Listen "#148. We Spent an Hour Fixing D&D Exploration and Crafting"
Episode Synopsis
We dismantle the D&D 2024 crafting rules to discover why players like to craft, before diving in to fix the 5e exploration pillar and ask whether it's simply misunderstood?
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @dailydael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - New dragon types
06:34 - D&D 2024 Crafting rules
11:34 - In game economies
15:17 - Why do players craft?
18:36 - Is crafting player facing?
27:36 - Gen Con 2024
30:48 - Non-combat pillars of play
42:15 - Exploration pillar deep dive
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @dailydael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - New dragon types
06:34 - D&D 2024 Crafting rules
11:34 - In game economies
15:17 - Why do players craft?
18:36 - Is crafting player facing?
27:36 - Gen Con 2024
30:48 - Non-combat pillars of play
42:15 - Exploration pillar deep dive
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