First time it's been this big and over-reaching. First time that I've let any corporation control as much of my hobby interests. First time I've been as dependent on VTTs and online tools to play the game (mostly thanks to the pandemic).First time?
I've been through the transitions from 2E to 3E, 3E to 3.5E, 3.5E to 4E to PF, then to 5E.
Yeah, I've got plenty of material. What I won't have is the ability to actually play any of it. If VTTs shut down - that cuts into my gaming groups. If I can't recruit players because WotC has poo'ed on the community. That means that I will be playing by myself for those decades.Flippancy aside, that's nonsense. WotC isn't coming to your table with attorneys telling you how to play. It's pretty easy to avoid all of this drama by just continuing to use all of your 5e material, and in fact, buying anything for it 3pp that you had your eye on. Most likely, you can get enough material to keep you gaming successfully for decades without needing anything else new from WotC.
They are killing off the industry, and we're all going to be outcasts again.
Hi there. I'm a 3pp content creator. :/It sucks to be a 3pp content creator, but it makes little difference to you as a player.