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Absolutely. I was intending to emphasize how most of the creativity in software is on the development side, while with role-playing players and DMs exercise a much greater degree of creativity in their consumer role. I'm not sure there are many other hobbies that can compare to that actually...

I think role-playing is a much more inherently creative exercise than engaging with any current form of digital entertainment--even for players.

In case nobody brought it up, the 3e Draconomicon goes fairly deep into dragon physiology. There are a few different points that relate to flight, but the most important one is that they have an internal organ (with a faux Latin name) that channels elemental energy, which empowers both their...

Of course it's worth noting that there was one significant change they made to crew function for the 5e interpretation, and that makes 2e numbers irrelevant. In 2e, you needed crew to properly maneuver the ship. While a single spelljamming pilot could technically fly it by themselves, without a...

Summary of relevant points: 1) The OGL 1.0a is still going to be de-authorized for new products. 2) There is a new license that only permits you to use the things that are already the most clearly not copyrightable. 3) The new license specifically claims as D&D identity things that have been...

I don't think they can give up on the de-authorization element without totally going back to the drawing board on their plans going forward. I say this not because of any sort of insight into how all the details would interact, but because that is the one giant, important element that they...

Our group has been trying to figure out something to do when someone has to cancel last minute, and we had the idea of running some one-shots (generally not D&D for these purposes). The problem is that one of the group most likely to do that doesn't want to have to come up with a story. So I...

I think there have been a couple of leadership changes since then.

Thanks for posting this topic on the front page. I know it's one of, if not the, biggest issues with what WotC is doing, but a lot of people didn't pick up on that, so a highly visible targeted topic was well needed.

As a pretty eclectic player interested in trying and playing all sorts of systems, I do think D&D (especially 5.0e--RIP) has a certain magic to it. The rules have some rough edges, but the relative efficiency provided by the interaction of complexity with design goal is pretty high. In other...

They cannot obtain it, despite attempts, because WotC refuses to grant it to them. For some reason they don't want to enter a formal agreement with a VTT that is likely bigger than Fantasy Grounds at this point Personally I hope they continue not to long enough for me to import all my content...

And subject to content alteration or deletion at any time.

Maybe if we're really fortunate, the most financially successful OGL dependent players will successfully bring an antitrust suit against D&D. If it's finally gotten big enough, maybe Hasbro will have succeeded themselves right out of the ability to exercise the market control they wish.

Yep, that works.

Normally I'm pretty good about answering survey questions by their own rules and expectations, but I found I couldn't really work with this question: "I am pleased with the existing maneuvers for the ________ Combat Tradition in the Adventurer's Guide, regardless of whether more options...

Prediction 1: WotC will come up with a DM-less way to play using D&D Beyond. This will help them get more money directly from players. We could probably pre-emptively start a placeholder thread for the topic, lol. Prediction 2: Someone will come up with an AI assistant GM that will provide...

Do you give casters some other sort of benefit to make up for the loss of their assumed default power level that is based on being able to cast a spell every round? If not, do you reduce the power level of non-casters in some way also? Or do you consider casters are too powerful compared to...

I've never read a detailed on the ground examination of what life in Istar looked like (it may have been written, but I've only looked at the overviews of some gaming sources), but I make some assumptions that are probably at least subtle changes from original intent, and it makes it work out...

5e actually says a god can have different power levels in different worlds. It also described lesser deities, greater deities, and demigods, as way more fundamentally different from each other than previous editions (in the DMG at least--I'm not sure later products really backed that up). It...

Thanks for all the additional analysis and sample revisions! In thinking about it more, I have some possibilities. The consumable component isn't really a balance factor at higher levels when you can use as much as you need. But it remains a psychological factor (at least in my group that is...