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D&D Community Update

D&D Beyond - Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition Tools, Rules, Races, Classes, Items, Spells, Monsters, and More

www.dndbeyond.com

 

[MoonSong]

Giving second chances doesn't make someone a fool, it makes someone a good person.

Even then, I'd rather be foolish than bitter...

 

[overgeeked]

It came up in several of the OGL interviews he did I believe, at a minimum


starting at about 20:55

Thanks for the link. But “I don’t see why not” and “here’s a list of reasons why not” don’t add up to a “yes, we’re absolutely doing this thing.”

 

[dave2008]

Thanks for the link. But “I don’t see why not” and “here’s a list of reasons why not” don’t add up to a “yes, we’re absolutely doing this thing.”

Well what @mamba actually said was:

"...he said a BX / 1e SRD would maybe also be possible."

So you are kind of misrepresenting what they said don't you think?

 

[teitan]

I kept telling people to quit worrying about OSR style games and publishing and blam here we are, they're doing it. The OGL is really moot.

 

[mamba]

Thanks for the link. But “I don’t see why not” and “here’s a list of reasons why not” don’t add up to a “yes, we’re absolutely doing this thing.”

no one said they are absolutely doing it, what I did say was “would maybe also be possible”

 

[Mark Hope]

I am interested in an AD&D SRD just to see what the initiative section looks like

 

[Dire Bare]

They are saying "previous editions" instead of "previous SRDs". Am I reading too much, or is it possible that 4e and/or AD&D will be added to Creative Commons?

We'll have to see, but I'm really getting the impression that WotC is looking into creating an SRD for all previous editions, to then release into Creative Commons. This will of course take work and time, and isn't likely at the top of their priority list.

It makes sense, to me. The OSR community has already hacked all previous editions of D&D multiple times, if WotC can look like they are supporting the community by making that easier, or by supporting that . . . it's free and easy community good will over something already happening.

 

[mamba]

it's free and easy community good will over something already happening.

it’s not exactly free if you have to create those SRDs from scratch. How much goodwill it gets you (that helps your bottom line) is also unclear to me, as those SRDs will not be used to create anything 5e related.
I am not even sure there is much of a point in it, since the 3e SRD was apparently sufficient for all the retroclones, so having that under CC is more important (and that already is more of a formality than not) than having a 1e SRD at all.

Either way, I applaud them for thinking about it.

 

[bedir than]

it’s not exactly free if you have to create those SRDs from scratch. How much goodwill it gets you (that helps your bottom line) is also unclear to me, as those SRDs will not be used to create anything 5e related.
I am not even sure there is much of a point in it, since the 3e SRD was apparently sufficient for all the retroclones, so having that under CC is more important (and that already is more of a formality than not) than having a 1e SRD at all.

Either way, I applaud them for thinking about it.

Releasing Original D&D (74) to the Creative Commons in 2024 is both goodwill and good marketing

 

[overgeeked]

I am interested in an AD&D SRD just to see what the initiative section looks like

Hopefully it matches the PHB:

“The initiative check is typically made with 2 six-sided dice, 1d6 for the party, and another of a different size or color for the creatures encountered.” High roll wins, re-roll ties.

Not whatever crufty nonsense they added later.