D&D 5E I'll make my own Fifth Edition.

[ZombieRoboNinja]

The PHB is a big, pretty book that took a lot of talented people a lot of work to make. Artists, designers, writers, editors. I'm sure most of them love their jobs, but they also love food on the table. So you might want to hold off on your demands that everything is free forever until after the socialist revolution has alleviated their need to get paid.

 

[GameOgre]

It's never the HAVE people wanting everything to be free it's always the HAVE NOT's. As soon as the HAVE NOT's create wonderful works from their own imaginations by there own sweat and toil they suddenly HAVE and dislike the idea of it being stolen or themselves being unable to use their hard work to get ahead.

 

[Alzrius]

1.) The term you are looking for is not "Public Domain." Its "Open Licensed". Public Domain means nobody owns the trademark to the material and you can do what you want with it. (For example: the character of Sherlock Holmes or Count Dracula).

Depending on what the U.S. Supreme Court decides, Sherlock Holmes might not be in the public domain in the United States yet.

 

[Wrathamon]

The PHB is a big, pretty book that took a lot of talented people a lot of work to make. Artists, designers, writers, editors. I'm sure most of them love their jobs, but they also love food on the table. So you might want to hold off on your demands that everything is free forever until after the socialist revolution has alleviated their need to get paid.

"They should be doing the art for others to enjoy! Gaming should be free for all, and if you dont want to make something for others to enjoy for free then you shouldnt be making it. Don't use this medium for paying for rent, food, clothes and other trivial things like dice and games."

that is my interpretation of what the original poster is barking ...

removed rest for I can't stand threads like this and dont feel like getting banned for getting pissed off over how cheap or moral superior people can be.

 

[Dungeonosophy]

Where do you live where you can't get the books off of amazon for $30 each? That's pretty much as cheap as any of the books have ever been.

Oh, that's not as steep. $90 is quite different than $150. Still, seeing the price-tag of the Adventurer's Handbook ($40)and Princes of the Apocalypse ($50) evoked sticker shock, since the DMG isn't even out yet.

It's not only about the price though.

 

[variant]

"They should be doing the art for others to enjoy! Gaming should be free for all, and if you dont want to make something for others to enjoy for free then you shouldnt be making it. Don't use this medium for paying for rent, food, clothes and other trivial things like dice and games."

that is my interpretation of what the original poster is barking ...

removed rest for I can't stand threads like this and dont feel like getting banned for getting pissed off over how cheap or moral superior people can be.

It makes no sense. If it wasn't for profit, D&D wouldn't exist today. It would have remained as some insignificant obscure house rules for wargaming in Gary Gygax's home. There would never have been TSR or AD&D.

 

[Agamon]

Oh, that's not as steep. $90 is quite different than $150. Still, seeing the price-tag of the Adventurer's Handbook ($40)and Princes of the Apocalypse ($50) evoked sticker shock, since the DMG isn't even out yet.

It's not only about the price though.

So, why not get the core rules and make up everything else? That's what I'm doing. My campaign is adventures of my own making in the FR, using 3e FR books I already own.

All this other stuff is just extra and unnecessary, unless you want to pay for it. And if it's really some anti-capitalist stance, why use books that you bought in the past? It looks like a arbitrary line drawn in the sand. Kinda like being a vegan, except for when you go out with friends.

 

[Haffrung]

Cool. So are you gonna make 'your own' fifth edition publicly available? Because if you are, I'd just like to throw it out there that I appreciate top-notch layout and editing. Also, lots of awesome artwork. Cheers!

 

[Dungeonosophy]

I note that one of the games on your list (The One Ring) is certainly not open source and has a suggested retail price well over $50.

I am curious, given the strong opinions expressed in the essay, how or why this game made it into your library.

I understand that if someone offers a new and different point of view, they will be personally scrutinized. It's good to discern where there is hypocrisy.

I don't claim to be the Walking Embodiment of Free Culture. Like anyone else, my realization and resolve unfold over time. I already owned The One Ring before I came to practice this resolve in regard to Hasbro. I'm practicing personal progress, not perfection.

And I have conceived of an Open Source "version" of Middle-earth. So far, it's only a one-line sketch on my frontpage:

"Middenyard: a pluri-system open-source fictional world inspired by Middle-earth. With Open Game Rules based on the latest iteration of D&D."

 

[Morrus]

Well, The Dark Knight took only $185 million to make - you're off by a factor of 10.

Obvious hyperbole is obvious.