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Interesting video from Dungeon Craft about the potential impact of BG3 on Wotc's new VTT. The argument is that the proposed VTT sits awkwardly between a videogame like BG3 and the tabletop experience. The result is that it might not have much of an audience. In other words, if you want...

The questions of what makes a game popular and/or good for streaming seems to come up a lot on these boards, and is certainly relevant as some big streamers move away from dnd (e.g. Critical Role). I came across this blog post that had some interesting thoughts… note: I am not the author of...

Some assumptions: what Hasbro/wotc wants in revoking OGL 1.0a is not 3p royalties, which wouldn't amount to much, but complete control over Dnd as an intellectual property and to crowd out as much competition as possible in advance of Onednd. Their strategy would be to aggressively license...

Good news: after pausing sales due to OGL uncertainty, Whitehack 3e is again available for purchase. According to the author, there will also be a forthcoming 10th anniversary edition without the OGL. https://whitehackrpg.wordpress.com/

And why? Is there a different license they could use, or just make their own?

(Do we have enough threads speculating about the OGL? No, no we do not.) Thesis/hot take: a restricted and less open license from wotc for the forthcoming "onednd" would inadvertently benefit the ttrpg hobby more broadly. While wotc will remain dominant, a restricted license and "walled...

How much would you spend per month on subscriptions related to dnd? This could be from dndbeyond, your VTT of choice, or even patreon subscriptions for things you use in your games.

Someone you know wants to start up a game of dnd 5e. Aside from the players handbook and monster manual, what, if anything, would you recommend they consider to learn how to run the game? Choose 3. This should settle it! :ROFLMAO:. Though I made this 5e specific, it is arguably an even more...

What kind of maps do you prefer? Note this about reference maps in modules, one page dungeons, and the like, not necessarily for VTT use. Do you like something like this: https://dysonlogos.blog/2022/03/31/inside-the-temple-of-kuvartma/ Or http://blog.trilemma.com/2018/07/do-it-for-beast.html...

Since the pandemic started, I’ve spent a lot more money on RPG products, especially from Exalted Funeral and through kickstarter. Overall I’ve been happy with these purchases, and thankfully have not experienced any kickstarter disasters, aside from very long but understandable delays in...

I recently came across a twitter thread criticizing the lack of DM support in 5e that seemed to gain a lot of traction. The argument was this: It seems to me a pretty common complaint, and especially one that pushes people to Pathfinder 2e (and perhaps also to Level Up or products like Flee...

Interesting article from the London Review of Books on the appeal of TTRPGs in 2022 https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n11/stephanie-burt/diary?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20220711cymi&utm_content=20220711cymi+CID_8072fb1575aa7b19d82a070735170aa4&utm_source=LRB%20email&utm_term=Read%20more

Really helpful collection of essential blog posts for the OSR from 2006-now! As I said in another thread, retaining knowledge on ephemeral, decentralized media can be difficult, so these kinds of indices are useful https://chiquitafajita.blogspot.com/p/keystone-readings.html

A different thread has me thinking about Vampire the Masquerade and the other World of Darkness games (this is…not the thread @Manbearcat requested I make…). To be honest, I haven’t played those games since I was a teenager, and my memories are fuzzy, and therefore warm and hazy and perhaps...

Interesting interview with Ajit George. He talks about Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel, the importance of including and hiring writers who are people of color, and lots of other things: https://misdirectedmark.com/2022/04/28/mastering-dungeons-ajit-george/

As are several discussions about current and possibly future VTTs, I was wondering how everyone prefers to handle maps. So how do you map? Are maps mostly things for the DM? Do you have a simple set up, drawing out the basics of walls and doors and leaving the rest to description, or do you...

I just found this fantastic interviews with some of the main creators of Planescape https://www.expositionbreak.com/a-walk-through-the-planes-an-interview-with-monte-cook-ray-vallese-and-colin-mccomb/ The whole blog post is worth checking out, but some interesting tidbits:

I love TTRPGs, but I am able to play, at most, two or three times per month, with online sessions lasting two hours. But I keep buying new games, which means I have a growing list of games, adventures, settings, zines, etc that are gathering literal or figurative dust. This is of course not...

The thread on the current dmg made me wonder what people might want from the revised 2024 edition. Most conversation around the revisions have been about character options and monster statblocks, but less about the contents of the dmg. So what would the 5.5 dmg need to do in order for you to...

https://www.wired.com/story/tabletop-rpg-workers-say-their-jobs-are-no-fantasy/?fbclid=IwAR35iee4MB2-ZlFx0pdqtKVDrr_gHEzlroTZrOrPI16YZkN821iSq5W0n0g