Search results

  1. Dias Ex Machina

    D&D 5E (2014) Do you ACTUALLY use 3rd Party Books?

    The secret is to see why people bring 3PP books to the table. Is it because the class fits the theme of the homebrew setting? Do the monsters? Or does the player want the class because it is so overpowered...you'd be surprised how few times that reasoning is given and how often role players...
  2. Dias Ex Machina

    D&D General Don't Believe EVERYTHING concerning WOTC and D&D

    So true. I lost friends last year when they were sharing false pro-Ukraine posts. I was trying to explain that sharing lies, even if they are comfortable, hurts the war in the long run. They did not agree, with some claiming that they "choose to believe it".
  3. Dias Ex Machina

    D&D 5E (2014) Do you ACTUALLY use 3rd Party Books?

    Thank you for showing support. We third-party publishers that write for 5E are certainly under a lot of pressure and we can use all the love we can get right now.
  4. Dias Ex Machina

    D&D General Don't Believe EVERYTHING concerning WOTC and D&D

    While clicking on anti-WOTC or anti-D&D social media posts is appealing, remember that algorithms are encouraged by engagement, and negativity feeds better than positivity. Those with popular social media channels know this, which is why it’s in their best interest to feed this narrative. Now...
  5. Dias Ex Machina

    Ultramodern 5 vs everyday heroes

    Also, if you want more variety, we also offer three settings: A full-on mecha space opera called Conestoga A sci-fi fantasy called Paradise and a steampunk setting called Torus
  6. Dias Ex Machina

    Ultramodern 5 vs everyday heroes

    The biggest difference, if I trust what people have told me, is that Everyday Heroes was built from the ground up as a self-enclosed system based on 5E as a spiritual successor for the original 3.5 D20 modern. However, D20 modern back then was not designed to be wholly 100% compatible with 3.5...
  7. Dias Ex Machina

    WotC Walks Back Some OGL Changes, But Not All

    You've made a step, but WOTC has a lot of walking to do. This is stitching a wound while the patient bleeds internally.
  8. Dias Ex Machina

    Ryan Dancey -- Hasbro Cannot Deauthorize OGL

    The OGL was written before Hasbro took them over. It was intended to be irrevocable but that word was missing from the original OGL. As a result, Hasbro believes they have legal grounds to cancel it and end all 3pp support that is not under their complete control. The OGL was absolutely...
  9. Dias Ex Machina

    Ryan Dancey -- Hasbro Cannot Deauthorize OGL

    Another point to consider, back in 2008, when 4E released the GSL, few companies signed on, but one of the few that did was Goodman Games. I was working with them back then, and one of the stipulations about the GSL was a moratorium on releasing adventures. I think you couldn't release books...
  10. Dias Ex Machina

    Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong about the OGL and SRD. Clearing up confusion.

    Another point to consider, back in 2008, when 4E released the GSL, few companies signed on, but one of the few that did was Goodman Games. I was working with them back then, and one of the stipulations about the GSL was a moratorium on releasing adventures. I think you couldn't release books...
  11. Dias Ex Machina

    Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong about the OGL and SRD. Clearing up confusion.

    What is stopping someone from creating a new OGL titled 5.75 and establishing new rules based on OSR that people all find familiar but have enough proper names changed in order to skirt copyright, and then offer that up to everyone for free...
  12. Dias Ex Machina

    Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong about the OGL and SRD. Clearing up confusion.

    Revoking the original 3.5 OGL is going to open up a huge can of worms. I can see their belief behind revoking 1.0A, but the original 3.5? Technically, couldn't you create a 5E product using the 3.5 OGL? Take any two people, like my wife and I. Biologically quite opposite; but we share %99.5...
  13. Dias Ex Machina

    Everyday Heroes, The Rebirth Of d20 Modern: An Interview

    Well, that came from a logistics point of view. Also, sorry for the delay. I just found this. UM5 is just a couple pages below 400. If we added all the 5E rules to not make the core three required, it would be...well...daunting, likely over 500 pages.
  14. Dias Ex Machina

    D&D 5E (2024) What older setting do you want to see next?

    Ultramodern5 -REDUX adds a lot of techno magic to our sci-fi rules.
  15. Dias Ex Machina

    Cyberpunk Edgerunners Mission Kit Announced

    Sorry, I am always late for these sorts of things. First of all, THANKS for the support. Always appreciated. Second, NeuroSpasta is our cyberpunk setting, which we hope to reboot in 2023,
  16. Dias Ex Machina

    Kickstarter (5E) Amethyst - Magic & Technology Collide (Funded!)

    HA HAH. Yeah, I wanted to make sure this book was all it could be, especially since that'll be the baseline going forward.
  17. Dias Ex Machina

    RPG Crowdfunding News – HEROES OF CERULEA, Deadlands, Starlight Arcana, and more

    I know you mentioned it previously, but Amethyst ends next Thursday as well. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diasexmachina/amethyst-5e-fantasy-and-technology-collide-collection
Top