#its also why i wanna g4et into pathfinder!

[venusmage]

Listen I love that D&D became mainstream, seriously, I think overall ttrpgs becoming more and more popular is a good thing. 5e is when I finally actually got into D&D for the first time so I'm not knocking it.

BUT there's also something to say for how WotC's treatment of the IP has gotten a bit more...watered down, corporate and "safe" feeling where it's explicitly trying to cater to the broadest common client now, since it became a major franchise. Heaven forbid the "normies" feel like nerds for playing the nerd game genre, after all. The pre 5E books I picked up are from before then, where it's not really trying to be mass-appealing or hide it's inherent goofy nature yet, it's playing it's silly or weird qualities earnestly, and I really love that. I'm excited to read them.

#its also why im excited for bg3 bc it seems like its held onto that feeling #some modern fantasy feels afraid to be...fantasy #yk #dnd #no art here #its also why i wanna g4et into pathfinder! #it still has that quality!