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...what weird things have you heard?.. ...last i read, the TTRPG was tracking for retail release and i haven't read any indications that the CRPG isn't doing likewise...the only weird part i'm aware of is that the TTRPG isn't being developed under the direct auspices of wizards of the coast...

...when public discourse regarding CRPGs became more common than that regarding TTRPGs, the distinction became relevant: a substantial portion of the general population presumes that the term RPG, without qualification, refers to videogames...

(...i'll always call them modules and trust younger folks to translate from old-folk-vernacular in their heads...)

...we used to click (actually slide; the mechanism was pitiful) these booklets right into our trapper-keepers...

...i do understand your design goals, as well as the marketing reasons why you've labelled it thusly; i'm speaking to my first reaction if i were to stumble upon the project absent insider-context...

...oh i don't disagree, which is why i make a point about material expressly for 5.24; generic 5e is fine but 5.24 mechanics carry homework and genre assumptions i'd rather not bother with in a market saturated with other options... (mind, none of this speaks specifically to this project...

...yeah, i generally avoid anything expressly designed for 5.24 and those stickers convey a strong impression that any other 5e ecosystem compatibility is a squint-and-it's-close-enough afterthought... ...regardless: modules are great!..the market's gone through a weird lifecycle where the...

...oh, i don't expect them to treat the anniversary as a motivational factor for that update, more a banner of convenience when the brand happens to be due its seven-year-refresh; twice each fifteen years...

...yeah, once they have the third-party D+D community substantially locked into the platform, it'll be easy to drag that community along whatever shifts in monetisation best serve hasbro's interests...

...based upon historic product life-cycles, D+D will be due for a brand refresh in 2031, just in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of B/X and mystara... ...the next edition will just be called dungeons & dragons (again), no version number, but a six will be buried somewhere in indicia...

...they already have a name: VTT + RPG = VTTRPG or VTRPG for short...

...p'kunkpunk: trash-talking space hippies with revivify as a cantrip...