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Re: 5E DMG. #dnd
A lot is made of chapter order (start by creating a pantheon of gods!). That's easy to point to, but is really only representative of the more fundamental problem:
The designers didn't have a clear vision for the structure of play.
A lot is made of chapter order (start by creating a pantheon of gods!). That's easy to point to, but is really only representative of the more fundamental problem:
The designers didn't have a clear vision for the structure of play.
So there's a bunch of stuff, but very little of it is actually connected to any clear function. It seems mostly sourced from other D&D books and a vague sense that this is "cool" or "should be there."
Which makes it tough for the reader to come to grips with it.
Which makes it tough for the reader to come to grips with it.
It's like a hoarder's garage. If you dig through it, you're occasionally like, "Holy crap! There's a 3D printer in here!"
The print head is missing and you'll need to track down some filament before you can use it, but... 3D printer! Wow!
The print head is missing and you'll need to track down some filament before you can use it, but... 3D printer! Wow!
How did this happen?
AFAICT, it was a deliberate decision to NOT have a clear vision for play.
They wanted to restore D&D's big tent, and they did it by being really vague about what was inside the tent.
AFAICT, it was a deliberate decision to NOT have a clear vision for play.
They wanted to restore D&D's big tent, and they did it by being really vague about what was inside the tent.
If we teach you how to key and run a dungeon, then we might alienate people who want to key and run their dungeons differently.
If you're wondering what a clear vision of play looks like...
I have a book for that.
thealexandrian.net/so-you-want-to…
I have a book for that.
thealexandrian.net/so-you-want-to…
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