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D&D Dungeon Master Guide 5th edition

Started by estar, November 28, 2014, 11:08:44 AM

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Phillip

#15
December 07, 2014, 11:40:20 PM
Thank you for a very informative review! I don't know when (or whether) I'll get into 5e, but it's interesting to learn about.
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Haffrung

#16
December 08, 2014, 04:30:49 PM
From what I've seen, WotC are going a decent job of presenting the different approaches you can take to running a D&D game. The problem is, a lot of people in the D&D community regard sandbox play as an advanced option. It's not. It can be learned by new DMs just as easily a scripted play. It does, however, involve a different skillset from scripted adventures - a skillset that has been neglected by publishers and forum wonks in the last 20 years.
 

Larsdangly

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December 09, 2014, 10:41:21 AM
Quote from: Haffrung;803340From what I've seen, WotC are going a decent job of presenting the different approaches you can take to running a D&D game. The problem is, a lot of people in the D&D community regard sandbox play as an advanced option. It's not. It can be learned by new DMs just as easily a scripted play. It does, however, involve a different skillset from scripted adventures - a skillset that has been neglected by publishers and forum wonks in the last 20 years.

I agree with this. My feeling is that the higher quality end of the OSR small-publishing movement is pretty much the only thing that kept this hobby from imploding in a white-hot flash of scripted-adventure suckitude.

Warthur

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December 11, 2014, 07:32:35 AM
Quote from: Larsdangly;803490I agree with this. My feeling is that the higher quality end of the OSR small-publishing movement is pretty much the only thing that kept this hobby from imploding in a white-hot flash of scripted-adventure suckitude.
To be fair, most GMs I know run non-scripted adventures and sandboxes. It's just that they don't use published products to do it. Healthy for the hobby, not so hot for the industry, if you see the distinction.
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December 12, 2014, 11:45:06 PM
I pretty much agree with everything you say in this excellent review.   I'll be presenting my own, shorter review sometime soon.
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December 13, 2014, 07:59:33 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;804245I pretty much agree with everything you say in this excellent review.   I'll be presenting my own, shorter review sometime soon.

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