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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 7761319" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Earlier this week, I <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5709-DnDSports-Competitive-Play-With-Prizes" target="_blank">posted about DnD Sports</a>, an upcoming competitive streaming D&D "e-sports" tournament run by <strong>D&D Beyond</strong> and <strong>Encounter Roleplaying</strong>, using the <strong>Roll20</strong> platform, complete with large cash prizes. As of today, the name of the tournament has been changed to <strong>RPG Sports</strong>, and <a href="https://dndsports.tv" target="_blank">dndsports.tv</a> now redirects to <a href="https://rpgsports.tv" target="_blank">rpgsports.tv</a>.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]<p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]112039[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p></p><p></p><p>They state that this is a rebranding in order to expand the scope of the tournament beyond D&D. The tournament wasn't anything to do with WotC, as Nathan Stewart made clear: [HQ]"This is not something [WotC] is driving. One of the keys to our current success is giving the community tools to do what they want and trusting them. Different styles for different folks."[/HQ]</p><p></p><p>RPGSports explained the change:</p><p></p><p>[HQ]"We’ve heard a lot of great feedback, but one thing we weren’t expecting was SO much interest for us to expand outside of just Dungeons & Dragons! Therefore, we’ve decided to broaden our approach and become RPGSports!</p><p></p><p>We have a new Twitch channel <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/rpgsports" target="_blank">here!</a></p><p></p><p>This wider umbrella means that we can position ourselves to easily collaborate with other tabletop games. What other tabletop games would you like to see in a competitive style in the future?</p><p></p><p>Of course, in other ways this doesn’t change too much. The first RPGSports tournament this November will still be played using the Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition rules. We noticed some confusion online, and so wanted to take this opportunity to clarify that this is an EncounterRoleplay production. While D&DBeyond are sponsoring this tournament, Wizards of the Coast are not affiliated with RPGSports.</p><p></p><p>We’re excited to start releasing more information on rules, to announce the star-studded teams, and to tell you how you can get involved in RPGSports! </p><p></p><p>Thanks for sticking with us while this exciting project continues to expand and grow."[/HQ]</p><p></p><p>Both <strong>D&D Beyond</strong> and <strong>Roll20</strong> are licensees of D&D from WotC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 7761319, member: 1"] Earlier this week, I [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5709-DnDSports-Competitive-Play-With-Prizes"]posted about DnD Sports[/URL], an upcoming competitive streaming D&D "e-sports" tournament run by [B]D&D Beyond[/B] and [B]Encounter Roleplaying[/B], using the [B]Roll20[/B] platform, complete with large cash prizes. As of today, the name of the tournament has been changed to [B]RPG Sports[/B], and [URL="https://dndsports.tv"]dndsports.tv[/URL] now redirects to [URL="https://rpgsports.tv"]rpgsports.tv[/URL].[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK][CENTER] [ATTACH=FULL]112039[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] They state that this is a rebranding in order to expand the scope of the tournament beyond D&D. The tournament wasn't anything to do with WotC, as Nathan Stewart made clear: [HQ]"This is not something [WotC] is driving. One of the keys to our current success is giving the community tools to do what they want and trusting them. Different styles for different folks."[/HQ] RPGSports explained the change: [HQ]"We’ve heard a lot of great feedback, but one thing we weren’t expecting was SO much interest for us to expand outside of just Dungeons & Dragons! Therefore, we’ve decided to broaden our approach and become RPGSports! We have a new Twitch channel [URL="https://www.twitch.tv/rpgsports"]here![/URL] This wider umbrella means that we can position ourselves to easily collaborate with other tabletop games. What other tabletop games would you like to see in a competitive style in the future? Of course, in other ways this doesn’t change too much. The first RPGSports tournament this November will still be played using the Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition rules. We noticed some confusion online, and so wanted to take this opportunity to clarify that this is an EncounterRoleplay production. While D&DBeyond are sponsoring this tournament, Wizards of the Coast are not affiliated with RPGSports. We’re excited to start releasing more information on rules, to announce the star-studded teams, and to tell you how you can get involved in RPGSports! Thanks for sticking with us while this exciting project continues to expand and grow."[/HQ] Both [B]D&D Beyond[/B] and [B]Roll20[/B] are licensees of D&D from WotC. [/QUOTE]
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