Kobold Press has honestly made a better 5e revision than Wizards. It blows my mind how shockingly amateur some of the design decisions are in DnD5.24e.
Its not that shocking when you look at the simple facts... Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams, and Monte Cook invented the d20 System when they went to WotC in 1998, so that it would be ready for use as the new System for D&D 3.0e. The Designers of D&D 3e/3.5e were people like the aforementioned...plus David Noonan, James Wyatt, Andy Collins, Richard Baker, David Cook, Jeff Grubb, Bruce Cordell, Sean Reynolds, Air Marmell, Wolfgang Baur, and there's undoubtedly some that I missed... Look at the last three books for "5e"... Include the 2024 PHB if you want... Aside from the fact that *none* of those designers work at WotC anymore...EXCEPT for James Wyatt...but is Wyatt even credited anywhere, anymore? And *THATS* the point... Crawford and Perkins were always Managers; so why is Crawford now the only listed Designer of D&D? But yes, KP Have made a better game out of the 5e d20 System, and so far, it is unsurprisingly impressive! ^_^
Very interesting. As a GM and an avid homebrew designer I've studied the 5e system inside and out. It seems like Perkins and this team really don't have a grasp on the system or what made it work or what its real flaws were. The 2024 design changes largely feel confused and misguided to downright embarrassing, but then I'm one who also believes the only driving reason for the changes in the first place was to more easily plug into a VTT. I have both the TOV books and can't wait for their Game Master's Guide. The subtle complexity of the fighter is especially impressive, and their weapon option system is excellent. The character creation system gets a chef's kiss.
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Kobold Press has honestly made a better 5e revision than Wizards. It blows my mind how shockingly amateur some of the design decisions are in DnD5.24e.
Its not that shocking when you look at the simple facts...
Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams, and Monte Cook invented the d20 System when they went to WotC in 1998, so that it would be ready for use as the new System for D&D 3.0e.
The Designers of D&D 3e/3.5e were people like the aforementioned...plus David Noonan, James Wyatt, Andy Collins, Richard Baker, David Cook, Jeff Grubb, Bruce Cordell, Sean Reynolds, Air Marmell, Wolfgang Baur, and there's undoubtedly some that I missed...
Look at the last three books for "5e"...
Include the 2024 PHB if you want...
Aside from the fact that *none* of those designers work at WotC anymore...EXCEPT for James Wyatt...but is Wyatt even credited anywhere, anymore?
And *THATS* the point...
Crawford and Perkins were always Managers; so why is Crawford now the only listed Designer of D&D?
But yes,
KP Have made a better game out of the 5e d20 System, and so far, it is unsurprisingly impressive! ^_^
Very interesting.
As a GM and an avid homebrew designer I've studied the 5e system inside and out. It seems like Perkins and this team really don't have a grasp on the system or what made it work or what its real flaws were. The 2024 design changes largely feel confused and misguided to downright embarrassing, but then I'm one who also believes the only driving reason for the changes in the first place was to more easily plug into a VTT.
I have both the TOV books and can't wait for their Game Master's Guide. The subtle complexity of the fighter is especially impressive, and their weapon option system is excellent. The character creation system gets a chef's kiss.
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