Re: D&D 5th Edition Discussion
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:45 am
Plus they have several settings, small to rather large, one or more of which may strike your fancy.
Castles & Crusades, Amazing Adventures, Victorious, the Crusader Podcast, and the SIEGE engine.
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Not me.Michael Montalto wrote:I think we have all enjoyed the Dragonlance,
Nope.Forgotten Realms,
Still no.Dark Sun,
Negative.Planescape settings
I'll spot you that one. Those campaign settings definitely had fan bases that enjoyed them.and no one can doubt that they highly resonated with their fan base.
HORRIBLE IDEA!The new hardcovers for adventures? GREAT IDEA!
HELL NO!Taking a single campaign and putting it into 2 hard cover books that take you from levels 1-7 & 7-15? HELL YES!
Yeah, I think the only setting of those mentioned that any of our groups had any liking of was Dark Sun. And only for a short time. I cannot think of any post 2E TSR setting that I would pay money for.Buttmonkey wrote:Not me.Michael Montalto wrote:I think we have all enjoyed the Dragonlance,
I couldn't agree with you more. I have high hopes for the C&C primary campaign setting. I realize it's a tall order but I think that C&C could learn from WoTC in their next kickstarter for any mega adventures and add a reward option for making the book to be hardcover. I truly believe that the Trolls have a major leg up with their PDF offerings (I know that Gary wasn't a fan of them) and that their core base of fans are going to make purchases to support the organization.Treebore wrote:I like Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, Mystara and bits and pieces of Planescape, Dark Sun, etc... but not their entirety. I also like adventures being compiled into nice, long lasting, hard covers, rather than multiple, easy to damage, soft covers. Especially if they are also offered as a PDF.
That would be amazing. I just finished up A0 and will be heading into A1.Treebore wrote:The Trolls have compiled adventures into a hard cover before. They did it with the Haunted Highlands KS. There is a boxed set soft cover compilation of the A series too, so when A 13 finally comes out, hopefully as part of a KS for it, a hard cover compilation will be an option.
I've ran up through A6, and played in nwelte's game up through A8 or A9. While there were some problems, like with the descriptive text matching up with the map, such as the module with the ziggurat in it (A3?), the games were definitely fun. However I did add in other modules, because you can't level up on just what is in the series alone, so I added in parts of Keep on the Borderlands, Goodman Games Mysterious Tower and Fingers of the Forsaken Hand, and Halfings Hall by TLG. After A6, none of the others had been published at the time I ran my game, so I then put together my own module picks and stuff I did myself to have my group reach a conclusion for the Aufstrag series, which culminated in permanently banishing Unklar by bringing the All Father back to life by literally collecting his bones, which had been made into a number of Runemark artifacts. Which is why I have my version of the Runemark in my House Rules, which I adapted from the D20 adventure, Winter Runes, which is all we had available at the time telling us about the Runemarks, etc...Michael Montalto wrote:That would be amazing. I just finished up A0 and will be heading into A1.Treebore wrote:The Trolls have compiled adventures into a hard cover before. They did it with the Haunted Highlands KS. There is a boxed set soft cover compilation of the A series too, so when A 13 finally comes out, hopefully as part of a KS for it, a hard cover compilation will be an option.
What are your thoughts on that series of adventures? Does it scale well? Are there any truly memorable moments/characters/treasures/etc for the story arc? What is your opinion of the story arc?
-mM
Our Dragonlance campaign of 8(?) players ceased when an NPC who was clearly killed was brought back for the next adventure no matter what happened at the gaming table. Choo choo!Arduin wrote:Yeah, I think the only setting of those mentioned that any of our groups had any liking of was Dark Sun. And only for a short time. I cannot think of any post 2E TSR setting that I would pay money for.Buttmonkey wrote:Not me.Michael Montalto wrote:I think we have all enjoyed the Dragonlance,
What an "imaginative" DMZudrak wrote:Our Dragonlance campaign of 8(?) players ceased when an NPC who was clearly killed was brought back for the next adventure no matter what happened at the gaming table. Choo choo!Arduin wrote:Yeah, I think the only setting of those mentioned that any of our groups had any liking of was Dark Sun. And only for a short time. I cannot think of any post 2E TSR setting that I would pay money for.Buttmonkey wrote:Not me.Michael Montalto wrote:I think we have all enjoyed the Dragonlance,
Unless it was Fistandauntulous (sp?). Since he was/is a god, you can't kill him.Arduin wrote:What an "imaginative" DMZudrak wrote:Our Dragonlance campaign of 8(?) players ceased when an NPC who was clearly killed was brought back for the next adventure no matter what happened at the gaming table. Choo choo!Arduin wrote:Yeah, I think the only setting of those mentioned that any of our groups had any liking of was Dark Sun. And only for a short time. I cannot think of any post 2E TSR setting that I would pay money for.Buttmonkey wrote:Not me.Michael Montalto wrote:I think we have all enjoyed the Dragonlance,
I can see that. A fond childhood memory that carried over to liking a setting based on that. Those books didn't appear until I was much older and were written for a younger audience. Probably why I didn't like the setting.Michael Montalto wrote:You have to give credit to Hickman. He created Strahd and Lord Soth. Both are truly epic characters that were very well illustrated and brought to life with outstanding background stories.
