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I don't think I could top the job you've done. :)

Wow, I thought I was going to have to do this and send it to you. :)

I know you don't have it, Morrus, but I really wish we could see some numbers here besides the rankings, like actual sales numbers. The RP industry grew from $15 million to $25 million. How much of that is new D&D players? How much of that is increased sales all around. A lot of the evidence...

Yes, it is. Look at the graph. Notice how there is a GIANT spike in 5e? Notice that there isn't a matching GIANT drop in the other leading systems to match, just slight declines? That means it is all /new/ users. About the same time they launched on Steam and were featured in several prominent...

He didn't say adjust the data, he said check it for errors. When you have any giant spike like that in a data set, you want to find out the /reason/ for a giant spike. As I said above, and others have also said, Fantasy Grounds launched its official 5e support. And then LAUNCHED ON STEAMS FRONT...

Well, I trust the Roll 20 numbers more than these because Fantasy Grounds has an active partnership with 5e. I don't think they are cooking the books, but more that because they actively market and sell official 5e support it would be artificially higher on these platform. However, the Roll 20...

Happy Birthday 5th Edition! I hope you keep getting more awesome!

We have an audio version available on our site for those who would rather listen than watch: http://knowdirectionpodcast.com/2015/07/know-direction-110-nananananananana-bulmahn/

Dahak - Your continued ambiguous non-boycott boycott is passive aggressive as it gets. Either say who it is or quit bringing it up surprised people pay attention to it. This is worse than vague booking.

Then this is a case of someone putting it up for you. This happened with some of my work as well before.

I would find it hard to call any of those 'fan' works with anything but the most technical and finicky of details. This is also making the false assumption that 'fan' work and 'professional' work are mutually exclusive. Look at the video game industry, look at Eldrich. It is every bit a fan...

It is obviously a fantastic product. I was impressed myself. Clearly we need a 'Fan Product' awards in this industry so that we can acknowledge these things without legal issues getting in the way.

I don't really think there is a question. A "Fan Work" is a "Professional" work when it is presented for sale or marketed to compete with other products at that level. It should also be a legal work, for all the reasons we've said above. Once you're asking money, it is professional work...

In our industry the line between professional and fan is so blurry it might as well not exist. The OSR and other works are different because they are LEGAL. They have to make choices and sacrifices because they follow the rule of law. They buy art, they follow licenses. I'm sure Swords &...

Some solid choices.

Compare this game to Ponyfinder, another obvious fandom product that has jumped through many hoops to be able to produce a product that both fills a fan need while respecting IP.

Yeah, lets hope future fan works learn from this. Honestly, this is what happens when you build in someone else's sandbox. No matter how wonderful the castle, you don't own it, and they can knock it down.

I think you made the right call here, and I hate that it has kicked up some sour feelings.

The files are indeed offline.

I hope you aren't intending on removing the files from the website? The quality of your work is not the question here, and I think a lot of people are glad it exists. It is just the ethics of it being in an Industry Award in a category against traditional and legal products. You have to submit...