Rise of the Dungeonmaster is out today. Here's a review I found with some samples of the art. I don't understand the criticism at the end about today's adventures being more open-ended; modern Adventure Paths and organized play are exactly the opposite.
http://kotaku.com/graphic-novel-about-d-ds-creator-is-enchanting-but-fal-1795058665
http://kotaku.com/graphic-novel-about-d-ds-creator-is-enchanting-but-fal-1795058665
"Today’s Dungeons & Dragons adventures ask more of the player and less of the dungeon master." Anyone who has spent any time behind the screen knows that is completely wrong.
ReplyDeleteGrand DM story gamer talk
ReplyDeleteSounds like they're talking about FATE and not D&D5E / Pathfinder.
ReplyDeleteI ... just ..... yeah... moving along.
ReplyDeleteOn that note, just reading an article in an early issue of Imagine which talks a lot about the closed, comprehensive, codified nature of AD&D vs. the open-ended, incomplete D&D. Interesting how things are seen relative to their context.
ReplyDelete" I don't understand the criticism at the end about today's adventures being more open-ended; modern Adventure Paths and organized play are exactly the opposite. " Zach, what did you expect from a click-bait site, decent, thoughtful writing? LOL!
ReplyDeleteChris Tamm Michael Thomas I suspect you are right that she is referring to storygames/FATE/etc, but kind of weird to ignore 5E & Pathfinder since they are so popular now and direct descendants.
ReplyDeleteRich Franks Good point. I'd never heard of that site before, I just found it by searching for reviews.
ReplyDeleteZach H it's a Gawker media site, so my default assumption is that's clickbait first, and story...meh, whatever....
ReplyDeleteTrent Ugh, I hadn't read the comments. The author revealed her pre-existing bias there... 🙄
ReplyDeleteHopefully the format means it will get stocked at comic book shops, particularly the ones that are also game shops
ReplyDeleteany film or comic called "rise of the...." i am suspicious of
ReplyDeleteCurse of Strahd and Out of the Abyss are both open-ended and sandboxy so I don't think it is true to paint all 5e adventures as linear.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right, Randy Gelling, the adventure "path" is more of a Pathfinder thing. 5E generally seems to lean towards the "sandbox-with-mini-adventures" idea.
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