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Most of my books are in epub to give a stand alone flexible format for computers and mobile devices. I’ve also started releasing books in markdown for Obsidian or other markdown systems. This avoids the need for a centralized service line Beyond to be the only place.

What about stand alone formats like markdown or epub?

Ha! I'm literally working on one right now.

This is a question I often ask myself, but now, with the release of the D&D 2024 books, I think it's a good time to ask it again: What do we think the RPG hobby needs now? What's missing? What would make it easier for new players to get into the hobby? What makes it easier for existing players...

I’m running Tales of the Valiant for my Sunday game and we’re really enjoying it. I don’t know that I have anything remarkable to say except that we dig it. I think having weapon masteries as a trade off for damage is a good move. I love the luck system so much I’ve replaced inspiration with...

Don't get me wrong, I love the hell out of BG3 too, but there's something fun to playing Solasta with some built-in 5e system mastery for me.

The PHB errata has the following in it: "APPENDIX B: "CREATURE STAT BLOCKS" All Stat Blocks (pp. 346-359). All stat blocks in appendix B have been replaced with the Monster Manual (2025) versions." That doesn't tell us what changed for these monsters. There's no way for us to tell without...

@LaTia J Sorry to summon you twice in one day but I have another piece of feedback on the 2024 PHB errata. Please list the specific changes to the stat blocks in the PHB. Saying that they've been replaced with the monster manual stat blocks doesn't help players who don't have the monster manual...

There are ways to designate what parts of a work are released under a CC license but it is much easier to just publish a separate document with the stuff you want to release. This is also the case with the OGL and ORC, though – it's exactly what both WOTC and Kobold Press did anyway. Speaking...

I’ve started playing Solasta in earnest and I’m really enjoying it. I dare say it’s a more faithful interpretation of 5e rules than Baldurs Gate 3!

Paging @LaTia J! Please pass along that it would be really great for the community if the “Tough” feat got added to the 5.2 SRD. It’s a simple feat that works well for newer players or simplified characters because it’s “always on” and can be wired in as a nice default feat. It has barely any...

Kobold Press held back mechanics from Tales of the Valiant when publishing the Black Flag SRD. They could do this because the 5.1 SRD used CC BY. So they themselves held back things like extra subclasses and some monsters but then require publishers downstream to publish all mechanics. I think...

I know of two big RPGs that built products on the 5.1 SRD CC BY license and then limited the release of their own products to more bespoke licenses but I don’t have much of a problem with it because the core stuff is still available under the 5.1 SRD. I’m not crazy about Kobold Press using...

I’ll check out Prodeus

Ruins of the Grendleroot, my book of ten adventures set in the subterranean realm of BlackClaw Mountan for 5e, is on sale for $5! This ebook bundle includes Ruins of the Grendleroot in epub, PDF, and Markdown along with an art and map pack usable on the VTT of your choice. Across these ten...

Many DM Guild creators claimed that the DM's Guild offered better visibility than other platforms but there was never a way to actually prove this because you can't publish the same product on multiple platforms. In the early days of the DM's Guild, WOTC claimed that it was their way to identify...

in my games I give out single use magic items which have more flavor than a scroll but can cast a single spell one time. I took this idea from Cyphers in Numenera. Here’s more about it: https://slyflourish.com/relics.html These have been great additions to my game. They can be really...

5e is the overarching open ruleset platform now. A bunch of games are built off of that platform including: 1. Level Up Advanced 5e (or A5E) 2. Tales of the Valiant (ToV) 3. 2014 D&D 4. 2024 D&D It also has several system reference documents available under various licenses: 1. 5.1 SRD 2. 5.2...

One thing to consider, which I considered when I put out my own CC documents, is that it's a big risk to put anything into the CC because you can never take it back out again. If, for some reason, you really wished you hadn't put something in, there's no great way to remove it again. You might...

Looking at their SRD 5.2 FAQ, they say this: Why is [class, spell, monster, etc.] not in SRD 5.2? SRD 5.2 includes a wide range of content from the 2024 core rulebooks, but some classes (such as the Artificer), species (like Aasimar), and monsters (including the Beholder) have been excluded...