D&D 5E Licensing so far....

[mcbobbo]

Don't forget that WotC is still actively selling PDFs via links from their website to dndclassics.com. ODD through Next, just nothing 5e yet.

 

[Zaukrie]

I don't want psfs, I want tools. Oh well.

 

[JesterOC]

"The latest information regarding Wizards of the Coast and Trapdoor Technologies/DungeonScape.

Wizards of the Coast has ended its relationship with Trapdoor Technologies and their DungeonScape application. If you participated in the beta and have questions regarding the application itself, please contact Trapdoor directly.

It’s never easy to end a relationship with one of our business partners, but we remain committed to creating great tabletop and digital gaming experiences for Dungeons & Dragons players and DMs around the world."

Hopefully that means opening the licensing to more than one vendor and not having an "Official" App. Just charge a fee and let others do the work, the ones that can swing it, will create and generate funds, the ones that can't won't be a financial burden to WotC.

 

[CubeB]

I wonder if it would be possible to switch to a Paizo-like model, where the main source of revenue is subscriptions to adventure paths and lore content, with the mechanical rules being added to the SRD on a delayed schedule.

D&D has an abundance of settings to draw upon, and they've namedropped a bunch already.

But being able to throw money toward a specific campaign setting and get tailored content? Might be nice.

Maybe an inexpensive monthly subscription that gets you bits of content at a steady pace, that is eventually compiled into a PDF and released as a normal print book for non-subscribers.

Like, you could spend $3/Month for Eberron, or Forgotten Realms, or Planescape...

Or you could pay a higher price ($10?) for an All Access Pass. But assuming that they release a certain percentage of a book each month, eventually it would be equal to (or slightly cheaper) than buying a book each time. If you don't actually get a PDF it could be cheaper? Spotify for splats?

Maybe they could work in something like Fantasy Ground's new Ultimate Subscription, where you can share books with a small group of friends.