YEAR'S "big adventure."

I don't think it will be low level. I think it will be Tier 2 because it's purported length suggests a single Tier, we just had a high level campaign adventure, and Tier 2 is by far the most popular and playable Tier.

Dark.Sun may still happen this year, but a reissue old DL1-14? Pure fantasy.

How many pages would it have to be to be a "big adventure"? How many levels? How many discrete zones or bad guys? Is your only metric what has come before, or do you have some sort of broad definition?

I can run a 3rd level.adventure in the Abyss. There's no inherent connection between setting and level. And "high magic" doesn't indicate power -- it indicates ubiquity.

I HATE the idea that "adventure" has morphed into meaning 12 or 14 level campaign. Yuck.

Well, it is not likely a full campaign, but that doesn't make it "half an adventure."

I think CR 3 is a good top level difficulty for level 1 characters, but it is not cut and dry. The big thing about level 1 characters is their squishiness. So a CR 3 that hits very hard with one attack is more likely to cause a TPK than one that has a few weaker attacks to spread around. Level 1...

Man, every once in a while you get a real serious reminder that D&D was made by boomers.

The only ongoing backward compatibility. You aren't intended to use the 5.0 rules forever, just the adventures.

I wonder if they have survey or Beyond use data that given them insight into where folks are primarily playing their 2024 campaigns, level wise. By that I mean, I wonder ifo whatever the level range ends up being will be targeted and intentional.

I would guess some portion of the viewership is turned off by the crude humor (not saying that is the case with you). But otherwise I think it is pretty strong overall.

On the subject of how many options is a good number of options, especially as it relates to "system options" in any given situration (tactical versus social, or whatever): I feel like most people can juggle 4 or 5 things n their head without getting lost in the weeds. If the rules for these...

::reads thread title:: There is a joke about half dragons in here somewhere.