I just want AD&D and Basic under CC, then I'm set for life

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Game on!

@warlok363

2 ай бұрын

Exactly. I just bought both OSE box sets are currently under OGL 1.0a

@dmwagner71

2 ай бұрын

This.

@NemoOhd20

2 ай бұрын

Those can't be trademarked either. Create and modify the AD&D rules as you wish, just don't print anything with Beholders, Mordekainen etc.

@docnecrotic

2 ай бұрын

@@NemoOhd20 Sure, but if I get even more out of CC, all the better

tbh the thumbnail should read 'wotc avoid tripping on the bar they put on the ground.'

WotC really needs to have with an arrangement with Goodman so more of their classic module revisits can be produced. To think what Goodman could do with the Slavers series, Against the Giants and the Drow & Demonweb Pits. 🤩

@sumdude4281

2 ай бұрын

I’ve been begging Goodman to do slavers.

I really wish they would finish their "reviewing" of previous editions to release them in creative commons. With the death of Pathfinder 1e, someone needs to be able to pick up the 3.5 base rules and relaunch them. I know there is bloat to it but third is my favorite edition for numerous reasons. I have been using it for over 20 years.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@wizardsofthetower3802

2 ай бұрын

D. E. D. DEAD? NAH, Not dead. No version is every DEAD, it is just not active or as "Popular" My group still plays PF1E, It is the best version in my (and my fellow WotT:RP host). I agree, love the 3, 3.5, 3.75 (PF) editions

@Venomm12

2 ай бұрын

@wizardsofthetower3802 I meant dead as in new content and you can't get anything outside PDFs anymore. I would like to see it still actively supported.

@graywolfdracon

2 ай бұрын

I thought that the original OGL acts as a creative commons license for 3/3.5e. One of the main arguments during the scandal was that the OGL cannot be revoked because of the way it was set up initially.

@wizardsofthetower3802

2 ай бұрын

@@Venomm12 Ok, I get that. At least PF1E you can get PDF's (Although books would be great as I have players that need books) And yes, no one seems to do the older stuff, it is mainly 5E and PF2

Hopefully 4e will soon be unlocked from the hellish chains that bind it we can finally go and do our own things

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Hopefully.

@Sedweiler

2 ай бұрын

Never played 4e D&D, but I did play its version of Gamma World, which is loads of fun! Perfect for zany one-shots!

@raff3486

2 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed

@Apeiron242

2 ай бұрын

I love 4e. Especially the character builder.

This is good news for the small creators. But I'm STILL not playing 5e D&D 😆. Great video.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your support! I don't play it either.

@kevingooley9628

2 ай бұрын

​@@DUNGEONCRAFT1Haven't DM'd in about 10 yrs. Putting together a game for my friend group, we'll be running Deathbringer.

I love your videos as always! Wizbros: We will give you a Creative Commons license of the stuff we can't trademark or copyright anyway. I realize it's less hassle to have the legal threat (cost of defense), but they aren't GIVING us anything here. The things they exclude, Owlbear, Beholder, Mordekainens, are the only actual things they own anyway.

Yeah I agree, WOTC says they will do something they previously said they would do. Shocking! Of course, they haven't actually done it yet. Nor have they released SRDs for the older editions under C&C, which they also said they would do. Even though they have again said they will do it, "later". I'm personally at the "I'll believe it when I see it" stage, but I remain hopeful =)

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@badmojo0777

2 ай бұрын

it will get done AFTEr the new core rulebooks and itll prob take some timeb recuz they want to make sure not to acciedently release any of their IP characters/villions and such with the core rules. fair enough

@MatsJPB

2 ай бұрын

@@badmojo0777 Yeah, sure. It used to be "end of the year" (and that was _last_ year). They've been working on it for over a year now (or should have, anyway). Like I wrote: I'll believe it when I see it. Sofar it's just been empty words.

"Matt Messier" LOL! I think you nailed the attitude of WoTC/Hasblow (sic) right there. I think since the Bros of Has have basically declared their intention to become a video game company foremost and a toy company second, they are conceding this arena to the players and consumers of TTRPGs to some extent. Independent producers really can't have the same reach or marketing value of the D& D name. Hasblows focus is on video game and virtual content and growing that market ( D&D GO will likely be made soon, spinning off the success of Monopoly GO) doesn't really collide with independent content anyway. LET THEM EAT CAKE. I'm sure they think we will all die off in the next 20 years.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

THANK you. I am so proud of it.

