"Rarely in the pages of a D&D book do you find the kind of guidance that becomes a fulcrum around which the entire storyline revolves. That’s because the folks that write D&D books can’t ever know who will be showing up to play. It’s up to the humans at the table to bring that kind of sustenance along with them on game nights if they want to..."

Great writing by Charlie Hall.

https://www.polygon.com/24105875/worlds-beyond-number-narrative-style-adventure