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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 6601511" data-attributes="member: 45197"><p>Hiya!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> Why?</p><p></p><p> Not trying to be glib here, but...why? I can say that I am sort of in the same camp as you. I was looking forward to being able to plonk down money for a new 5e book "if I wanted to". I haven't paid consistently for any D&D "game product" since 1e was still alive and kicking.</p><p></p><p> That said, I (we; me and my group) have been happily chugging along with our 1e campaign for 20+ years in various forms (and I've been running it for 34+ years...but with other folks the first decade and a half sans one person who's been with me for almost the whole run).</p><p></p><p> The 5e core three are, honestly, "the game". Everything after that is gravy. It may be nice to have more choice, but it is hardly required for the game to fourish. I do, however, think they need to find some way to keep it's name popping up in magazines, webzines, websites, forums, blogs, etc...and not in a negative way like "5e is gonna die because of no product!" kinda ways. If some sort of OGL would make 3pp feel better (like their mommy and daddy reassuring them that there are no monsters hiding under the bed), then WotC needs to get on that. Take the current OGL and tweek it a <em>bit</em> to reflect the new 5e rules and anything else WotC really wants out/in it and let the market take over. Or even a "standard, boilerplate-style" license that someone can download from their site, read it over, adjust and sent back to WotC. WotC could read it, tweek it as they feel they need to, and send it back. If both agree to all the changes...license granted for that product or whatever and off ya go! Although the latter would take a LOT more time, effort and money...</p><p></p><p> As for your "hunger for new content"... I feel you are going to be disappointed. Personally, I also hunger for new 5e content...but I can wait for stuff to come out. I don't <em>have</em> to have new stuff to play my game. In fact, since 5e's release, the only 'official' 5e stuff I've played/used has been the first half of the Lost Mines of Phandelver (they never got past Thundertree). The core three books are all we've needed. </p><p></p><p> One of the great things about 5e is is ability to adapt previous editions to itself. Hell, adapting from "similar games" is dirt simple. I've used an OSRIC adventure, a 1e AD&D adventure, two Labyrinth Lord adventures, and a 3.5e/DCC adventure. All have worked without a hitch, and all done pretty much "on the fly" (re: no hours and hours of converting needed).</p><p></p><p> Not having "official" 5e stuff does nothing but save my pocketbook from pain and suffering, really. Oh, and maybe it keeps 5e from being mentioned/reviewed a little bit more. But honestly, I think people (you included) need to just sit down, take a deep breath, and relax. Smell the roses, watch the clouds roll by and just enjoy what's in front of you. Yes, we can see the speck on the horizon that is the WotC Books coming towards us and a very slow walking pace. But it still coming. Until they get here, look at what you have...40+ years of D&D content to choose from. Life is too short to spend it harping on stuff you don't have. Look at what you do have and what other's don't. I think you'll appreciate it more (re: appreciate the slower release schedule).</p><p></p><p>^_^</p><p></p><p>Paul L. Ming</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pming, post: 6601511, member: 45197"] Hiya! Why? Not trying to be glib here, but...why? I can say that I am sort of in the same camp as you. I was looking forward to being able to plonk down money for a new 5e book "if I wanted to". I haven't paid consistently for any D&D "game product" since 1e was still alive and kicking. That said, I (we; me and my group) have been happily chugging along with our 1e campaign for 20+ years in various forms (and I've been running it for 34+ years...but with other folks the first decade and a half sans one person who's been with me for almost the whole run). The 5e core three are, honestly, "the game". Everything after that is gravy. It may be nice to have more choice, but it is hardly required for the game to fourish. I do, however, think they need to find some way to keep it's name popping up in magazines, webzines, websites, forums, blogs, etc...and not in a negative way like "5e is gonna die because of no product!" kinda ways. If some sort of OGL would make 3pp feel better (like their mommy and daddy reassuring them that there are no monsters hiding under the bed), then WotC needs to get on that. Take the current OGL and tweek it a [I]bit[/I] to reflect the new 5e rules and anything else WotC really wants out/in it and let the market take over. Or even a "standard, boilerplate-style" license that someone can download from their site, read it over, adjust and sent back to WotC. WotC could read it, tweek it as they feel they need to, and send it back. If both agree to all the changes...license granted for that product or whatever and off ya go! Although the latter would take a LOT more time, effort and money... As for your "hunger for new content"... I feel you are going to be disappointed. Personally, I also hunger for new 5e content...but I can wait for stuff to come out. I don't [I]have[/I] to have new stuff to play my game. In fact, since 5e's release, the only 'official' 5e stuff I've played/used has been the first half of the Lost Mines of Phandelver (they never got past Thundertree). The core three books are all we've needed. One of the great things about 5e is is ability to adapt previous editions to itself. Hell, adapting from "similar games" is dirt simple. I've used an OSRIC adventure, a 1e AD&D adventure, two Labyrinth Lord adventures, and a 3.5e/DCC adventure. All have worked without a hitch, and all done pretty much "on the fly" (re: no hours and hours of converting needed). Not having "official" 5e stuff does nothing but save my pocketbook from pain and suffering, really. Oh, and maybe it keeps 5e from being mentioned/reviewed a little bit more. But honestly, I think people (you included) need to just sit down, take a deep breath, and relax. Smell the roses, watch the clouds roll by and just enjoy what's in front of you. Yes, we can see the speck on the horizon that is the WotC Books coming towards us and a very slow walking pace. But it still coming. Until they get here, look at what you have...40+ years of D&D content to choose from. Life is too short to spend it harping on stuff you don't have. Look at what you do have and what other's don't. I think you'll appreciate it more (re: appreciate the slower release schedule). ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]
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