@spacerx

2 ай бұрын

I expect to live at least 30 more years!

@seanferguson-th6ny

2 ай бұрын

@@spacerx me too and I'm teaching my somn to continue the tradition!

Honestly it was strange seeing 20 sided tavern being officially licensed, I saw it in 2022 when it started in Pittsburgh. Glad they are doing well.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

Ай бұрын

Lots of fun!

Does kind of look like they understand this edition has to do amazing or it might be the last edition they will ever attempt.

Thanks for the videos. Always loved the Lost City but I love your take on it and the final boss fight even more. The old module had all the work done on the front end with wonderful encounters and great factions but the bottom of the module was a big "Write your own". Fun if you did it but we never did. The Module gave stats for Zargon but I think he was a big dinosaur /reptillian / dragonish creature squatting in a room, alone, waiting for the party to come and kill him. Boring Your reimagining had two awesome final confrontations and a Boss fight well worth waiting for and completing.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

Ай бұрын

Many, MANY thanks for watching!

Everyone knows that Matt Messier was a great hockey player for the Wildemount Oilers.

I really like the simple character sheet you use.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly.

This feels like a step in the right direction, but I have little faith that Wizards won't attempt to expand what it considers its IP in the future, in terms of creatures and monsters that it may claim that they did not invent, but the most common versions you see in tabletop are based on.

This is a nice bit of good news for creative gamers of all stripes, regardless of corporate motives. Thanks for the update. I really enjoy your game-master and game-play advice and crafting videos, and Deathbringer's timeless wisdom. Keep up the good work.

A few points: 1) I love all Dungeon Craft videos. Keep them coming. 2) I was queued up to watch this, then had to go to an impromptu teams meeting. I mention this only to pad out the comment and feed the ravenous Al' go Rthym - a vile and capricious beast. 3) Your Lost City video was fun, though I enjoy The Reviled Society the most. 4) I'm all for D&D and support of the classic game, but I've finished giving Hasbro any more money. Mine goes to small scale producers, even for their 5e stuff. Partly out of solidarity, as a small scale producer of accessories myself. But mostly out of principle. It will take a long time of good-faith efforts by Hasbro to regain my trust - if they even can. WoTC I'd find an easier time with, and being able to shake loose of Hasbro's clutches would likely speed that process up. 5) No Deathbringer closing joke? I live for those.

Thanks for the video! None of this is in stone and probably won't happen or won't happen in the way they lead everyone to believe. The CC provides no protection from lawsuits, so that is a dead end. The New SRD is ABSOLUTELY NOT an agreement that are not going to initiate a lawsuit. The OGL v1.0a is still in effect and cannot be deauthorized or they would have followed through when they first meant to do so but figured out they were unable to do so. The OGL v1.0a has a breech and cure clause to protect anyone using it. There's no mechanism of deauthorization in the OGL v1.0a and, furthermore, the termination clause (13) in the license allows for iterations downstream from items terminated to survive such termination. (13. Termination: This License will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with all terms herein and fail to cure such breach within 30 days of becoming aware of the breach. All sublicenses shall survive the termination of this License.) So, provided you are using a license at least once removed from the original, and properly follow the license, you are protected by the license from any such termination. Long live the OGL v1.0a and all of the Open Game Content released under the OGL v1.0a with the promise of it being perpetual as stated in the original FAQ released with it. To deauthorize the license would open WotC to a massive fraud suit given all of the folks who used the license under that original promise. Keep all of this in mind after the new core books are released and we see how WotC handles when some confused content provider misuses the CC licensing or includes something in a release that hasn't been put under the CC by WotC.

This makes perfect sense. They're not interested in D&D as a game. So releasing 5.5/2024/whatever edition under CC, they are trying to win back the good will of actual gamers, hoping to draw them into the D&D Beyond platform where they want primary play to occur and that they can then keep that audience for digital transactions and micro-transactions, while Hasbro focuses on presenting D&D as a lifestyle brand where the primary revenue of the IP is made in t-shirts, funko pops, legos, figures, and ten thousand other pieces of D&D branded widgets. It's a very, very smart business strategy. Because this isn't about good will. It never is. It never was. Hasbro is a business. They're in the business of making money and pleasing share holders.

