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alhoon wrote:2 More FR books: Guide to monsters to expand on monsters and "Dungeology" that explores the Underdark and other locales (by the title, I would say it's adventure-oriented; Urban adventures, cold dungeons, underdark).

Sorry, but unfortunately, Dungeonology is nothing like that. It's a freaking kid's "pull-out" book - a D&D-themed entry into a line that includes books like Dragonology, Piratology, Egyptology and Monsterology - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ologies_(series)

To be fair, those books are in a way wonderful. I gave my 10-yr old niece the Piratology and Dragonology books last Christmas--and just because, I bought Egyptology for my own. Dungeonology hasn't reached here yet, though.

Really? Oh well...then it's not for me. Sorry for spreading misinformation.

So... anyone has any idea what will be the next D&D storyline?

Hell_Born wrote:

alhoon wrote:2 More FR books: Guide to monsters to expand on monsters and "Dungeology" that explores the Underdark and other locales (by the title, I would say it's adventure-oriented; Urban adventures, cold dungeons, underdark).

Sorry, but unfortunately, Dungeonology is nothing like that. It's a freaking kid's "pull-out" book - a D&D-themed entry into a line that includes books like Dragonology, Piratology, Egyptology and Monsterology - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ologies_(series)

I like the idea of Dungeonology. Get more kids into D&D and introduce them to the lore. Excited to get that for my son.
I love that they're doing more D&D books that aren't just more D&D RPG books.

alhoon wrote:Really? Oh well...then it's not for me. Sorry for spreading misinformation.

So... anyone has any idea what will be the next D&D storyline?

Nope.
They only announce them a few months in advance. We'll likely find out about this one in mid-Jaurary or February or so.

http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/news/ta ... ing-portal



I hope that's not what they plan to publish instead of an adventure for next season. Updating the stats to 5th edition from those adventures is something that takes from little-to-no time. You can practically run the adventures with the 2e material, making a note here and there about changing "bend bars check" to strength check with DC 20 or something.
And if we go 3e? Not even that. Just update the stat blocks. Forge of Fury and Sunless citadel are for low levels, so the +2 covers them both. Increase skill DCs by 1 for Forge of Fury and you're done.
And against the giants? With Storm king's thunder around?

I'm not saying this is bad, what I'm saying is that I was used to a good-to-awesome adventure every 6 months that was inspired by those classics. Not a dungeon crawl with threads of backstory.

alhoon wrote:I hope that's not what they plan to publish instead of an adventure for next season.

Well, the fact that it's on the official D&D website means that it's coming up next.

alhoon wrote:I'm not saying this is bad, what I'm saying is that I was used to a good-to-awesome adventure every 6 months that was inspired by those classics. Not a dungeon crawl with threads of backstory.

ENWorld had been tracking past D&D fan polls about what players wanted, and it turns out that they wanted adventure revamps for 5E. Hence, Yawning Portal.

I never realized it was an "or" situation. I have also asked for revamped old adventures in the past (distant past). I think I've said as much in a couple of WotC surveys. And yes, having sunless citadel for 5e would be nice. I just figured I would not be heard among the 80K or so participants! I've been asking for Ravenloft adventures reboot too! Some of the Ravenloft adventures of TSR are among the best IMO that came out in the 90s.
But ... not -just- that. They used to throw out like 12-15 books per year. Now we're at what? 4? 5?