Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="SteveC" data-source="post: 9444510" data-attributes="member: 9053">It has everything to do with compatibility. If you are pushing into the online world, which everyone is saying is WotC's plan, and you are touting compatibility in your ramp-up to the launch, being able to still use the old material after launch is entirely expected. Otherwise, you weren't telling the truth the whole time.The idea that 5.5E was going to be just an extension of 5E is something WotC has been telling us since they announced the 2024 books. I'd say this was either a huge failure to manage the project or was intended all along. I expect this was a decision made by management who knew nothing about the player base and that it was intentional. I have 100% no proof behind that, but it definitely seems like a management decision. And that's entirely my opinion, your milage may vary.I use Foundry for my VTT, and they have released Tasha's as a product. After 5.5E launches, you will be able to buy the new PHB but still use all of the stuff from Tasha's, just like you can use the pre-remaster content for PF2.I find it interesting that the Foundry team decided not to release the 2014 PHB as a module and that was controversial. They didn't release it entirely because of this reason: they'd have to support two PHBs going forward.</blockquote>