Paul Farquhar
Legend
Rivers of London. But since it regularly mentions D&D it would be recursive and vanish into a black hole.
WotC D&D Universes Beyond
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Aldarc
Legend
Welcome to the capitalist world of consumed nostalgia.
Jefe Bergenstein
Legend
It isnt a WOTC IP, but I think He-Man/MOTU in 5E could be fun. Go full Barrier Peaks with sword and sorcery, lasers and loincloths.
Most IP blends are just cash grabs (hi Monopoly!), but I really liked Betrayal at Baldur's Gate.
Most IP blends are just cash grabs (hi Monopoly!), but I really liked Betrayal at Baldur's Gate.
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
At this point, they'd be more likely to do House of the Dragon instead. I don't think we've hit "actually, the last season of GoT was good, actually" stage in the nostalgia cycle yet and GRRM doesn't seem likely to release the next novel any time soon.
TheAlkaizer
Game Designer 🇨🇦
I agree. I hate it.
It's so bad in Magic the Gathering. When it started it wasn't so bad, it felt like it would be one set. I saw some D&D and Tolkien. That's kind of a logical crossover. I don't mind a special event. But there's been so many cards printed in so many franchises (Transformers, Walking Dead, Jurassic Park, Fallout, Assassin's Creed). It's so bad, it muddles all the vibe of Magic and it feels like slop.
I would love if they offered more books and dove into the universe of Magic the Gathering for D&D. That's an amazing crossover, but the rest I'm not interested in.
What next Cthulhu and Hobbits in the same game?!?!
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
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Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
Perpetually so
I'm A Banana
Potassium-Rich
It's probably smart. And I could see it taking the game some interesting places. I've long been a fan of integrating Final Fantasy in my D&D, I've worked Dark Souls-esque things into it, etc., etc.
It's smart for Wizards since it's easy to build on the MTG relationships -- "Hey, we had a lot of success bringing Spongebob Squarepants to Magic: The Gathering. It was a lot of fun. Let's do it again, but this time, bring Bikini Bottom to D&D!"
And then they'll make a boxed set where you have Spongebob (Cleric), Patrick (Barbarian), Squidward (Bard), Mr Krabs (Rogue), and Sandy (Monk) as premade characters and they go raid the vaults below the Chum Bucket. It'd be a bit like the Stranger Things or Rick & Morty or Acquisitions Inc stuff they've done already.
And the folks who find it amusing will buy it and the folks who don't care won't and it'll be a flash in the pan either way.
...I can already envision the D&D x K-Pop Demon Hunters boxed set...and I don't automatically hate it...(of course it comes with music you can play during the game...).
I'm cautious, but, hell, I'd love the chance to figure out how to capture these experiences in D&D. Sounds like some fun game design challenges.
It's smart for Wizards since it's easy to build on the MTG relationships -- "Hey, we had a lot of success bringing Spongebob Squarepants to Magic: The Gathering. It was a lot of fun. Let's do it again, but this time, bring Bikini Bottom to D&D!"
And then they'll make a boxed set where you have Spongebob (Cleric), Patrick (Barbarian), Squidward (Bard), Mr Krabs (Rogue), and Sandy (Monk) as premade characters and they go raid the vaults below the Chum Bucket. It'd be a bit like the Stranger Things or Rick & Morty or Acquisitions Inc stuff they've done already.
And the folks who find it amusing will buy it and the folks who don't care won't and it'll be a flash in the pan either way.
...I can already envision the D&D x K-Pop Demon Hunters boxed set...and I don't automatically hate it...(of course it comes with music you can play during the game...).
I'm cautious, but, hell, I'd love the chance to figure out how to capture these experiences in D&D. Sounds like some fun game design challenges.
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