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AAmphytrion reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with
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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... -
AAmphytrion reacted to Sorcerers Apprentice's post in the thread WotC Hasbro Has Invested $1B In Video Games, Including A New D&D Game with
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AAmphytrion reacted to mearls's post in the thread Monty of Dungeon Dudes infuriated at publishers writing own licenses instead of CC – WOTC most permissive with Like.
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...
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AAmphytrion reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with Like.
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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AAmphytrion reacted to timbannock's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with Like.
None of that lessens that WOTC should have suspected success. Sure, probably not the magnitude, but burying the only tie-in deep into...
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AAmphytrion replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head.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...
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AAmphytrion replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head.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...
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AAmphytrion reacted to mearls's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with
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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... -
AAmphytrion reacted to werecorpse's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with Haha.
So does that make me a Franchisee instead of a DM?
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AAmphytrion replied to the thread D&D General What if the Wind Dukes of Aaqa were actually Djinn?.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...
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AAmphytrion reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D General What if the Wind Dukes of Aaqa were actually Djinn? with Like.
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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AAmphytrion reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General More details on what to expect from the Player's Guide to the Forgotten Realms from Polygon, Massive Amount of Spells & Feats with Like.
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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AAmphytrion reacted to mellored's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Undead Army Necromancer is not Designable with Like.
Conjure Animals Undead Horde Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute. You conjure nature spirits mindless undead that appear as a pack...
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AAmphytrion replied to the thread D&D General What if the Wind Dukes of Aaqa were actually Djinn?.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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AAmphytrion reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D General D&D Beyond's Users Online Over Last Year with Like.
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...