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  1. Remathilis

    D&D General D&D Archetypes that spread out to other settings and media

    It's a chicken or the egg scenario. As mentioned later, D&D absorbed a lot of myth and fantasy and regurgitated it into other media. For example, the monk class is clearly based on all manner of kung fu pop culture, but unarmed Eastern fighting types being common in all manner of RPGs from Final...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

    I mean, so is a utterly incompatible 6e that forces you to start your collection over again. 5.5 was a compromise between trying to innovate enough to justify a new PHB without sacrificing sales of their settings and supplements.
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    D&D General D&D Archetypes that spread out to other settings and media

    Where do you start? The warrior/healer/mage/sneak dynamic of classes. The shape changing druid. Death knights. Color coded elemental dragons. D&D was unique that it was a shameless rip off of so much media but itself became the backbone of adventures gaming (both TT and video) that it's hard...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

    That was a a NEVER going to fly. Reprint the core books with new art and it would be labeled a soulless cash grab. You'd have to change the book to account for the new art and the minute you touch the PHB, people are going to demand functional errata. Races at the very least would need to be...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

    I think the issue is that you are equating your opinion of 5.24 (that you have little interest) into a general status (WotC is in spaghetti mode while developing a D&D you'd prefer) and that doesn't jive with what others are seeing. It's fine to not like 5.24 or 5e altogether, but that's not...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

    The beauty of a cynics perspective is that you can rationalize away pesky facts that get in your way. Not releasing new stuff? Working on 6e. Releasing new stuff? Trial balloons for 6e. Crunch light? Filler while busy working on 6e. Crunch heavy? Testing new stuff/throwing stuff at the wall for...
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    D&D General MtG x D&D Secret Lair: Roll for Initiative Superdrop

    Damn I really am trying to convince myself I don't need that Strahd drop...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

    Three D&D Beyond exclusives. They aren't the only Beyond or Digital exclusives. The Mortuary for Planescape is one, there are four Monster mini books, the Vecna book and the HoT tie ins. And they were doing digital supplements as far back as The Tortle Package. Oh yeah, such as rush job to put...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Official WotC 5e pdfs

    Seeing as WotC doesn't view them as separate, I'm guessing you're going to have to wait until an incompatible 6e to get all the 5e books in PDF
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    D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

    Clearly he thinks the last year was just fancy reprints of the PHB, DMG, MM, SCAG and RftLW...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

    At the very least, I expect three years of solid releases before any serious reevaluating happens. Then another couple years for them to do internal design and announcements, followed by a huge playtest schedule. There is absolutely no way in 2026 they are winding down production already. We...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

    The answer inevitably ends up "I don't like it, so it failed and I'm waiting for the next new hype."
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    Wizards Hires Erin Roberts as Game Designer for D&D

    Stoker added the cowboy because he thought it would help sell the novel in America. Ironic since he's the first character dropped in almost all adaptations...
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    WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule

    It's rumor, grain of salt and all. Honestly, I'd love a 5e compatible TES game. Bethesda x WotC. Probably be here faster than TES 6 . But I meant Daggerheart
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    WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule

    He is doing a setting for Daggerfall right now, which some have speculated involves some ideas from his Eberron pitch that didn't get used in the final version.
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    WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule

    Quickstone is mostly compatible with 2024; it was written while the books were still being worked on and while most of the PC rules are compatible, the monsters and magic items feel weirdly in-between (for example, a few monsters still use resistance to adamantine weapons which isn't really a...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Exploring Eberron 2024 -- Gnolls and other gnew character options

    Aasimar from the Beastlands: welcome back ardlings!
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