My review of the 2024 edition of Dungeons and Dragons (extensive, well-written, insightful) has been critically panned over at the 5- and 5.5e subreddits. I guess that is to be expected; posting a review there is like going into someone’s toilet and telling them their poop stinks. And I must admit the length of that review was pretty masturbatory.
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Wow, people really don’t like this review! I have addressed the many baseless arguments against it in a follow-up post. Feel free to read it after! Or play a fun game: read those comments and my rebuttals first, then come back to the actual review to see if it fits the vibe! D&D 2024 (5.5e) […]
I looked around, downloaded a bunch, and none of them did what I want. So I made my own. Gone are:– Background– Alignment– Inspiration– Proficiency Bonus– Speed– Personality Traits, Ideals, Bonds and Flaws– Hit Dice– Temporary Hit Points– Cp/Sp/Ep/Gp/Pp– Passive Perception– Other proficiencies & languages Ain’t no one need that stuff. You’ll probably want to […]
It’s done! Go get it at https://www.dmsguild.com/product/395424/Hidden-Grove-of-the-Deep-Druids !
I wrote this on Reddit the other day, might as well drop it on here too! D&D fifth edition has been going for 7 years now – yet the list of official modules is not that large. A stroke of genius from Wizards if you ask me, on par with their decision to set everything in Faerun and create an almost MCU-like consistency. These things are easy to complain about but I think they are a large part of the success of 5th ed.
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The Waking of Willowby Hall is very good. I might do a review of it later, but for now, you’ll have to take my word for it. I ran it using 5th edition because I’m a rebel like that. Perhaps you might find the following useful.
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WotC has changed the way they present NPCs, and it’s caused a lot of really empty-headed takes on the internet. The real question, though, is what were they thinking?
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Adventure’s coming together. Got some nice map art. We’ll get to that stuff later, but first: experience points!
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