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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 3467218" data-attributes="member: 1457">So, Dragon and Dungeon are no longer print magazines. That's a done deal, and other threads have terrific eulogies. Given that WotC has taken those properties in-house in part to support their new (and as yet unrevealed) digital initiative, what do we--as an online community with a membership more than twice as large as Gencon's total attendance--want that digital initiative to deliver? I figure it'd be helpful to comment on these topics:Content. Same as Dragon and Dungeon, only online? New content that takes advantage of the web's strengths (user-created content, access to tons of indie content, other Amazon/Youtube-like content)? Simultaneous releases of print books and PDFs? Services. Searchable databases with full rules for feats and classes (compare to the current Feat Index, which only provides name, teaser, and source book)? Online character creator/repository with a clean interface and up-to-date classes/feats/mechanics? Online customizable spellbook creator? The ability to add/tweak rules to create a "houserules" module you can plug-in to the base ruleset? Virtual tabletops that access the character database with built-in voicechat, battlemaps, dice-roller, monster icons, and dungeon tiles designed to deliver an online tabletop experience?Pricing. Comment on what you'd be willing to pay per month, or per piece of content. Be specific ($5 a month!) or general (pdfs should be priced lower than the print edition!). When commenting, please keep in mind that the initiative has to be profitable for WotC--"all online content should be free!!!1!" isn't realistic or helpful.I know the recent move by WotC is dramatic but the decision has been made: they're creating some sort of online experience for us. So, let's make a wishlist. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />-zPS: let's all assume that WotC will continue to produce print books. Print D&D is not going away. This isn't a "which is better: online or offline D&D?" or "PDFs aren't as good as printed material!" thread. It's a "WotC has a digital initiative. Given that reality, what do we want that initiative to deliver?" thread.</blockquote>

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