I got >100 hours of play out of it and I haven't played it since the EA first released.I haven't touched this beyond a few hours when the EA released - is it still just the first map? Have they added any content?
https://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/news/dungeons-dragons-canon-roleplaying-game-novels/?
"For many years, we in the Dungeons & Dragons RPG studio have considered things like D&D novels, D&D video games, D&D comic books, as wonderful expressions of D&D storytelling and D&D lore, but they are not canonical for the D&D roleplaying game," Crawford said. "Part of that is we don’t want DMs to feel that in order to run the game, they need to read a certain set of novels. We want you to read them for the joy of reading them, but not as homework."
They also said that pre 5e sourcebooks aren't canon. Bascially Forgotten Realms up to and including 4E is now a separate continuity. You can set your campaign there if you want, but you can't expect new products to develop the setting further.https://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/news/dungeons-dragons-canon-roleplaying-game-novels/?
"For many years, we in the Dungeons & Dragons RPG studio have considered things like D&D novels, D&D video games, D&D comic books, as wonderful expressions of D&D storytelling and D&D lore, but they are not canonical for the D&D roleplaying game," Crawford said. "Part of that is we don’t want DMs to feel that in order to run the game, they need to read a certain set of novels. We want you to read them for the joy of reading them, but not as homework."
How the fuck does that work? You can't just say "novels aren't canon" to FR when they clearly are. It's not like Eberron, which decided from the start that events of fiction and modules only existed in direct sequels or the same "living" campaign, or even Dark Sun, where there's only one set of terrible novels that came after all the splat. FR is full of novels and in the source books there are plenty of references to the events of those novels.
Laughs in Disney.How the fuck does that work?https://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/news/dungeons-dragons-canon-roleplaying-game-novels/?
"For many years, we in the Dungeons & Dragons RPG studio have considered things like D&D novels, D&D video games, D&D comic books, as wonderful expressions of D&D storytelling and D&D lore, but they are not canonical for the D&D roleplaying game," Crawford said. "Part of that is we don’t want DMs to feel that in order to run the game, they need to read a certain set of novels. We want you to read them for the joy of reading them, but not as homework."
Not surprising, one of the 5e designers(can't remember who) directly insulted people who preferred older editions of D&D.They also said that pre 5e sourcebooks aren't canon. Bascially Forgotten Realms up to and including 4E is now a separate continuity. You can set your campaign there if you want, but you can't expect new products to develop the setting further.https://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/news/dungeons-dragons-canon-roleplaying-game-novels/?
"For many years, we in the Dungeons & Dragons RPG studio have considered things like D&D novels, D&D video games, D&D comic books, as wonderful expressions of D&D storytelling and D&D lore, but they are not canonical for the D&D roleplaying game," Crawford said. "Part of that is we don’t want DMs to feel that in order to run the game, they need to read a certain set of novels. We want you to read them for the joy of reading them, but not as homework."
How the fuck does that work? You can't just say "novels aren't canon" to FR when they clearly are. It's not like Eberron, which decided from the start that events of fiction and modules only existed in direct sequels or the same "living" campaign, or even Dark Sun, where there's only one set of terrible novels that came after all the splat. FR is full of novels and in the source books there are plenty of references to the events of those novels.
Are you thinking the one of Merals saying earlier editions were "games for assholes" because they were customizable?
So far it has just three things VAGUELY resembling a settlement:Does this game has some cities/towns and taverns now?
From the perspective of a Baldurs Gate fan, can anyone actually tell me why this game would appeal to you?
) directly insulted people who preferred older editions of D&D.
Which is why it's actually goodExcept by the name, I don't see anything from BG1/2 in this game.
In short: you don't need to know what the canon is in order to be able to play DnD.How the fuck does that work? You can't just say "novels aren't canon" to FR when they clearly are.
From the perspective of a Baldurs Gate fan, can anyone actually tell me why this game would appeal to you?
Honestly, I only seelarian cultistsDOS2 fans chilling this game.
Yeah, I was gonna say that. I don't follow the politics shit when it comes to D&D but to me, that just sounds like stopping asshole players telling the DM who thought up a story without reading some shitty, obscure D&D book "uh, buddy, that can't happen, because in the year 456, Drizzt eradicated all the pink dragons, lol, duh, read the books"In short: you don't need to know what the canon is in order to be able to play DnD.How the fuck does that work? You can't just say "novels aren't canon" to FR when they clearly are.
Which is why it's actually good
Give me one quote from this thread that you consider to be shilling for BG3. Genuinely curious how the Lich King defines this term.
Which is why it's actually good
Why not use a more honest tile? Like DOS2 clone : Forgotten realms edition. This game is to the BG name what Arcania is to Gothic name.
Give me one quote from this thread that you consider to be shilling for BG3. Genuinely curious how the Lich King defines this term.
See rusty last post. For him, a BG sequel not being like BG and being more like DOS2 is a good thing
PS : I am not a "lich king". Lich is too risky.
I see nothing wrong with that sort of pedantry. If your DM wants to run his homebrew while sticking for the most part to the canon, that's ok; if some player wants to stick by the lore though, that's ok too.Yeah, I was gonna say that. I don't follow the politics shit when it comes to D&D but to me, that just sounds like stopping asshole players telling the DM who thought up a story without reading some shitty, obscure D&D book "uh, buddy, that can't happen, because in the year 456, Drizzt eradicated or the pink dragons, lol, duh, read the books"In short: you don't need to know what the canon is in order to be able to play DnD.How the fuck does that work? You can't just say "novels aren't canon" to FR when they clearly are.
Yeah, I was gonna say that. I don't follow the politics shit when it comes to D&D but to me, that just sounds like stopping asshole players telling the DM who thought up a story without reading some shitty, obscure D&D book "uh, buddy, that can't happen, because in the year 456, Drizzt eradicated all the pink dragons, lol, duh, read the books"In short: you don't need to know what the canon is in order to be able to play DnD.How the fuck does that work? You can't just say "novels aren't canon" to FR when they clearly are.
Anything Rusty says.From the perspective of a Baldurs Gate fan, can anyone actually tell me why this game would appeal to you?
Honestly, I only seelarian cultistsDOS2 fans chilling this game.
But for real though. Give me one quote from this thread that you consider to be shilling for BG3. Genuinely curious how the Lich King defines this term.
Dark Sun is feeling pretty forgotten right about now.I want Forgotten Realms.
No, not that one. The real Forgotten Realms.
Anything Rusty says.From the perspective of a Baldurs Gate fan, can anyone actually tell me why this game would appeal to you?
Honestly, I only seelarian cultistsDOS2 fans chilling this game.
But for real though. Give me one quote from this thread that you consider to be shilling for BG3. Genuinely curious how the Lich King defines this term.