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I agree. Also agree. Well, this is the thing about the upcoming OneVTT ecosystem that we don't know for sure... But, this: This will be enforced in some fashion. It'll have to be. The OneVTT ecosystem is being set up specifically to get that 'post-sale' player cheddar. It just doesn't...

Well, here is an except of what was actually said beyond the first clickbait line: https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/dungeons-and-dragons-under-monetised-says-executives This is not mysterious. In full for context: Specifically at 34:08 in...

It's about the IP holder trying to cash in during a limited window, and the licensee avoiding lawfare bullying.

Once something hits public domain, it should be in public domain. Anyone faithful to Howards stories is just as real as anything else. We've certainly have seen several licensed IP "adaptations" that took characters and stories and dragged them through the gutter due to lack of faithfulness to...

I may be a minority opinion on this - but I wouldn't want the current crew at WotC to touch Dark Sun with a ten foot pole. WotC owned IP like Dark Sun, Gamma world, and Star Frontiers would be better off sold to someone who cares about their legacy. That is a pure lawfare extortion racket...

We are discussing the Conan rpg license which both mongoose and modiphius created well selling full rpg lines for. For which there is now a less than six year window to maximize return on the license sales. Is it really so controversial to suggest that a 5e based game might sell just a bit...

A French based company has grown a French-European fan base!? Stay tuned for our next segment where we discuss the wetness of water...

It's interesting to note that it seems this poster glosses over the fact that the whole point of my posts is that the IP holder has less than six years to maximize profits before the Conan IP goes public domain. If one is looking to maximize licensing profits before public domain kicks in; they...

This is the kind of thing that needs to be challenged in court... Because if you "trademark" the right names, it essentially amounts to unlimited copyright.

Neither would I... That kind of lawfare will work until they go against someone with deep pockets. But they haven't gone after anyone in Europe that is making Conan stuff right now, so hopefully they will not be jerks about it. But IMHO; The idea of trademarks based on public domain material...

Well, they won't be releasing their Picts book, obviously they had plans to continue... But the IP holder might have thought that the line was played out and with less than 6 years left to cash in - made it not worth modiphiuses while to renew. A new Conan RPG = more sales... Silly. They have...

For everyone that says they won't buy it if it's 5e, there are at least ten more that will buy if it is 5e. And if they don't want a 5e version, a 3e version isn't going to make them not want to see a "D&D" version of a Conan RPG any less... 5e Adventures in Middle Earth blew away the sales of...

Nobody cares about that. They can make a kickass 3e derived system for Conan, and it will not matter. Because it will be perceived as not being part of the current 5e ecosystem. The narrative will go something like this: "Why are they basing this on an obsolete version of D&D? Why not 5e...

A big mistake if so. Granted, Dark souls had its issues and diverged in significant ways from 5e - But it still had the "5e Compatible" label on it, which did generate interest for the game. If Monolith really does a 3e derived game - It will come out that it's 3e derived. And people online...

I think that a large part of the reason for this comes from the IP holder. R.E. Howard's Conan goes full tilt public domain in 2028. (It's already public domain in some European countries, I know that Chuck Dixon is doing new Conan stories for a Italian based webcomics publisher.) They have a...

This is a non issue in skill based games. I think that it is largely a matter of conflicting expectations due to the way D&D scales combat damage and HP, vs. its skill progression. ^This^ You do not roll unless the PC is having to perform under stress of some kind, and failure is meaningful...

Because barring 4e, D&D has managed to be 'good enough' for the majority of its player base. Being First + Good Enough = No can Defend. Because being first is VERY powerful when it comes to RPG's. By 2e D&D had already cemented its market leader position. And the network effect of being the...

In my opinion; CR is impossible to get right. Too many variables, too many moving targets. At best they can only give you a rough guideline to bounce your game experience off of. Literally their plan.

Evidently they all very much wanted to though... And they should be combined or eliminated altogether as needed. Of course not! I have my preferences but I'm not delusional. If anything, I fully expect WotC to add new races and sub-variants as often as they think that they can get away...

Yes, that thing. If it is better than what I said, then that's what I meant! ;) That's the thing. WotC said that their average "campaign" lasts something like six sessions. I just don't see how that is enough time to engage enough players to become the hobbyist GM's that will support the...