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Parmandur replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].THAC0 is elegant and mathematically beautiful, but not intuitive for evedybody. The 5E system is essentially just THAC0 with the numbers... -
Parmandur reacted to guachi's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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Saying you found THAC0 impenetrable when it's a simple subtraction (or addition if AC was negative) contradicts being no slouch at math... -
Parmandur replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].Not in B/X, it didn't. It gives super abilities, but it does not bring Strength up that way. AD&D was also a mistake. :p
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Parmandur replied to the thread What videogames are you playing in 2026?.That seema like special pleading: an RPG has to have a story, so an example of what is generally agreed to be an RPG that has no story...
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Parmandur replied to the thread What videogames are you playing in 2026?.A Rogue-like is an RPG...? Feels a little "No True Scotsman" - y.
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Parmandur reacted to Hussar's post in the thread WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule with Like.
Having watched the level of kludging that needs to be done just to make bog standard PHB classes work in Fantasy Grounds (it takes fan...
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Parmandur reacted to Morrus's post in the thread WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule with Like.
Well, these are pre-existing products and WotC does all the work to bring them over to DDB. There's no freelancers involved.
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Parmandur reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule with Like.
The one thing I can say with some certainty is that DnDBeyond integration has helped with legitimizing 3pp content with a larger...
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Parmandur reacted to darjr's post in the thread WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule with Like.
It was a “what if”. I’m not really convinced it, in and of itself, is a growth vector.
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Parmandur reacted to darjr's post in the thread WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule with Like.
I’m not talking about dndbeyond lifting other boats, but the magnitude larger player base it might grow. As for 4e choking out others...
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Parmandur reacted to Morrus's post in the thread WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule with Like.
If DDB had 90% of the 3PP market, that would kill anybody not on the platform. WotC would effectively control the market. Remember...
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Parmandur reacted to mamba's post in the thread WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule with Like.
I would definitely make that a longterm goal if I were WotC, and start with bringing the 5e-adjacent ones on board
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Parmandur reacted to bedir than's post in the thread WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule with Like.
One thing I initially overlooked is that depth of content is for Q1 only. It's a lot!
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Parmandur reacted to darjr's post in the thread WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule with Like.
I wonder if dndbeyond is the future of sales and growth in D&D and if so by how much? If it helps the player base grow by a magnitude I...
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Parmandur reacted to Morrus's post in the thread WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule with Like.
Indeed. The market leader also having a gatekeeping power over the broader industry would be an issue. That said, our conversation...