WotC Rumor: OGL will not be supported starting with One D&D

[Marc Radle]

Heh. A release date of November 2023 may be a wee bit early to ensure One D&D compatibility...

I’m not sure how they can even claim One D&D compatibility, since no one even knows what that means yet …

 

[Micah Sweet]

I remember, weeks before the ONE D&D announcement a Mike Shea blog post and Ray Winniger giving a thumb up. Dungeons and Dragons future? Ray Winninger gives a nod to Mike Shea's proposed changes.

One of the point was an updated SRD. So I think that the OP youtuber did the stunt to get some clicks. Remember that the original 5e SRD has the "old" races rules, and one the things WotC want to do with OneD&D is to create a new "accetable for everyone" D&D, so at least those rules needs to be updated in the SRD. Update this, update all. Maybe the rumor (if ever existed) is that the SRD will offer a lot less content of what is offering now?

The funny thing is, when 5e came out in 2014, it was supposed to be, "acceptable for everyone". Only eight years later...

 

[Micah Sweet]

I’m not sure how they can even claim One D&D compatibility, since no one even knows what that means yet …

Well, since WotC's claim is backwards compatibility, they technically shouldn't have to wait for 2024.

 

[delericho]

The funny thing is, when 5e came out in 2014, it was supposed to be, "acceptable for everyone". Only eight years later...

I think "acceptable for everyone" is a bit like "perfection" - it's not something you can ever actually achieve, but it's a worthwhile goal to constantly strive for.

 

[Alzrius]

I think "acceptable for everyone" is a bit like "perfection" - it's not something you can ever actually achieve, but it's a worthwhile goal to constantly strive for.

There are times when the perfect becomes the enemy of the good.

 

[JVisgaitis]

I haven't been around for a hot minute, but this would be awful. I hope this is just a rumor. Seems like this would be crazy since this didn't pan out well for 4e as it basically created Pathfinder, but I'm way outta the loop on what's been going on.

 

[the Jester]

FUD

Can you please define this acronym?

 

[UngainlyTitan]

Can you please define this acronym?

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt

 

[delericho]

There are times when the perfect becomes the enemy of the good.

Absolutely. But given that this version has a fixed release date (with almost no chance of slipping from that date), I don't think that will be an issue here.

 

[Alzrius]

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt

For anyone who isn't familiar with this phrase, it's got its own Wikipedia page.