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Shardstone replied to the thread D&D (2024) Some Terms Removed From 2024 SRD... But Is 'D&D' Really Supposed To Be In There?.Honestly, yes, but lots of people are afraid of it even though it isn't something to be afraid of. -
Shardstone replied to the thread D&D (2024) Some Terms Removed From 2024 SRD... But Is 'D&D' Really Supposed To Be In There?.This is it. I can't say that my book is a first party D&D book, but I can say that my books is meant to be played with D&D or compatible...
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Shardstone reacted to Yaarel's post in the thread D&D (2024) Some Terms Removed From 2024 SRD... But Is 'D&D' Really Supposed To Be In There? with
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Maybe, one cannot misrepresent a product because of trademark, but one can say more clearly the indy content is "compatible with D&D"... -
Shardstone reacted to Yaarel's post in the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""" with Like.
If an indy publishes content for 2014, I feel it is the responsibility of the indy to update it for 2024 (if the goal is to stay...
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Shardstone reacted to LordEntrails's post in the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""" with Like.
Backwards compatibility was always a marketing slogan. It's there to keep the consumers from shouting Money Grab! and to minimize...
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Shardstone reacted to Twiggly the Gnome's post in the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""" with Like.
I still think they had no intention to substantially changing the way wildshape works. They threw out a really terrible version of...
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Shardstone reacted to Chaltab's post in the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""" with Like.
I think the biggest thing is that they wanted to maintain compatiblitly with 3rd party content, especially subclasses. When you change...
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Shardstone replied to the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""".Part of the reason I feel they didn't spark joy is because they came out of nowhere and with little to support them. It was as if WotC...
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Shardstone replied to the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""".But with the proposed changes in early UA -- class groups, for example -- how does that prevent you from using content with minor tweaks?
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Shardstone replied to the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""".I'm not sure what your assassin example proves or what you're getting at, and I have no idea what you're responding to with the third line.
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Shardstone reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""" with Like.
That so little changed from the half-baked bastion rules to what we got in the DMG, I think WotC was gaslighting the public rather than...
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Shardstone reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""" with Like.
I always considered backwards compatibility overrated. Compatibility with adventures, yes, but with classes / subclasses, no. They...
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Shardstone reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""" with Like.
Yes. Preventing more players and referees from freaking out. A lot of them still freaked out about the new edition, but a lot more would...
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Shardstone reacted to jgsugden's post in the thread D&D (2024) 2024 - Do magic weapons bypass resistance now? with Like.
Again, you're entirely missing my point when you jump to this as your first argument. Wolves are pretty pointless foes when your PCs...
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Shardstone replied to the thread D&D 5E I feel like the surveys gaslit WotC about """"Backwards Compatibility"""".I'm not sure you groked my point. I never said there would be issues. But there wouldn't be issues if we had standardized subclasses...