Paul Farquhar
Legend
The Apparatus from HoGH is mentioned in the campaign setting, and features in the Ravenloft adventure with the Mindflayers.
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D&D 5E 5e most conservative edition yet? (In terms of new settings)
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LuisCarlos17f
Legend
With 3.5 Ed I noticed the challenge to coordinate fluff and crunch when lots of new ideas are added, for example the dragonborn and warlocks in the old-school settings.
WotC could publish a new world every year, like the new kingdoms for Magic: The Gathering, but they want lines to be remembered for year. Some fantasy worlds are fabulous for a epic one-shot story, but not to allow sequels.
WotC is more recycling old ideas or by other source the strategy isn't selling more different but more people buying these. How to explain it? If you are Hasbro and you want to sell more Transformers toys, then it is not about creating new characters but more children buying the figures. And the goal isn't only the TTRPG but it's a multimedia project, with movies, cartoons, comics, novels, videogames and toys.
WotC doesn't have to risk with new lines what can become popular or become a fail. It would be easier to buy some 3PP what has published some insteresting new setting.
I guess WotC wants to create an ultimate universal d20 system, and then adapt famous franchises of videogames or comics. This is a true challenge for game designers because d20 version of Street Fighters can't face Overwatch or Mortal Kombat against monsters of Doom Eternal. The power balance is broken with the firearms and high-tech, and if we talk about superheroes...
WotC could publish a new world every year, like the new kingdoms for Magic: The Gathering, but they want lines to be remembered for year. Some fantasy worlds are fabulous for a epic one-shot story, but not to allow sequels.
WotC is more recycling old ideas or by other source the strategy isn't selling more different but more people buying these. How to explain it? If you are Hasbro and you want to sell more Transformers toys, then it is not about creating new characters but more children buying the figures. And the goal isn't only the TTRPG but it's a multimedia project, with movies, cartoons, comics, novels, videogames and toys.
WotC doesn't have to risk with new lines what can become popular or become a fail. It would be easier to buy some 3PP what has published some insteresting new setting.
I guess WotC wants to create an ultimate universal d20 system, and then adapt famous franchises of videogames or comics. This is a true challenge for game designers because d20 version of Street Fighters can't face Overwatch or Mortal Kombat against monsters of Doom Eternal. The power balance is broken with the firearms and high-tech, and if we talk about superheroes...
Ruin Explorer
Legend
What are you basing this on? To me it looks like WotC's approach with 5E has been the polar opposite of that.
With 3.XE, and the "d20 system" and in general, including Star Wars d20, d20 Modern, d20 Cthulhu, and so on, it looked very much like WotC were indeed trying to find a sort of "generic, universal" mechanic and one which could potentially be very broadly applicable.
Even with 4E, there was 4E D&D, but they were also pushing a lot of boardgames based on 4E mechanics, Gamma World, and so on. It was less than what 3.XE did, by a long way, but still "a thing".
Whereas with 5E, the focus has seemed to be on D&D and only D&D. There are no WotC-made d20 RPGs that aren't D&D. There are no (AFAIK) 5E-mechanics-based boardgames. Just D&D books for D&D. I don't expect to see a "5E Modern" as it were, or a "5E Cthulhu". Even if they got hold of the Star Wars license, would they use 5E mechanics? Maybe, but I'm not certain. I'm not certain they'd even make a play for it (especially given the New Trilogy is done and it may be some time before SW is really "big" again culturally).
atanakar
Hero
YOU want WotC to create one, as you have been saying in your last 100 posts.That is not the same thing.
This doesn't seem obvious at all. Never mind that different genres would also include, by necessity, new mechanics.
Jester David
Hero
They’ve done many a D&D board games, but nothing 5e. The Delve system is more 4e.
I imagine they’re trying not to compete with themselves this time round. Focusing on D&D rather than other games. More content that directs people to D&D rather than side games.
LuisCarlos17f
Legend
Of course you can publish a d20 Call of Chulthu, d20 Star Wars or d20 World of Darkness, but these aren't compatible with each other.
If I was a WotC CEO after D&D the next goal would be a d20 of famous franchises, superheroes comics and videogames, but the system isn't ready to calculate the right XPs reward or challenge rating when characters are too powerful with that "extra help". Have you played "Resident Evil" or "Evil Within". In the begining it's a survival horror where you need a lot of stealth, and later the PC becomes a one-man-army who can face dozens of enemies. Or a Battle Royal when the other player has found the best weapons or armour. Do you remember when Fornite players didn't like the mecha B.R.U.T.E because it was overpowered? Who tries to create a d20 modern videogame will notice it's so easy.
There was UA articles about modern age. This means they have got some project about this.
If I was a WotC CEO after D&D the next goal would be a d20 of famous franchises, superheroes comics and videogames, but the system isn't ready to calculate the right XPs reward or challenge rating when characters are too powerful with that "extra help". Have you played "Resident Evil" or "Evil Within". In the begining it's a survival horror where you need a lot of stealth, and later the PC becomes a one-man-army who can face dozens of enemies. Or a Battle Royal when the other player has found the best weapons or armour. Do you remember when Fornite players didn't like the mecha B.R.U.T.E because it was overpowered? Who tries to create a d20 modern videogame will notice it's so easy.
There was UA articles about modern age. This means they have got some project about this.
Jester David
Hero
I think that was a different era of UA when they were still using it for rando content and sharing home brew before it only became a way to test future content.
In the early days they had a lot more stuff on UA just to put out a monthly UA.
I think that article even said it was someone’s home brew..
It really isn't.
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Thanks for the link. Looks like a lot of work went into that blog post. I mean, I guess now I dont' have to do that work - so thank you
