Dungeonosophy
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I assume that DM's Guild is profitable for WotC. It seems like an easy source of income for WotC. And a great format for fan-publishing. Which sustains long-term interest in the hobby. And the fan-products probably serve as a synergistic boost to WotC's core products. Rising waters raise the biggest ship. A win-win-win situation.
Why not expand this fan-publishing model into D&D novels and short-stories?
There already exists a platform for this...Kindle Worlds.
There's a Wikipedia article about Kindle Worlds here.
There's a list of all the Kindle Worlds IPs (so far) here.
Hasbro already has opened the G.I. Joe IP to Kindle Worlds. Why not the D&D IP next? Or at least Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft -- the two worlds which have been opened to DM's Guild so far. If Mearls' team pushed for it, it seems it'd be an easy green-light. GI Joe and DM's Guild are both precedents.
Of course I'd prefer all of the D&D Worlds be immediately opened up, but if Mearls' team is doing a planned roll-out (Forgotten Realms, the Ravenloft, then...), then open up each subsequent world to DM's Guild and Kindle Worlds at the same time.
Kindle Worlds fits with our D&D kit-bashing culture.
Why not expand this fan-publishing model into D&D novels and short-stories?
There already exists a platform for this...Kindle Worlds.
There's a Wikipedia article about Kindle Worlds here.
There's a list of all the Kindle Worlds IPs (so far) here.
Hasbro already has opened the G.I. Joe IP to Kindle Worlds. Why not the D&D IP next? Or at least Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft -- the two worlds which have been opened to DM's Guild so far. If Mearls' team pushed for it, it seems it'd be an easy green-light. GI Joe and DM's Guild are both precedents.
Of course I'd prefer all of the D&D Worlds be immediately opened up, but if Mearls' team is doing a planned roll-out (Forgotten Realms, the Ravenloft, then...), then open up each subsequent world to DM's Guild and Kindle Worlds at the same time.
Kindle Worlds fits with our D&D kit-bashing culture.