Sean Merwin

In terms of presentation of the game, this is what I used last time. I am showing a big, gorgeous battle map.

Yeah. What's that from? This is from the Ghostfire Gaming's Citadel of the Unseen Sun. I usually use wet erase on a vinyl map or on a plastic map or whatever. But if I can get my hands on something like that, that completely matches the adventure, then that's how I will go. Because one of my design credos is put one cool thing in each combat or each encounter.

Yeah. What's that from? This is from the Ghostfire Gaming's Citadel of the Unseen Sun. I usually use wet erase on a vinyl map or on a plastic map or whatever. But if I can get my hands on something like that, that completely matches the adventure, then that's how I will go. Because one of my design credos is put one cool thing in each combat or each encounter.

And sometimes if that one cool thing is complicated, it's hard to draw it quickly. So that's why I love having a battle map. The first, I mean, I played online during COVID. I learned how to use Roll20, ran a couple different adventures on that, but it was all, I purchased it, it was all set for me, and I could build stuff, but like you, Teos, it enervated me to do that. I just wanted to run.

And sometimes if that one cool thing is complicated, it's hard to draw it quickly. So that's why I love having a battle map. The first, I mean, I played online during COVID. I learned how to use Roll20, ran a couple different adventures on that, but it was all, I purchased it, it was all set for me, and I could build stuff, but like you, Teos, it enervated me to do that. I just wanted to run.

Winter Fantasy. Oh, go ahead. No, no, go ahead. Winter Fantasy, several years ago, pre-COVID. Someone brought this television, flat-screen television, to set on the table. And this was the first time I'd seen it used this way. They had Roll20. They set the map up. And I thought, oh, this is going to be really cool. And everyone would walk by and go, oh, cool, cool.

Winter Fantasy. Oh, go ahead. No, no, go ahead. Winter Fantasy, several years ago, pre-COVID. Someone brought this television, flat-screen television, to set on the table. And this was the first time I'd seen it used this way. They had Roll20. They set the map up. And I thought, oh, this is going to be really cool. And everyone would walk by and go, oh, cool, cool.

And they were watching and asking questions. And what ended up happening, the DM was great. Don't get me wrong. But it was, okay, you've gone to a new encounter. Let me get the map up. Five minutes pass. Oh, let me resize it so it fits the minis that I'm going to put on and your minis. Okay. And it slowed the game down to the point where it wasn't, it didn't add to the game. It detracted from it.

And they were watching and asking questions. And what ended up happening, the DM was great. Don't get me wrong. But it was, okay, you've gone to a new encounter. Let me get the map up. Five minutes pass. Oh, let me resize it so it fits the minis that I'm going to put on and your minis. Okay. And it slowed the game down to the point where it wasn't, it didn't add to the game. It detracted from it.

I would have rather had the vinyl maps and drawing because it would have saved us probably 20 minutes to a half hour of a four-hour session. So... Yeah, it's the old technology thing, right? Technology should enhance things, whether it's education or business or whatever. It should enhance, not interrupt. And sometimes we get to a point where it interrupts rather than enhance.

I would have rather had the vinyl maps and drawing because it would have saved us probably 20 minutes to a half hour of a four-hour session. So... Yeah, it's the old technology thing, right? Technology should enhance things, whether it's education or business or whatever. It should enhance, not interrupt. And sometimes we get to a point where it interrupts rather than enhance.

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Definitely. Definitely a way that I would say a lot of people come to the game looking for that. And also, there's the counterpoint of there's the people that just want to play it as a game. And having all the books right there, they're fully engaged. They're not putting their character sheet aside, pulling a book out, flipping.

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Definitely. Definitely a way that I would say a lot of people come to the game looking for that. And also, there's the counterpoint of there's the people that just want to play it as a game. And having all the books right there, they're fully engaged. They're not putting their character sheet aside, pulling a book out, flipping.

They can just click a link, go to the rules they need, and that's a whole thing.

They can just click a link, go to the rules they need, and that's a whole thing.

Now to our news and commentary section, starting with the 2024 Players Handbook Errata. Did you know there was?

Now to our news and commentary section, starting with the 2024 Players Handbook Errata. Did you know there was?

How did you know?

How did you know?

So D&D has not provided a list of that errata. But and they also haven't transferred previous 2014 5e errata that they had up on the website. So the wizards.com website had a list of errata. When that site went away, nothing was transferred to D&D Beyond, so we can keep track of the errata that has been.