One of the rare instances of a community backlash being so effective that it not only prevents the thing from getting worse but actually makes it better. RPG nerds, have you considered a communist revolution?
I believe we are moving naturally and inevitably from "why we should have socialism" zeitgeist to "how we have socialism" zeitgeist.
This is very good. However I don't trust WotC and the only DnD stuff I'll be doing is 5e from now as I suspect they are going to make OneDnD into something that is heavily monetized, and maybe try and publish it with their new OGL. I also have been flipping through Pathfinder and I really want to try it.
I've been reading the Trade Baronies book, the lore for this game is so good
Mfw nobody wants to play Fishblade anymore :rage-cry:
jk a lot of people have already started learning and buying new systems so I hopefully people have broadened their horizons permanently. 5e is fine but I'm a little tired of it and there's a lot of cool stuff out there. Already got a Fate two-shot going, and learning PF2E.
Yeah we just used regular d6's. And I used Go stones for Fate point tokens lol
Sorry liberal but large dice pools are better. Reason one: curved probability space. Reason two: heheh lots of dice fun
This is a pretty big deal. Releasing the 5e under CC makes any future attempts to revoke the OGL pointless, and gives permanent protection to a lot of TTRPG tropes that originated in D&D.
Funnily enough, it also means that people can now publish 5e-compatible products that have "compatible with D&D" on the cover. The OGL includes an agreement to not claim compatibility, so this move does allow creators to more explicitly market their products.
Yes, but the OGL has a clause about waiving that right.
So, by using Open Game Content and the OGL to publish a D&D-compatible product, you could only do so without claiming compatibility (although you can say things like d20-compatible or 5e-compatible.)
This is good, but people interested in D&D really should try Pathfinder.
Personally, after decades of mostly playing D20 systems, I'm mostly interested in playing Runequest/BRP based systems or trying out other new games. There are a whole lot of options out there that aren't D&D.
