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<blockquote data-quote="Dungeonosophy" data-source="post: 7628029" data-attributes="member: 6688049">If, for 6E, WotC adopted PF2 in whole cloth, that would save WotC a bunch of R&amp;D money. They'd basically be using Paizo as their R&amp;D department, for free. And so WotC would just use the OGL to reprint the PF core books, but with D&amp;D slapped on the cover. (And D&amp;D-specifics added: Tiefling, Dragonborn, Warlock, references to Toril, Krynn, etc.). Man, think of the massive 6E+PF2 &quot;player network&quot;! Talk about an &quot;end of edition wars&quot;...if ya can't beat 'em, join 'em. I mean, c'mon...even if PF2 doesn't sell as well as D&amp;D5E (due to Hasbro's marketing reach), from a sheer design- and play-standpoint, PF2 is gonna probably be a well-honed iteration of D&amp;D. A worthy 6E. Laid in WotC's lap...for free! From a sheer business standpoint, it's as if Ford or Tesla designed a great &quot;next generation&quot; car and handed the designs over to GM to use for free.That way, WotC can just focus on writing its high-end hardcover adventures and D&amp;D-branded stuff, and mostly get out of the R&amp;D business...just leave it to Paizo. :-D***Another &quot;perfect D&amp;D&quot; feature would be for the 6E core rules to be available in multiple &quot;edition themes.&quot; Each &quot;theme&quot; matches the graphic of various previous editions of D&amp;D. What I mean is, beside the mass-market retail&nbsp; version of the PHB, DMG, and MM, you also (or instead) order special versions of those books which are formatted (aesthetically) to look exactly like previous editions. The text and rules content would be the same - 6E. But the artwork, font, layout, and paper would exactly mimic a previous edition. So there'd be:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">6E OD&amp;D Edition Theme. The PHB, DMG, and MM are printed as (very fat) stapled manila booklets. In a wood-grain boxed set. Bring back the original &quot;very old school&quot; artists, if they're still alive. Or reusing art from the existing OD&amp;D booklets where appropriate. Or possibly tap new artists who very closely mimic the original style.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">6E BD&amp;D Holmes Edition Theme</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">6E B/X Edition Theme</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">6E AD&amp;D1e Sutherland Edition Theme</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">6E AD&amp;D1e Easley Edition Theme</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">6E BECMI Theme. Red Box. With the Larry Elmore dragon cover. Or a new painting by Elmore.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">6E AD&amp;D2E Theme</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">6E AD&amp;D2.5E Skills &amp; Powers Theme. With black covers and red AD&amp;D logo.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">6E RC D&amp;D Theme. Uses the font style of the Rules Cyclopedia, Black Box, and Challenger D&amp;D series.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">6E D&amp;D3E Theme. With a new jewel and gear cover.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">6E D&amp;D4E Theme</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">6E D&amp;D5E Theme</li>
</ul>***And, open up all rules editions (and worlds) of D&amp;D to DMs Guild. So that we could publish, say, AD&amp;D1E Dragonlance modules...not just 5E. I mean, it's all D&amp;D...as long as it's clearly labeled as to what ruleset it's using. And a sale is a sale....Hasbro still gets a cut of it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dungeonosophy, post: 7628029, member: 6688049"] If, for 6E, WotC adopted PF2 in whole cloth, that would save WotC a bunch of R&D money. They'd basically be using Paizo as their R&D department, for free. And so WotC would just use the OGL to reprint the PF core books, but with D&D slapped on the cover. (And D&D-specifics added: Tiefling, Dragonborn, Warlock, references to Toril, Krynn, etc.). Man, think of the massive 6E+PF2 "player network"! Talk about an "end of edition wars"...if ya can't beat 'em, join 'em. I mean, c'mon...even if PF2 doesn't sell as well as D&D5E (due to Hasbro's marketing reach), from a sheer design- and play-standpoint, PF2 is gonna probably be a well-honed iteration of D&D. A worthy 6E. Laid in WotC's lap...for free! From a sheer business standpoint, it's as if Ford or Tesla designed a great "next generation" car and handed the designs over to GM to use for free. That way, WotC can just focus on writing its high-end hardcover adventures and D&D-branded stuff, and mostly get out of the R&D business...just leave it to Paizo. :-D *** Another "perfect D&D" feature would be for the 6E core rules to be available in multiple "edition themes." Each "theme" matches the graphic of various previous editions of D&D. What I mean is, beside the mass-market retail version of the PHB, DMG, and MM, you also (or instead) order special versions of those books which are formatted (aesthetically) to look exactly like previous editions. The text and rules content would be the same - 6E. But the artwork, font, layout, and paper would exactly mimic a previous edition. So there'd be: [LIST] [*]6E OD&D Edition Theme. The PHB, DMG, and MM are printed as (very fat) stapled manila booklets. In a wood-grain boxed set. Bring back the original "very old school" artists, if they're still alive. Or reusing art from the existing OD&D booklets where appropriate. Or possibly tap new artists who very closely mimic the original style. [*]6E BD&D Holmes Edition Theme [*]6E B/X Edition Theme [*]6E AD&D1e Sutherland Edition Theme [*]6E AD&D1e Easley Edition Theme [*]6E BECMI Theme. Red Box. With the Larry Elmore dragon cover. Or a new painting by Elmore. [*]6E AD&D2E Theme [*]6E AD&D2.5E Skills & Powers Theme. With black covers and red AD&D logo. [*]6E RC D&D Theme. Uses the font style of the Rules Cyclopedia, Black Box, and Challenger D&D series. [*]6E D&D3E Theme. With a new jewel and gear cover. [*]6E D&D4E Theme [*]6E D&D5E Theme [/LIST] *** And, open up all rules editions (and worlds) of D&D to DMs Guild. So that we could publish, say, AD&D1E Dragonlance modules...not just 5E. I mean, it's all D&D...as long as it's clearly labeled as to what ruleset it's using. And a sale is a sale....Hasbro still gets a cut of it. [/QUOTE]

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