Yeah. I think something akin to Daggerheart with the D&D brand attached would be closer to what people actually want from D&D, not tracking arrows, counting squares, trudging through low levels fighting rats, meaningless character death, etc.
I think if many people knew there were other games...
Well, I'm not a talented designer and I'm probably too steeped in the traditions to be creative in that way. But I'd steer away from slow, tactical, crunch and go with fast, narrative, and cinematic game play. It seems pretty clear that no new players care about tracking arrows and mundane stuff...
What I want is a bold, new direction that is likely impossible under the corporate structure of Hasbro. Let these new designers make their game. We've had the D&D of Mike Mearls for 12 years. We've had Jonathan Tweet's for 26 years. We've had Gygax and Arneson's for 50+ years. And we'll still...
Apparently Goodman wants that racist money real bad.
Let's see. CSIO funded at $600,000. Caverns of Thracia (also JG) reached $655,000. Dark Tower (also JG) was $450K. Most of their other BackerKits are in the $200K - $300K range, with their current at $160K.
So it does look like JG products...
Not to try to answer for @Artamo, but my reading of the post was that Gal is being put in the "good" category with Kelsey Dionne. Unless I just really misunderstood it.
My own friends who are OSR players over a certain generation have been leaning towards that point of view over the years. It's sad to see, but nearly every one of them thought I was making too big of a deal about Bledsoe.
They're very much "anti cancel culture." Their games have a feel of...
I don't think Clark Peterson has been involved with Necromancer Games for actual decades at this point. I think he left around the time 3.5 ended, sold his stakes, and got out of the industry.
I could be wrong though.
I already own a few DCC funnels in PDF from past bundles, so it's not really a question of me supporting Goodman by buying new product. It's more the issue, do I mention the controversy in the podcast? If I ignore it, does that conflict with my ethics?
Yeah. My friends were asking if I would run a Funnel on their gaming podcast. I was considering it, but it would feel wrong to support Goodman at this point.
Looks like you made the better decision. :)
Still don't know if I "needed" 13A 2e either. Probably should've skipped many of my Kickstarters. These days, I'm avoiding most crowdfunding products.