I agree with you that the modules were lacking in depth and weren't very fun to play. The novels were a cornerstone of my childhood however. I really think that they could have done a lot more with that setting than they did but overall, I'm totally happy with the novels.
-mM
The setting wasn't really all that fleshed out until the 3E material came out for it. Sure, a lot of material was put out, much of it the same as what was then released for 3E, but in 3E it was done much more cohesively, and is when I really took a liking to it.Michael Montalto wrote:You have to give credit to Hickman. He created Strahd and Lord Soth. Both are truly epic characters that were very well illustrated and brought to life with outstanding background stories.
I agree with you that the modules were lacking in depth and weren't very fun to play. The novels were a cornerstone of my childhood however. I really think that they could have done a lot more with that setting than they did but overall, I'm totally happy with the novels.
-mM
I was 12! *runs away, sobbing*Arduin wrote:What an "imaginative" DMZudrak wrote:Our Dragonlance campaign of 8(?) players ceased when an NPC who was clearly killed was brought back for the next adventure no matter what happened at the gaming table. Choo choo!Arduin wrote:Yeah, I think the only setting of those mentioned that any of our groups had any liking of was Dark Sun. And only for a short time. I cannot think of any post 2E TSR setting that I would pay money for.Buttmonkey wrote:Not me.Michael Montalto wrote:I think we have all enjoyed the Dragonlance,
Yep. Excellent maps and artwork. Novels were actually really good, IMO. Playing the novels? No.Treebore wrote:Yeah, I HATE the Dragonlance modules, but I like the setting. The only reason I own the modules is because of the great locations mapped out in them.
Crap. I think I just wet my pants laughing!Zudrak wrote:I was 12! *runs away, sobbing*Arduin wrote:What an "imaginative" DMZudrak wrote:Our Dragonlance campaign of 8(?) players ceased when an NPC who was clearly killed was brought back for the next adventure no matter what happened at the gaming table. Choo choo!Arduin wrote:Yeah, I think the only setting of those mentioned that any of our groups had any liking of was Dark Sun. And only for a short time. I cannot think of any post 2E TSR setting that I would pay money for.Buttmonkey wrote:Not me.Michael Montalto wrote:I think we have all enjoyed the Dragonlance,
Sounds like their profit margins on D&D 5e were not enough for Hasbro to allow it to exist, especially compared to Magic: The Gathering and other stuff. Which is a shame. In my opinion, if it's still turning a profit, then you're best off keeping it alive. Corporate hatchetmen prefer short-term quarterly results, sadly.Daniel wrote:So WotC is going to kill their Forums. Say people today do not need a forum to discuss a companies products or to aid the company communicate with their fan base. Twitter is good enough.
Wonder how long it will be before they close the web site itself.
Just to be clear, it is all of their forums, not just D&D. All Forums including Magic etc.ssfsx17 wrote: Sounds like their profit margins on D&D 5e were not enough for Hasbro to allow it to exist, especially compared to Magic: The Gathering and other stuff. Which is a shame. In my opinion, if it's still turning a profit, then you're best off keeping it alive. Corporate hatchetmen prefer short-term quarterly results, sadly.
Well, they refused to use the Forums to prevent the debacle that was 4E from happening. So, having a forum where no one EFFECTIVELY listens to customers is pretty useless anyway. Twitter is mainly a medium of broadcast rather than interaction. Not a good replacement as the VAST majority of people don't even have twitter accounts. FB is gong down the drain for a few years now.Daniel wrote:So WotC is going to kill their Forums. Say people today do not need a forum to discuss a companies products or to aid the company communicate with their fan base. Twitter is good enough.
Wonder how long it will be before they close the web site itself.
Agreed. Dragon magazine was the last of the big time RPG magazines devoted to the games I like. I'm not counting the Crusader because its publication has been so random, and Gygax mag hasn't been around long enough for me to have a good feel for its content. Even as it moved on to 3E content, I still subscribed to Dragon and enjoyed reading it. (I also know that White Dwarf is still out there, but it hasn't been a general RPG magazine for a very long time.)Jyrdan Fairblade wrote:I thought cancelling Dragon magazine made no sense either.