Does that mean topics such as abilities like STR, DEX, WIS, etc., and monsters like Goblins, Orcs, Ogres, etc. can be used by 3rd party games and not have to worry about going to court? And, does that also mean you can have a game similar to dungeons and dragons with sightly different mechanics? Thanks, Prof.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Yes. That's exactly what it means.

@FamBoren

2 ай бұрын

Yes

@gcvrsa

2 ай бұрын

We already could. You cannot copyright or trademark common nouns like “Strength”, “Intelligence”, “Dexterity”, “Wisdom”, “Constitution”, or “Charisma”. You also cannot copyright or trademark the names of entities which have existed in public domain literature for centuries, like “goblins”, or “ogres”. “Orcs” probably falls into the category of a genericized term, as it actually originated with Tolkien, even though it owes some of its heritage to Old English.

@liondovegm

2 ай бұрын

The core of 5e is already released to creative commons

@jacobwood3392

2 ай бұрын

@@gcvrsa While this is true as Proffesor dungeon master mentions; you can be right or you can be smart. Court time can kill a small company or independent creators. While the fight can be won, if you are a small creator relying on kick starter, your support may have lost faith in you before you win your case and suddenly any money and time invested has been wasted.

"...It's not a zero-sum game. We're playing a game where everyone can win." Well said Professor!

Appreciate your work. Would love to see more adventure reviews even if you don't run them or show us prep notes, just tell us some fun stories as reviews some old school adventures. Maybe a "top 10 favorite short adventures" to follow up on the Matt Coville video

Dungeon Craft is the olace to come for the latest news concerning all things DnD!!! Love the channel!!!

@6:40 I believe it is more accurate to assume the drastic mark up of Goodman Games' OAR books is primarily/only due to scarcity, a scarcity I'd bet caused by WotC not renewing their contract with Goodman Games. This is also likely the reason why Goodman Games has pivoted to converting Judges Guild modules instead of the WotC owned TSR modules. Also, I am under the impression that the production time for WotC books likely means that Quests from the Infinite Staircase was in production before your video.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

My video was released last summer. It's now summer again. That was almost a year ago.

Great news! Looking forward to seeing 3rd party D&D 5e worlds on a par with Midnight and Eberron!

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Nice, this is good to see. Hopefully WoTC stays on the straight and narrow. Honestly independent creators are the best part about the game, and I think they're starting to realize that it makes them more money by allowing these people to popularize the system, and keep it fresh.

I was wondering about this. I really thought that WOTC might pull some bait and switch shell game crap at the last second. Wouldn't put it past Hasbruh

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Time will tell.

I Love ALL Dungeon Craft videos! Even the positive news videos. When does the next campaign video come out?

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Soon. Next month I think.

I'm optimistic but will have to wait to see what the new WotC president does

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Understandable.

I enjoy all of Dungeon Craft videos

I love every video that Dungeon Craft does! However, I am struggling to recall if you made a video on "how to create a dm notebook". If not I would like to suggest you do that video. I find your notebook looks great, think it would make running adventures faster & smoother, as well as being something that could be used again for another group or the same group that wants to try different options. I need to know the type of notebook, how you put in 3d maps, and of course how to decide what the difficulty die/challenge rating should be. What do you use as a legend? Don't get me wrong, it seems like it would be a lot of work up front. I already do a lot of work to create an adventure. I also would love to see the video of how you took an adventure, The Lost City, and put it in your dm notebook. In fact, I bet you could show us how to create an adventure that changes based on something at the start, similar to Ravenloft. That would be awesome because you could run it multiple times and it would be different each time. Yes, the Lost City is one of your best videos ever! Do you record game sessions? I would love to see you run Ravenloft.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

The notebook is heavily featured in the "Caves of Carnage Series." Yes, we record gaming sessions and put them on Patreon. Ravenloft and Lost City are there.

The OGL fiasco was because someone didn't understand the product. If Android got rid of 3rd party developers nobody would buy their phone. Even if at one point they could have tried to be like Apple, that ship has sailed. Their customers want a robust 3rd party ecosystem. Certain products just aren't standalone products and they depend on accessories and 3rd party companies.

"A rising tide lifts all boats" The pie isn't limited. This is the philosophy at the WriterDojo podcast. It's the philosophy at Raconteur Press. And it's my philosophy as well.

I hope you'll do a review of Dolmenwood when those books are finally delivered. Should only be a few months until then!

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Lots of people are asking for one. Probably.

