Mike Shea

You're like, I love Kobold Press, but... Cobalt Press is fantastic. At that point, I am eager to see the products they put out in the same way I'm eager to see the products that every other publisher puts out. They have the new Forgotten Realms stuff that's coming out later on. I want to see what that's like. They're going to have the new Dragon Anthology book that's coming out.

You're like, I love Kobold Press, but... Cobalt Press is fantastic. At that point, I am eager to see the products they put out in the same way I'm eager to see the products that every other publisher puts out. They have the new Forgotten Realms stuff that's coming out later on. I want to see what that's like. They're going to have the new Dragon Anthology book that's coming out.

You're like, I love Kobold Press, but... Cobalt Press is fantastic. At that point, I am eager to see the products they put out in the same way I'm eager to see the products that every other publisher puts out. They have the new Forgotten Realms stuff that's coming out later on. I want to see what that's like. They're going to have the new Dragon Anthology book that's coming out.

I want to see what that's like. And I'm sure they're going to have other products I want to see. These were the important ones, right? The three core books, the starter set, and the 5.2 SRD. Those to me are all the real big impact that Wizards can have on the community. And I'm, you know, I mean, now we've seen a lot of it. And I think the good news is it's not a disaster. Right.

I want to see what that's like. And I'm sure they're going to have other products I want to see. These were the important ones, right? The three core books, the starter set, and the 5.2 SRD. Those to me are all the real big impact that Wizards can have on the community. And I'm, you know, I mean, now we've seen a lot of it. And I think the good news is it's not a disaster. Right.

I want to see what that's like. And I'm sure they're going to have other products I want to see. These were the important ones, right? The three core books, the starter set, and the 5.2 SRD. Those to me are all the real big impact that Wizards can have on the community. And I'm, you know, I mean, now we've seen a lot of it. And I think the good news is it's not a disaster. Right.

Some people will say I'm sure they're shock based videos talking about how is a disaster. I don't think so. I think it's pretty solid and I think it'll do the job. Right. And that's what we really need to do. But to me, it's that interesting question of and then what? What else are we looking for? And also, how else could they hurt us? And that's the other question.

Some people will say I'm sure they're shock based videos talking about how is a disaster. I don't think so. I think it's pretty solid and I think it'll do the job. Right. And that's what we really need to do. But to me, it's that interesting question of and then what? What else are we looking for? And also, how else could they hurt us? And that's the other question.

Some people will say I'm sure they're shock based videos talking about how is a disaster. I don't think so. I think it's pretty solid and I think it'll do the job. Right. And that's what we really need to do. But to me, it's that interesting question of and then what? What else are we looking for? And also, how else could they hurt us? And that's the other question.

And I don't, you know, that's kind of a black swan question where you don't know until it happens because I certainly didn't predict a lot of the other ways. But I know I'll have our books and I know we'll have the 5.2 SRD and I know they'll have a starter set out there. And after that, everything is gravy. So I think that's interesting. But that has been on my mind.

And I don't, you know, that's kind of a black swan question where you don't know until it happens because I certainly didn't predict a lot of the other ways. But I know I'll have our books and I know we'll have the 5.2 SRD and I know they'll have a starter set out there. And after that, everything is gravy. So I think that's interesting. But that has been on my mind.

And I don't, you know, that's kind of a black swan question where you don't know until it happens because I certainly didn't predict a lot of the other ways. But I know I'll have our books and I know we'll have the 5.2 SRD and I know they'll have a starter set out there. And after that, everything is gravy. So I think that's interesting. But that has been on my mind.

So probably the next time we talk about the 2025 Monster Manual, I will hopefully have one in hand or have it on D2 Beyond or something like that. And we can actually dive deep into it to really understand what's going on. There was a really interesting thread that popped up on EN World and then kind of went away. And I was sad because it was a really good question.

So probably the next time we talk about the 2025 Monster Manual, I will hopefully have one in hand or have it on D2 Beyond or something like that. And we can actually dive deep into it to really understand what's going on. There was a really interesting thread that popped up on EN World and then kind of went away. And I was sad because it was a really good question.

So probably the next time we talk about the 2025 Monster Manual, I will hopefully have one in hand or have it on D2 Beyond or something like that. And we can actually dive deep into it to really understand what's going on. There was a really interesting thread that popped up on EN World and then kind of went away. And I was sad because it was a really good question.

And the question was how and when to fudge. I've made a joke commonly. People say, do you ever cheat on dice rolls? And I say, I don't cheat on dice rolls. I cheat everywhere else. And, you know, it's kind of my little funny gag, but it's also how I feel about the cheating and fudging. And people are like, what do we call cheating? And what do we call fudging? What does that even mean?

And the question was how and when to fudge. I've made a joke commonly. People say, do you ever cheat on dice rolls? And I say, I don't cheat on dice rolls. I cheat everywhere else. And, you know, it's kind of my little funny gag, but it's also how I feel about the cheating and fudging. And people are like, what do we call cheating? And what do we call fudging? What does that even mean?

And the question was how and when to fudge. I've made a joke commonly. People say, do you ever cheat on dice rolls? And I say, I don't cheat on dice rolls. I cheat everywhere else. And, you know, it's kind of my little funny gag, but it's also how I feel about the cheating and fudging. And people are like, what do we call cheating? And what do we call fudging? What does that even mean?

And in which word is right? I'm going to go with fudge. I'm going to go with fudging that you're shifting things a little bit. You're moving things around. It's not cheating because you can't really cheat as a GM, right? Like rule zero, you can't really cheat. But, you know, you can, you can, you know, and you can't really cheat. You can't really, but you can fudge things.

And in which word is right? I'm going to go with fudge. I'm going to go with fudging that you're shifting things a little bit. You're moving things around. It's not cheating because you can't really cheat as a GM, right? Like rule zero, you can't really cheat. But, you know, you can, you can, you know, and you can't really cheat. You can't really, but you can fudge things.