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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SlyFlourish" data-source="post: 9631187" data-attributes="member: 54840">I'm hoping to see it for that reason. Being able to take the new D&D 2024 monsters they choose to release and have them in other formats like Markdown or use them in tools like Owlbear Rodeo with its monster plugin. We'll hopefully see new character builders built for D&D 2024 even if they don't have all the stuff.Some creators worry about using the new language D&D 2024 prefers without getting some sort of permission (like an SRD). I think they're probably overreacting but I can see why they'd worry about it.The 5.2 SRD helps WOTC as much or more than it helps us. It means more creators and publishers will make more D&D 2024 compatible stuff. They run more Kickstarters. Some of those make lots of money. WOTC can then target those products to bring into D&D Beyond and know it's compatible with D&D 2024 (because of their use of the SRD) and then get their percentage.This helps WOTC promote D&D 2024 even moreso.This is exactly what Ryan Dansey intended for the 3rd edition SRD and I believe it worked then and it could work now.The issues with Obojima only supporting D&D 2014 is a good case study in why it helps to have the D&D 2024 SRD out. Granted Obojima was released before D&D 2024 was so it wouldn't have helped then, but you can see why WOTC would want publishers to be writing against their current system instead of the old one.</blockquote>