D&D (2024) I am so torn [UPDATE: I bought it]


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I have never NOT owned a copy of the current edition of D&D, and I played/ran all of them except OD&D (though 4E was admittedly brief).
I'm going on three editions that I haven't bought. It's like leaving behind Velveeta and cheddar after discovering that there are different kinds of cheese - all better than what you used to eat.

I am also still mad that WotC has not released the 3.5 SRD into CC, and about the OGL debacle in general. But they have also done some things as shows of good faith . . .
Yeah they have. They did us the favor of not releasing a "new edition." Oh, and they're giving us male medusae. Thanks, WotC.
 

If you’re paying full MSRP for a used product, you’re getting ripped off.
Or, you're willing to pay more to keep your favorite FLGS or smaller online RPG retailer in business. (I recognize that many can't afford to do that, including my past selves. And that not everyone has a FLGS, or even an LGS...)
 

I would advise waiting for the 5.2 SRD, and make your decision about the actual rulebooks based on that. You might even decide that the SRD alone is enough.

And as has been pointed out upthread, there's no hurry on this.
 

But if the 5.2 SRD is complete, it is irrelevant because then both the 5.1 SRD and the 5.2 SRD are both in CC and anything compatible with either can just use CC.
It's not irrelevant; I'll refer you to the point I raised before:

If anyone out there wants to back-convert the 2024 materials to an OGL system (and yes, there are products out there which do this for extant 5E OGL materials), then you need them under the OGL.

Is that a niche case? Absolutely. But niche cases are the hallmark of the proverbial "little guy," the small-press third-party publishers contributing to an OGL ecosystem which now has nearly a quarter-century's worth of additions that anyone can use.
 

Or, you're willing to pay more to keep your favorite FLGS or smaller online RPG retailer in business. (I recognize that many can't afford to do that, including my past selves. And that not everyone has a FLGS, or even an LGS...)
Sure, that’s a different story
 

And my point is that if you can only use it in your product by utilizing two different licenses simultaneously, that's more trouble for the publisher than it would be for WotC to just release it under the OGL also.
no one ever disagreed with that
 

Why do people think these are mutually exclusive?
What do you consider good faith here? WotC gets a royalty, they control the platform, they control what gets added to it. If there is any faith here it is on the side of the 3pps
 
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I have never NOT owned a copy of the current edition of D&D, and I played/ran all of them except OD&D (though 4E was admittedly brief).

I am also still mad that WotC has not released the 3.5 SRD into CC, and about the OGL debacle in general. But they have also done some things as shows of good faith, particularly opening up Beyond to 3rd parties and making 2024 available to other VTTs (which legitimately surprised me).

I am teetering on the fence whether to break my "no money for WotC" rule and getting the 2024 core book.

Help push me to one side or the other, please.

My suggestion is to consider the following:

1. There are a lot of good products made by companies that are unpleasant. And it's extremely hard to not interact with unpleasant companies. The better question should always be "are they making a product I want and enjoy?"

2. Are you having fun with D&D? Do you generally like the changes they are making?

WotC might be greedy and evil, but they're a pretty tame greedy and evil compared to many larger corporations these days. And if they make a product you are interested in, don't let that stop you.
 

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