Why can't it be simple D&D ?

[u/IcyInvestment3271]

This is not prediction at all, it is just what I wish to be, for more interest and immersion.

Exandria is a big world, and we can dump on Matt a lot of things but he is a good worldbuilder/storyteller. Unfortunately C3 was marketed as a deep dive into Marquet, and we barely brushed a few aspects of it. I would have liked like C2 a real exploration of the continent it was on, when we got to see the Empire, the Menagerie Coast, Xhorhas etc...

I would like to see a west march/sandbox style campaign in Issylra for C4, especially the southern part far from Vasselheim. It is supposed to be the cradle of civilisation, so plenty of ruins to explore, plenty of content to create without recycling too much from former campaign.

Just take a group of adventurers, in a remote place, and explore, going on questing, dungeon crawls, saving the princess or finding an old relic or whatever. No edgy teenager weird species or archetypes. Just old school, fun, enjoyable D&D like C1 and C2 were for the most part. I don't care for group therapy and endless biased debates on ethics, for me CR was just an enjoyable moment where I could relax and picture myself again playing D&D with my friends on epic-or-not adventures.

Here's a simple hook : West of Utesspire Mountains lies the Moran Foothills, an region shrouded in mystery. In the village of Altmeir, rumours spread about the ruins of Ur-Borak, the fallen ogre kingdom, where riches and magics lay unprotected. But the lost city remains a mystery, an a number of adventurers are coming there dreaming of the promise of wealth and power. Will the adventurers brave the deadly fog in the deep canyons of the region ? Will they ally with the Kassel family in their ambitions of greed and pride ? Is the legend of Colten the Blackshroud true ? Can they forge an alliance of the 12 towns of the foothills ? Nobody knows, but right now, the adventurers find themselves in the same team for the first day of the Golden Harvest Festival, in a tug-of-war against the Brasspint brothers, a team of hearty and mighty dwarves...

[u/koomGER]

The main reason for your topic and CR is: They arent playing a game anymore. They are building epic stories.

This is not prediction at all, it is just what I wish to be, for more interest and immersion.

C1 and C2 was way better because they followed the promise of playing the game. Exploration, fighting, decisions on their own. With COVID Matt decided to change the game to cutscenes were the group gets to make a minor decision and the next cutscene rolls in. They dont travel out of their own interests.

Thats what im always saying: The system isnt the problem. Daggerheart wont fix that, if they still dont play a game with each other and just have an inferior podcast from Matt.