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Larian was 100% clear on what was happening in early access. The fact that it went on to be an even bigger hit than expected was a...
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"In half the time, with half as many developers!"
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Monty of Dungeon Dudes infuriated at publishers writing own licenses instead of CC – WOTC most permissive
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I think the collective D&D community still does not quite grasp how much of a win the OGL issue ended up being. Everyone has crazy open...
Yesterday at 10:57 PM
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It was a massive hit when it went to early access, which lasted more than a year. WotC had ample time to do something more than they...
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None of that lessens that WOTC should have suspected success. Sure, probably not the magnitude, but burying the only tie-in deep into...
Yesterday at 10:14 PM
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Descent Into Avernus was indeed a BG3 tie-in, but one meant for its early access phase (in 2019, if my memory does not fail). Besides...
Yesterday at 8:18 PM
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I think that, in some ways, it’s shocking this hasn’t been the case recently. BG3 came out to resounding popularity, yet there wasn’t...
Yesterday at 7:27 PM
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As another example - the annual events like Tomb of Annihilation are 100% a byproduct of a franchise model. If you liked that era, this...
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So does that make me a Franchisee instead of a DM?
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What if the Wind Dukes of Aaqa were actually Djinn?
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I think you misinterpreted what I was saying (which may have been my fault, by making the response too long). I’m not ignoring Fizban’s...
Yesterday at 6:37 PM
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Thank you for that update. I didn't bring up Tenerbrous, but I am thankful to hear where he stands in the 5e lore.
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More details on what to expect from the Player's Guide to the Forgotten Realms from Polygon, Massive Amount of Spells & Feats
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Piling more character options on top of the existing ones isn't going to solve any of the issues with 2024 5E and will likely exacerbate...
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The Undead Army Necromancer is not Designable
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Conjure Animals Undead Horde Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute. You conjure nature spirits mindless undead that appear as a pack...
Yesterday at 6:43 AM
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I think you are getting caught up on a distinction that both Fizban's and the DMG delineate about how humanoids and dragons see Bahamut...
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The graph below was sent to me by Alexander Fredstie who has been logging D&D Beyond's online user count over the last year. The graph...
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