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AAmphytrion reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General Weapon Mastery - Yea or Nay? with
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I voted no because I feel 5e needs less rules bloat, not more. -
AAmphytrion reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D General Did 5e 2024 Not meet the economic goals set, and if not, why not? with Like.
That's true. We started work in early 2011 on what 5e could be. At the same time, I had to make the case that: Having an active...
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AAmphytrion replied to the thread Spoilers Superman Spoiler Thread.Loved the film. Liked it so much that I won’t list what I liked, because I’d write a whole testament. I have a few very minor...
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AAmphytrion replied to the thread D&D General Did 5e 2024 Not meet the economic goals set, and if not, why not?.I dislike most of the changes, and therefore my groups are not converting. Anecdotally, no one in any of the 3 games I DM has inquired...
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AAmphytrion reacted to Genghis Don's post in the thread D&D General What if the Wind Dukes of Aaqa were actually Djinn? with Like.
1e DMG is the first mention of the wind dukes of Aaqa the 2e adventure box set has much on them, of course. Now to me, the wind is never...
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AAmphytrion replied to the thread D&D General How do devils actually get to the world from hell?.There are many ways, but usually a humanoid or greater devil summons them. The tie-in novels are filled with such examples: Farideh and...
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AAmphytrion reacted to SteveC's post in the thread D&D General D&D Beyond's Users Online Over Last Year with Like.
It will be really interesting to see how much this spikes with upcoming book releases, as well as the starter set. One of the things I...
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AAmphytrion reacted to Abstruse's post in the thread D&D General Dark Horse Comics Signs Deal with Wizards of the Coast with Like.
Dark Horse Comics announced a licensing deal with Wizards of the Coast for new comic books based on Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The...
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AAmphytrion replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head.I think the shift from pre-2020 to post-2020 was pretty stark, not only in design but also in brand management. The concept of...
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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 Like.
Franchise model is how things worked from 2014 to 2020 or so. One group steered D&D and worked with licensees to set up their content...
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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.
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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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...