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    WotC Hasbro CEO optimistic about AI in D&D and MTG’s future

    I don't get this inherent hatred for AI. Unlike blockchain and NFTs (which at their heart aren't bad ideas, the concept of trustless protocols is a good one, but also unfortunately so complicated for an average user that you end up having to put a traditional layer of web2 protocols on top of...
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    Critical Role's 'Daggerheart' Open Playtest Starts In March

    Very interesting read so far, some great ideas (love how Damage Thresholds, HP, Armor and Stress interact), but can already tell there is no way this game would work for my table, as it puts way too much on the players.
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    Critical Role's 'Daggerheart' Open Playtest Starts In March

    Depends on if they decide to expand the core cast. Take the 8 now but add in another 3-4, and you could have two tables (I'm guessing Liam DMs Daggerheart while Mercer sticks with Exandria) of 5pcs playing two nights a week. Because the entire cast is 'full time' they can swap back and forth...
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    D&D General March Madness (D&D Classes) 2024 - Scores and Discussion

    Rather than picking based on popularity, I've tried to imagine who wins in a Level 20 fight between each class, leading to Fighters disproving caster supremacy once and for all! As a side note, would be great fun to have an official Level 20 vs Level 20 PvP cage match for each of these to go...
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    D&D General D&D's Utter Dominance Is Good or Bad Because...

    As long as it's in the same genre, the problem will persist, but EVE online has successfully captured a big share of the MMORPG market by appealing to a completely different group with a different type of game. That's why I'm wondering why no one is seriously going after a Modern Superhero or...
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    D&D General D&D's Utter Dominance Is Good or Bad Because...

    I think as long as competitors create systems that are primarily Medieval/Renaissance Fantasy based, they'll have difficulty with pulling away market share from D&D. That said, I think a good Sci-Fantasy or Modern Superhero Fantasy system would have a shot at capturing total TTRPG market share...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Missing - 2024 Starter Set

    Had forgotten about that, and thinking about it more I guess it really does do the job well enough. Things missing from 2024 like weapons masteries for fighters might just add additional complexity for true beginners that isn't strictly necessary. Still, they could start printing new ones...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Missing - 2024 Starter Set

    DoS is great, but they would need to at least update it with the new 2024 rules for it to still work as a single purchase introduction to the current D&D ruleset, right? Given the shift to the 'multi-verse' as the core setting, I wonder if they might set a new starter adventure in a 'generic'...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Missing - 2024 Starter Set

    Hit me last night that among the 2024 lineup announcements, no mention was made of a 2024 Starter set. Can't imagine there won't be one at all, so wondering if they just haven't locked down a date for it or if instead of coming out before the PHB like the 2014 Starter set did it will come in...
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    WotC Vecna Eve of Ruin: Everything You Need To Know

    She had a pretty big NPC role in Tyranny of Dragons and a cameo in Out of the Abyss. Mentioned in the SCAG as well.
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    WotC Vecna Eve of Ruin: Everything You Need To Know

    Wish works in mysterious ways, I love this set-up! Gonna have to get cranking on Rime of the Frostmaiden to be ready to go!
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    WotC D&D Beyond Update: 2024 Core Rulebooks, Maps, and Third Party Content.

    @Clint_L what do you use for chat/video/voice chat when you use maps? The one thing keeping me on Roll20 right now is the integrated chat/voice/video.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Do you plan to adopt D&D5.5One2024Redux?

    I was wondering something similar, focused more on what DMs will allow for building PCs. A) 2024 Only B) 2014/2024 Mix - DM Custom C) 2014/2024 Mix - PCs fully built with one or the other, including spells, feats, species, backgrounds, MC rules, etc (ie no using 2024 Spells with 2014 base...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Speculating on D&DB 2024 Pricing

    I wasn't thinking that but the analogy does work. After all, on DDB, you do 'lease' the content, you just lease it for as long as the service exists. At any rate, I was responding to your concern that the lower price points would 'devalue' the product. But offering a lower price point to...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Speculating on D&DB 2024 Pricing

    Right, but in this case, the discount is about upgrading to iPhone 15 from 14, rather than setting the price lower. New customers pay the same $29.99 they are now.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Speculating on D&DB 2024 Pricing

    Well, that depends on how many fewer units and how much higher a price. If they convert 100,000 users to 2024 at $19.99 but they would have converted only 60,000 users at $29.99, they're better off at the lower price point. Whatever the price is will be determined by what existing users are...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Speculating on D&DB 2024 Pricing

    I didn't speculate on subscription access and the VTT add ons, which is where I think the attempts to increase monetization will come in. This is more about getting adoption of the 2024 Core rules as quickly as possible, and everything else builds off of that.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Speculating on D&DB 2024 Pricing

    Yes, this is strictly about pricing on D&D Beyond.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Speculating on D&DB 2024 Pricing

    Pure speculation here, but thought it might make for an interesting discussion since this will be the first time that a Core rules revision will be available in a digital format from the start, and with a huge user base. Here's what I'm guessing for the PHB, which is based on believing that...
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