D&D (2024) Deborah Ann Woll and Matt Mercer consulted on the 2024 DMG.

WotC consulted with celebrities including True Blood's Deborah Ann Woll and Critical Role's Matt Mercer when revising the upcoming 2024 edition of the Dungeon Master's Guide. Apparently another (unnamed) consultant provided advice on running game for kids.

That's it; that's the news.

 

[DEFCON 1]

Don't be a pencil-hater

Look maaaaaaan... it's the 21st century!!! Dry-erase markers, man! DRY-ERASE!!! GET WIV DA TIMES!!!

 

[Reynard]

Amazing. It's almost like they are trying really hard to shoo us old grogs away for good.

I don't think there is some inherent disconnect between being old and not liking streamed games. Tons of critters are GenXers.

 

[Parmandur]

I don't think there is some inherent disconnect between being old and not liking streamed games. Tons of critters are GenXers.

As is the cast.

 

[Reynard]

As is the cast.

A couple of them. They appear to be mostly elder millenials.

 

[Parmandur]

A couple of them. They appear to be mostly elder millenials.

Mariana Rey is, the rest are Xenials at least,.in that borderland where the shifting definition of when Gen X ended ia debated.

 

[Reynard]

Mariana Rey is, the rest are Xenials at least,.in that borderland where the shifting definition of when Gen X ended ia debated.

Most are about 42. That is millenial. The cutoff is born in 1980.

 

[Parmandur]

Most are about 42. That is millenial. The cutoff is born in 1980.

That's the general consensus, but I've also seen date ranges for Gen X up to 1984, which would catch all of them except Marisha.

What I'm saying is that Critical Role is not some anti-older gamer scene. Mercer is an AD&D guy, even.

 

[Reynard]

That's the general consensus, but I've also seen date ranges for Gen X up to 1984, which would catch all of them except Marisha.

That's just millenials trying to appropriate GenX culture.

 

[Reynard]

What I'm saying is that Critical Role is not some anti-older gamer scene. Mercer is an AD&D guy, even.

The argument that older gamers can't enjoy streaming is indeed a weird one.

 

[Parmandur]

That's just millenials trying to appropriate GenX culture.

Nah, it's some researcher who likes 20 year blocks better than 15.

But generations are juat marketing double-speak, they don't mean much of anything. Iis is simply funny ro see people complain about Mercer & Friends (who are all in WotC "40+" catchall older demographic, except for Rey) as "Kids These Days."