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I'm not unsympathetic. But to WotC a sale is a sale. WotC suits don't differentiate things they way you or I would. They see money hit the WotC accounts - they see support for them. Lots of small fry are gonna get screwed over by WotC revoking the OGL that people used in good faith.

No it won't. People are grossly underestimating the amount of people that: 1- Have no idea that that the current OGL nonsense is even going on, and will keep buying WotC D&D. 2- The amount that know, don't care, and will continue to consume WotC D&D anyway... People forget how long 4e stayed...

My first poll; So exciting! By all means continue to use the books you have, and enjoy what you and your group are doing. Nothing wrong with that. That being said; Given the current OGL kerfuffle...

Hasbro/WotC are just trimming the fat imho. In the investor call Cocks said that on the hasbro side they were trimming everything down to just 8 profitable core brands, and focusing on them. Letting go of e-one and trimming the video game side just seem to be part of that. They don't really...

One of the big factors with making a 2e was the fact that 1e was released over 3 years MM, then PHB, with the DMG last. By the time the DMG was released - which had most of the rules putting the game together: MM, and PHB had already been out, and most active groups were already playing D&D...

I have no doubt that your players will not budge, no matter what. So out pure of curiosity here: 5e is actually a deceptively decently complex game once you get in to the different classes with their associated little subsystems like sorcerers points... but 5e is essentially Stat + Mod + d20...

Smacks of a whining player trying to claim 'backsies'. Just pure 'But, but, but,...' logical pleading trying to emotionally blackmail the GM so that they don't do anything bad to their precious PC. There are no backsies in RPG land for character actions. "I imagine my character is wearing...

Being outsold by a clone of the previous edition was an unacceptable situation - even though they were only getting outsold by a little bit. D&D outsells its nearest competitors by orders of magnitude. It is not a first among equals RPG IP.

In my personal experience much of that has to do with a lot of managers largely having never having actually worked in the departments that they are put in charge of. (Lots of lateral moves of people with finance and business management degrees...) Modern Corporations also do not value...

For Corporations, just being profitable isn't enough sometimes as well. I'm fairly positive that Hasbro had set certain ROI thresholds. And if their 'opportunity cost' thresholds were not met - they pull the plug based on the idea that they could make 'more money' investing in something else.

Agree with the hot take, but I feel your breakdown misses some fundamental issues: 1- The Abandonment of Morale rules had a profound impact on combat in the game - as well as tying XP to mostly monster killing. 2- The Abandonment of Hit Dice limits - after 9hd you got a static +1, +2 or +3 hps...

IMO; Potaoto, potahto; who was at the WW helm is a side show - it said WW on the tin, and it happened. #2 game run down into irrelevance. Same with all the non-D&D hobby big names from the 90's. Almost all those companies either went under, changed hands, or are shells of what they used to be...

Another hard disagree. I still don't want to derail the thread - feel free to PM if you want a spirited debate.

It is quite impressive when looked at in hindsight. They took the perennial #2 RPG company in the world, and reduced it to a company catering to the few remaining faithful thru kickstarter...

I disagree. Corporations are state created entities given special liability protections that small mom and pop businesses do not enjoy; insulating themselves from many of the effects of market forces, and thus very anti-capitalist. But I suspect we define certain terms very differently, and...

That's Corporatism. A very different thing... In Gygax's defense; even he was taken aback by the demand for campaign settings and Lore. Which is why he finally did Greyhawk. There is, and will always be, a subset of the hobby that very much does want the RPG company to do their imagining for...

Well, that's the kicker. Like I said; the corporate-speak is strong. They are not going to spell it out for you. People seem to be hanging their hat on her word choice when she says that the "D&D as a BRAND is under-monetized." In spite of having the audio linked with a time stamp to go to -...

In my opinion; The repeated referencing of the single "under monetized" quote is a red herring - distracting from what the real discussion should be about. The real talking point is when she goes on to say the following* after referencing the buyout of D&DBeyond: Miss Williams At 34:08 in...

Letting the licenses lapse and not renewing them when they come up is also another tactic I see WotC using. I do not believe that people previous purchases will be deleted from FG or R20. But eventually, access to DnD Beyond stuff will be cut off unless you are on the OneVTT. I expect any...

I'd keep it as simple as possible. Roll Advantage for damage. Done as part of the damage roll, and less mathy as you are just looking for the bigger number. Quick and clean during actual play, and gives the PC a tangible benefit.