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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 9249080" data-attributes="member: 6685730"><p>Promises which were, what, "this is not a new edition" and "ODD will be 5e compatible?"</p><p></p><p>It's just been called "Dungeons & Dragons" since 3rd ed, right? That was one easily labeled "3rd" since it came after the explicitly labeled "2nd Edition." 4th was a different, nigh-incompatible ruleset to the 3rd, making the "4th" label easy enough. Does "5th edition" appear anywhere on 5th edition WotC books (I don't know - I don't buy them)? The 5e Compatible logo is the only one I can think of, and that only appears on <em>non-WotC</em> products.</p><p></p><p>So far, an "edition" is really a self-applied label from WotC. It's subjective. Really, WotC could call 5th edition "3.8" and not be incorrect...and with the "3" in there, it wouldn't be a completely new edition.</p><p></p><p>Would it be compatible? Again, unless there's an international standard of compatibility to which WotC is beholden, it's subjective. Were 3.0 and 3.5 compatible? Were they different editions? I used my Monstrous Manual at the same time as my Monster Manual. Does that make them compatible? </p><p></p><p>I don't see internal pushback as a problem. It's corporate. WotC will just fire and hire if it must.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is a good call. But 2024 will have its own OGL, and everyone can keep their Creative Commons-5RD, so 5th ed will still be free-to-all. The "compatibility" will probably be that all the sacred cows are still stinking up the barn, but the cowbells and whistles are so different that it's basically pointless to try putting a 5th ed character in with a <s>6th</s> One D&D character. Like the 3rd to 5th difference.</p><p></p><p>Come to think of it, since WotC insists that there's no new edition on the way, a third party is free to refer to its product as the 6th edition. Takers?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 9249080, member: 6685730"] Promises which were, what, "this is not a new edition" and "ODD will be 5e compatible?" It's just been called "Dungeons & Dragons" since 3rd ed, right? That was one easily labeled "3rd" since it came after the explicitly labeled "2nd Edition." 4th was a different, nigh-incompatible ruleset to the 3rd, making the "4th" label easy enough. Does "5th edition" appear anywhere on 5th edition WotC books (I don't know - I don't buy them)? The 5e Compatible logo is the only one I can think of, and that only appears on [I]non-WotC[/I] products. So far, an "edition" is really a self-applied label from WotC. It's subjective. Really, WotC could call 5th edition "3.8" and not be incorrect...and with the "3" in there, it wouldn't be a completely new edition. Would it be compatible? Again, unless there's an international standard of compatibility to which WotC is beholden, it's subjective. Were 3.0 and 3.5 compatible? Were they different editions? I used my Monstrous Manual at the same time as my Monster Manual. Does that make them compatible? I don't see internal pushback as a problem. It's corporate. WotC will just fire and hire if it must. This is a good call. But 2024 will have its own OGL, and everyone can keep their Creative Commons-5RD, so 5th ed will still be free-to-all. The "compatibility" will probably be that all the sacred cows are still stinking up the barn, but the cowbells and whistles are so different that it's basically pointless to try putting a 5th ed character in with a [S]6th[/S] One D&D character. Like the 3rd to 5th difference. Come to think of it, since WotC insists that there's no new edition on the way, a third party is free to refer to its product as the 6th edition. Takers? [/QUOTE]
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