Aldarc
Legend
Many Bronies were disappointed that day.
D&D 5E What big thing is supposed to be next week?
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Connorsrpg
Adventurer
I am from the future (Australia)...and I see nothing 
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Did note under the DnDXP it says "playtest unreleased game material". Is that always the case? COuld this be 5e? Methinks not, but wondering what people will be playtesting...and probably has nothing to to with this 'announcement'.
With Monte back on (and Mearls of course), what if it was Malhavoc Press is getting the rights to D&D? That would be cool - and then they worked WITH the Paizo guys. United once again - no 'really' big corporation to hate. Good times.
.Did note under the DnDXP it says "playtest unreleased game material". Is that always the case? COuld this be 5e? Methinks not, but wondering what people will be playtesting...and probably has nothing to to with this 'announcement'.
With Monte back on (and Mearls of course), what if it was Malhavoc Press is getting the rights to D&D? That would be cool - and then they worked WITH the Paizo guys. United once again - no 'really' big corporation to hate. Good times.
El Mahdi
Muad'Dib of the Anauroch
I am from the future (Australia)...and I see nothing
You have to be moving 88 mph...
The_Baldman
Explorer
Right now, a good announcement would be locking this thread
I know some of you are with me on this.
No way man. This thread has been entertaining me on my cell phone while stuck an in-laws all day. Keep it going.
AdmundfortGeographer
Getting lost in fantasy maps
Thulcondar
First Post
Only if Ryan Dancy has his way...
Alarian
First Post
I saw this post over on BoardGameGeek.
Major announcement coming from WotC on Tuesday | RPG | BoardGameGeek
Whatever it is they are announcing it seems to be newsworthy enough that the New York Times is going to be printing an article on it.
To me that leaves out 5th edition. My guess is either a MMO or perhaps they are being purchased by someone else?
Edit: Heh, just noticed my Join Date of Sept 2004 and I have all of two posts, that must make me one H*77 of a lurker.
Major announcement coming from WotC on Tuesday | RPG | BoardGameGeek
Whatever it is they are announcing it seems to be newsworthy enough that the New York Times is going to be printing an article on it.
To me that leaves out 5th edition. My guess is either a MMO or perhaps they are being purchased by someone else?
Edit: Heh, just noticed my Join Date of Sept 2004 and I have all of two posts, that must make me one H*77 of a lurker.
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AdmundfortGeographer
Getting lost in fantasy maps
Big enough to be worthy of the NY Times writing a story?
Hmm, maybe Hasbro sells off D&D to a buyer, keeping WotC and brands like Magic: . . . the buyer being a group led by Gygax's widow?
Maybe an MMO. Or Apple-like and it'll be an announcement that an announcement is imminent on an MMO . . .
Hmm, maybe Hasbro sells off D&D to a buyer, keeping WotC and brands like Magic: . . . the buyer being a group led by Gygax's widow?
Maybe an MMO. Or Apple-like and it'll be an announcement that an announcement is imminent on an MMO . . .
EnigmaRamus
First Post
Probably the Vile Darkness movie.
I'm A Banana
Potassium-Rich
Though, honestly, it doesn't have to be very big news for the NYT to have a little puff piece on it in a relevant sub-section of the paper. It could be 5e. It could be an MMO. It could possibly be re-releasing old product (on the outside). Some significant "brand" activity is also possible (saturday morning cartoon! TV show! videogame! movie! new novel line! whatever!).
It could also be huge, but I don't imagine even the hugest thing for D&D (like being sold, or even 5e) would register as a more than a blip to most of the world at large. So I'm betting on an NYT piece that's in some media/movies/tv/books/whatever sub-section of the paper, something interesting to the world at large, but only maybe a 50/50 chance of it being something interesting for those who are playing the PnP game.
But, hell, I was wrong about Dark Sun.
mach1.9pants
Hero
Yeah a DnD movie of sorts could be a good one
And why does spellcheck always (no matter the browser) pick up movie as a spelling mistake?
kitsune9
Adventurer
If the NYT is doing the story, the only thing I can think is the sale of the brand or the divestment of WotC into its own company again (minus Magic). I can't imagine a movie or VTT or 5e being newsworthy though all three of those things would definitely have enough geekcred to get on the sites that cover all things related to geeky.
Holy Bovine
First Post
I thought that had been cancelled?
I was going to post that same link! To me the NYT article pretty much means it can't just be 5E. It looks more likely to be an MMO announcement to me too.
Shemeska
Adventurer
My guess would be 5e with an open playtest of some sort, or possibly a brand sale. But I really don't have a clue on this.
Psychotic Jim
First Post
On the MMO subject, I'm guessing that if they're making a new D&D MMO Hasbro/WotC has reached a major deal with another bigwig video/computer game company to license out (rather than out and out sell) the rights to make D&D video games.
EnigmaRamus
First Post
They're going to finally, officially announce that Dungeons & Dragons is real! All of those 70s and 80s moms will be vindicated... this is why it's making the NYT.
NYT headline: "Satan comes clean: 'Dungeons & Dragons was my little brother's idea!'"
