WotC Teos aka Alphastream has been invited to the WotC D&D creators summit.

[darjr]

After a quick plug for the Forge of Foes kickstarter he then discusses the Next meeting way back when.

In late 2011 I was one of several folks invited to the WotC offices to discuss organized play. While there we were told surprising news: they were hard at work on the fifth edition of the game!

They did some cool things and it must have been fun. He covers it more and does to set the stage about this next summit.

am one of the folks invited, and I am thankful for that invitation.

Also he mentions a bit about the reaction.

As those invited shared the news, it naturally stirred up strong emotions in those not invited. Why are some chosen and not others? What is the definition of a content creator? How is one person noticed and another one not?

He then speculates on why WotC chose the folks they did. Note I have reason to believe others who don’t fit the streamer mold have been invited as well.

He then talks about the OGL fiasco a bit as well.

I really appreciate Teos blog, especially now.

What to Expect from the WotC D&D Creative Summit

Wizards of the Coast has invited a few people to attend a Dungeons & Dragons “Content Creator Summit.” What might this mean for the community, for Wizards, and for One D&D?

alphastream.org

 

[Clint_L]

That blog post is an excellent read. It's very reasonable. Thank you for posting it!

 

[bedir than]

If they only invited a single blogger and its Teos they made the correct decision. Hopefully he's not the only one (SlyFlourish and Morrus should be there too)

 

[Greggy C]

the thread title should be Teos was invited in 2011.

Teos and Shawn's Mastering Dungeons is the best podcast out there for sure.

 

[mamba]

the thread title should be Teos was invited in 2011.

why? he is invited now too

 

[Swarmkeeper]

Teos and Shawn's Mastering Dungeons is the best podcast out there for sure.

100%! Well, "one of", in any event.

And, to boot, it's another great source for free D&D news.

 

[Greggy C]

why? he is invited now too

is he, all I could see was Forge of Foes stuff and an old article from 2011.

 

[Greggy C]

100%! Well, "one of", in any event.

And, to boot, it's another great source for free D&D news.

and without the snarky comments which is nice

 

[bedir than]

He specifically replied to me saying I'd give him a tour of Renton by saying that he doesn't know their schedule yet and he'd reach out if he has time

 

[darjr]

is he, all I could see was Forge of Foes stuff and an old article from 2011.

See the sections marked
Content Creator Summit
And
What Wizards will Showcase at the Summit

 

[mamba]

is he, all I could see was Forge of Foes stuff and an old article from 2011.

then you didn't read far enough

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

I see in his blog he loves Dark Sun, since a lot of time ago. Maybe...

 

[darjr]

I see in his blog he loves Dark Sun, since a lot of time ago. Maybe...

He was lead on the 4th edition Dark Sun Living Campaign. He has the rights from WotC to send them to folks via email if they ask.

 

[overgeeked]

He was lead on the 4th edition Dark Sun Living Campaign. He has the rights from WotC to send them to folks via email if they ask.

I have that adventure. It’s pretty good.

 

[Birmy]

He was lead on the 4th edition Dark Sun Living Campaign. He has the rights from WotC to send them to folks via email if they ask.

Yup! I requested these a couple of years back after going down the rabbit hole of defunct "living" campaigns and he very promptly sent them along. Had the opportunity to play in his flumph heist game (you heard me) at Gamehole Con last year and had a grand time. A long-haul creator with an even-keeled approach to the industry--seems like a good pick for WotC's consultation.

 

[vecna00]

Teos is great! I would love to see his version of an updated Dark Sun. Actually, both him and Ajit George are big fans, and I think they could do something great with the setting.

 

[Morrus]

I got one the other day. Same email.

 

[darjr]

I got one the other day. Same email.

Digital? You going? I’ve surmised there is an interactive element or something.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

If there is an opened door about the return of Dark Sun. Then, all this previous discussion about problematic content has been for nothing, useless?

 

[UngeheuerLich]

If there is an opened door about the return of Dark Sun. Then, all this previous discussion about problematic content has been for nothing, useless?

No. It is still problematic. The question is how many resources can you put in to actually handle the problems.

100 people? No way.
10000 people? Now we are talking.