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  1. whimsychris123

    RPG Evolution: Multiverses All the Way Down

    While I appreciate the gist of the article for D&D, I'm not sure I agree. Star Wars did not revert to a multiverse; Disney just decided that the Legends novels weren't canon anymore. And Middle Earth doesn't have a multiverse as far as I know. Since those are two of the largest franchises, I...
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    D&D (2024) New One D&D Playtest Includes 5 Classes & New Weapon Mastery System

    I think they need to come out with a basic version of the game. I guess that's what the starter sets are for, but I'd like to see a dedicated rulebook for beginners. I fear this new version, with its extra feat at 1st level and the various weapon properties, will turn off new gamers with the...
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    Black Flag Project Black Flag Reveal Its Official Title: 'Tales of the Valiant'!

    I hate the name, but I guess you can’t judge a book by its title.
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    D&D General D&D Creator Summit--VTT & One D&D

    I think many people, myself included, were hoping for a more meaty setting book. Technically, 96 pages of setting are 50% more than what we got for Spelljammer, but if you compare it to something like Eberron, which is 320 pages, it's still meager. Even if you remove the bestiary and the...
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    D&D General D&D Creator Summit--VTT & One D&D

    I think it’s more the term “half” because of its real world equivalent. To call someone “half-Black,” for example, assumes whiteness as given. At least, that’s my understanding.
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    D&D 5E D&D Direct: WotC's 2023 Announcement Showcase Livestream

    LOL I must eat my words. It is exactly Tony DiTerlizzi artwork!
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    D&D 5E D&D Direct: WotC's 2023 Announcement Showcase Livestream

    The artwork for Planescape at least looks reminiscent of the original artwork, if not exactly Tony DiTerlizzi.
  8. whimsychris123

    OGL v1.2 Survey Feedback: 'Hasn't Hit The Mark'

    WotC's stance on the OGL 1.0a is to revoke it. The community's stance that the OGL 1.0a should not (and cannot) be revoked. They know this. We know this. This survey feels like a waste of time.
  9. whimsychris123

    WotC Unveils Draft of New Open Gaming License

    The effects of this license on 3rd party publishers seems complicated, definitely to be examined by lawyers. Perhaps how this OGL would actually play out in the community is unknown. I would approach this with some trepidation if I were a publisher.
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    WotC To Give Core D&D Mechanics To Community Via Creative Commons

    I’m not sure you need it. Nobody can stop you from making a chart with 20 levels and descriptions of powers.
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    WotC To Give Core D&D Mechanics To Community Via Creative Commons

    My arcanist casts magic arrow at the bearowl.
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    WotC: We Are Not Making AI Dungeon Masters

    I’ve had to step away from YouTube a bit. Some of the claims by well known YouTubers are starting to sound more dubious, and I think they’re distracting from the main issue, the attempted deauthorization of OGL 1.0. If Wizards decides to forget that “strategy” and shows some good faith by...
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    WotC Talks OGL... Again! Draft Coming Jan 20th With Feedback Survey; v1 De-Auth Still On

    Us: We’re angry you’re dropping the OGL 1.0a that you promised would last forever. 1st apology: We’re sorry that you are choosing to be upset by this. 2nd apology: Take this survey and tell us how you really feel. 3rd (potential) apology: we heard you and we’ve changed whispers very little.
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    WotC Talks OGL... Again! Draft Coming Jan 20th With Feedback Survey; v1 De-Auth Still On

    More smokescreens. They know what we want. They know we know they know. They don’t need a survey.
  15. whimsychris123

    D&D (2024) RPG Evolution: The Art of the Apology

    The deauthorization of 1.0a isn’t “one” of the major concerns, it is THE major concern. If they weren’t trying to do that, everyone would have laughed at their ridiculous “OGL” and moved on and created their games as they wished. By not addressing that issue, the rest is smokescreens. Grade: F
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    Gizmodo Reveals OGL v1.1's 'Term Sheet' Carrots For Selected Publishers

    Imagine a world where WotC had offered to integrate and sell 3pp on D&DBeyond instead of this attempt to overthrow the whole industry. They would have had more people sign up for DDB subscriptions and could have received a commission for sales on their site. That would have furthered their goals...
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    Gizmodo Reveals OGL v1.1's 'Term Sheet' Carrots For Selected Publishers

    It seems like WoC isn’t going to change their mind. This will eventually be settled in a court of law. Can the 1.0a be revoked or not? An entire industry will fall into the hands of a single judge. I hope that judge goes with the intentions of the original OGL. I pretty much have lost faith in...
  18. whimsychris123

    WotC Walks Back Some OGL Changes, But Not All

    When they don't attempt to deauthorize 1.0a and add wording to it (a 1.0b perhaps) that uses the word "irrevocable," I'll be convinced. After that, they can do whatever they want with their "OGL" 2.0.
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    Paizo Announces New Irrevocable Open RPG License To Replace the OGL

    …and that, kids, is how I switched from D&D to Pathfinder.
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    Rumours: WotC Announcement Today; Insider Email Reveals Plans

    Just unsubscribed. I was gonna wait, but this was important. I can always change my mind if things turn out differently. We'll see how it goes!
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