Recent content by FormerLurker

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I dunno. Because it would be nice if everyone did something productive? If we all worked to make a difference instead of infighting? If instead of meaningless gestures that WotC won't notice we focused on the issues we actually could influence. Because all the most passionate people here are...

Don't hold your breath for an effect... I'd love for the OGL 1.0a to stay. But wishes don't accomplish anything.

Which would have been an excellent thing for people to be talking about BEFORE they started filling out surveys instead of the OGL 1.0a (But, realistically, if it's orphaned, no one will sue you if you borrow it, edit it, and re-release it.) And yet no one was hurt or robbed, Paizo is selling...

It was both. D&D shed players and there was fewer people coming in. The hobby was aging and dying.

Yes. Because WotC is significantly larger and even less likely to notice a small PDF of races.

"Someone disagrees with me! They must be fascist!" 🙄

Are you seriously implying the hobbyist 3PP who does books in their freetime as a home business should sue WotC? Paizo has the resources. Name one other 3PP with an actual office and employees not working from home.

A free account can be cancelled. But anyone that has bought any books might be less likely to cancel. And, really, if it includes free accounts and non-subscribers that actually makes the 50k figure less impressive, as it draws from the pool of 10 million-plus users and not the much smaller...

Fear? Uncertainty? Abuse? C'mon of it. You don't get to play the victim card. This hasn't impacted you in the least. Even the actual 3rd Party Publishers are getting out on top with more attention to their products and the potentially more open ORC license. So far, this has been a net...

Do as I say, not as I do? Which is fine. As long as you don't support the game in any way and don't bring new players into the hobby and don't buy any licensed or supporting material like dice and miniatures. Or replacements for damaged books. Or visiting their websites. Even buying 3PP for the...

Fiiiiiiine. "Compatible with the Fifth Edition of the Word's Oldest/ Best/ Most Popular Roleplaying game." I'm sure not actually mentioning "D&D" but just using the same rules and being sold alongside the D&D books will placate upset parents, who are always the most rational individuals in society.

It's not a "lie." It's a dubious legal move. And it's really only that if they don't win: there's lots of lawyers on both sides who can argue one way or another. It'd come down to a judge. WotC wouldn't be attempting this if they weren't certain they had decent odds in court. Not that they...

The junior high I work at started a D&D club this year, and already had enough people for three tables by mid-October. Every year, new kids become old enough to watch Stranger Things or Critical Role for the first time. And WotC is working hard to attract new young players to the "brand" hoping...

It's not really a "boycott" if you're still playing the game and attracting new players to that game. That's like boycotting McDonalds but still eating at the restaurant if someone else pays.