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ORCUS is incredibly impressive, but it isn't a retroclone in the same sense that OSRIC is, because it had to rename and re-do...

This is kind of the white whale. I don't know that 1e and 2e really mean that much any more, because fans have long since done...

You can do it with 4e and people have. I believe it was ORCUS. Here is an EnWorld article on it: Introducing Orcus -- a 4E retroclone

Appreciate the update, but for those of us who have been following this closely, we have been waiting since Kyle Brink announced that...

They can’t revoke the OGL They couldn’t then, and they can’t now. :)

OSE and OSRIC don’t seem to be holding back. Neither Shadowdark or many others. I want to see it too but I’m not sure it’s entirely...

Eventually, yes. It’s just a question of manpower. It’s not something we can use volunteers for.

Similar enough for a layman’s purposes. They both serve the same function. There are nuances but they’re a bit in the weeds.

Working on a project right now targeted for this. Won't be ready in time but I'm excited for the 5.2 SRD.

The new version of the System Reference Document, which provides guidelines on how to make material compatible with D&D's revised 5th...

The OGL has been largely poisoned now, anyway. A lot of people are avoiding it. So, mission accomplished I guess!

The System Reference Document 5.2--the tool which helps developers create third-party content using the Dungeons & Dragons core rules...

Wow. The two Grandaddies of 5E both going. Colour me shocked. I suspect this will be a herald of great change. Whether you like that or...

I'm not certain what it is, but clearly something is going on for so many high-level people to be leaving all at once.

WOW! I was not expecting that. 1) Speaking to Screen Rant about the pair's departures from the company, Wizards of the Coast’s VP of...