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And those other companies/publishers shouldn't get a free pass to do this either. WotC can reap what it sows.

Not in a million years WotC!

I had to nerf/ban/houserule a lot of stuff to make it work. Was way too much effort IMO when the game could have been much easier to run in 2e or 3.5e where all of that work has been done already. If I was to use a non-D&D game for it I'd likely go with Forbidden Lands or Savage Worlds. 5e is...

As someone who has run it with 5e, I can agree with that feeling. If I ran it again, it would be 2e using the original books, or 3.5e using Athas.org's awesome conversion.

I went all in on the Savage Worlds Sci-Fi Companion. That thing is going to be huge. The Shrike almost got my money too, but I already have too many OSR adventures backed.

WotC has been trending towards digital only since they bought D&D Beyond and announced their VTT. This is aligns with all of their monetization talk, Microsoft CEO's, the recent layoffs, the changes to their publishing contracts, and so on. The writing's on the wall. My guess is by the end of...

This might be a pilot product for just that. But I'm expecting to see this become the norm for WotC by next year.

Personally I haven't had chance to play 1e, but 2e was my first RPG and I was instantly hooked. Especially settings like Dark Sun and Birthright. That love continued into 3.5e (and Pathfinder) and that love persists to this very day (for those editions). Tried 4e as a DM and while it was easier...

Because D&D encompasses all editions as well as the OSR and similar clones. It's not just Hasbro, WotC, 5e, or 6e.

Hasbro and WotC I refuse to support in any way whatsoever. 5e is played out. Played it as a player and GM for a few years, it got boring fast, and I'm well on to other games and systems now.

Nope. Not touching any of it.

I agree with you on both counts.

I'm hoping to run FL soon as well. My players just need to become more open to new games, so I'll have to wow them with a one shot or something.

I will likely back this. I was on the fence with the original Coriolis books but this looks like a good starting point with a refreshed set of rules. And I love Forbidden Lands as well, so if this is anything like that, then I'm all in.

Not gonna lie, I have bought almost every single Demon Lord book and supplement that's out there, but when I saw the early drafts of this I just asked myself "why would I want this?". Rob Schwalb is an amazing game designer but I think I have everything I'd want in SotDL, so I'm happy that I...

So they already lied about it back then.

Hardly nothing. But you're free to draw your own conclusions from it.

That's correct. These are predictions backed up by warning signs from last year and early this year. There is no public statement (yet) stating that WotC are doing a full stop on physical products, but the clues/red flags are written on the wall. Ending the Penguin distribution contract. Hiring...

Incorrect. They are releasing the core rulebooks in physical, which will sell. Everything after those will see decreasing sales. It happened with 5e and every edition prior to that. Subscription (potentially multiple tiers) is why. Corporations don't want spikes of revenue only when new...