Faolyn
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The loot boxes would likely come in the form of assets for the VTT.⁸
I keep seeing references to Loot Boxes and so forth. This really doesn't jibe with the One D&D playtest or its stated goal of producing new core rulebooks. Colville's prediction here is pretty grim, but if this is the plan then I'm not seeing it.
I mentioned this in another thread, in Wild Beyond The Witchlight, they reference another book, Domains of Delight, for info on how to actually make one of these domains. The money for that went to charity, which was nice and all, and it wasn't a necessary tie-in. But it means its entirely possible that they will eventually produce books that effectively have required tie-ins or are otherwise incomplete unless you buy the extra material from DDB. Like, imagine if they sold Spelljammer the way it currently is, but you had to pay for the ship combat rules through DDB?