I think this is the right direction, and I also understand the transparency around wanting to have the core books released prior to releasing any official SRD. I'm in the process of wrapping up an 18-month 5e campaign I converted from a 3.5 module, and I'll be doing an RPG "Anthology" series next where we try a bunch of different systems using one-shots and short adventures. My next long-form campaign will actually be based on Elden Ring using Runehammer's Crown & Skull. I'm very excited for it (although it's a ton of work converting all the Elden Ring material over to C&S mechanics/stats). I'll be curious to see what the SRD 5.2 has to offer in the future.

5:00 I often notice that you list stats in the original order, no doubt because you're old school. Right on! 7:23 Zargon isn't called "The Returner" for nothing!

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

I instinctively do that. Yeah.

Can’t wait for your next campaign video!

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

June. Trailer soon.

Just wanted to comment your Lost City video is awesome. Because of that I bought the module on pdf (original - I'm old school). I have many physical modules from that time (mostly AD&D) but some others as well, but I never picked up that one. Just waiting for the right group to run it! I agree with you that allowing others to make content only strengthens the IP, while allowing others to make some money. Win - win. All the best, and I'll be watching more Dungeon Craft!

I'll take whatever win I can get. Appreciate the update, Professor! Enjoy this engagement in the form of a comment to help feed the algorithm all the blood it so desperately desires.

I personally think that the appearance of Solasta spooked someone at WotC. That was the prompt to the move on the OGL. The appearance of an OGL based video was new and out of context.

I'm likely not going to dig into the new edition unless circumstances force it, however, using a CC license is definitely a good gesture to the community. While they really can't copyright game rules, they can lock it up in court if they chose to, as Prof.DM mentions. They lost a great deal of goodwill due to the OGL, but moving in a direction that embraces 3rd party creators can only be good for everyone.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, Professor, for being circumspect and giving WoTC their due when they do the right thing. If we complain when they mess up, but never thank them for the good work, we are all lost. We see Hollywood failing because they alienated the fanbases, and we delight in their losses, but WE are losing too, we won't get the Star wars projects we want, we won't get a MCU Tv series that appeals to us, because they would be stupid to appease a group that has avowed to despise them. WotC has a lot of mistakes, but they do make the game that has captured our hearts. A little give and take is necessary.

Your best is the super cut of campaign 2

A while ago you made a video on what classes are popular, and how the data they presented had non linearility on the y axis, and you re-presented the data in the correct manner. Can you link the video? I can't find it! Ty

In the meantime, I play with people impersonating characters of Lord of The Rings, and no cops showed up.

Thanks for this video, Professor! I haven't been paying too much attention to what WotC and Hasbro are doing with the 2024 Revision but I'm glad you're reporting on this because it's good to keep abreast of all this. It looks like WotC is going in the right direction with releasing the 5.2 SRD under Creative Commons, and as you said, learned from their mistake last year. I find it so interesting, though, how many gamers (usually old-timers like myself) refuse to even give them a chance again. While I don't play 5E and don't play to play the new edition, I still think it's good for the hobby that WotC are taking this step. I subscribe to the "a rising tide lifts all boats" theory of roleplaying games!

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

I want D&D to make a turnaround, for the very reason that it is generally the gateway drug for other RPGs. Any time I've run a group at the schools I've worked at, there's been interest in trying out others. Sometimes, though, I really worry that the damage is done, at least for the foreseeable future. The interest is still there for new generations, but I worry about the quality of future editions. The best safeguard for quality is diffusion, and that's what the OGL opens up. Now I guess we just wait for the next scandal and keep playing like we always have.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@ImperialVirtue

2 ай бұрын

@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 And, naturally, I love all Dungeon Craft videos.

Great that there will be more choices with this and the small press developers can put out more D&D related content. But am still looking forward to seeing you cover more independent, fresh rule sets with new thinking and homebrew games, professor. All the best!

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your support!

We'll see if Watzi doesn't try to pull the rug out from under. They lost my goodwill long ago.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

I understand why you feel that way.

I have to say that the Lost City video is one of my favorites I listen to it a lot

When the Black Flag project got underway, I supported it. I decided to use Tales of the Valiant going forward. Thats primarily because I'm not a fan of the virtual direction WoTC is taking. That said, if WoTC releases a good product, I'll get it. I pre-ordered the Making of OD&D and the Infinite Staircase book shown in this video. I also preordered the licensed Worlds & Realms book. D&D 5.2's DMG is including Greyhawk and that may be a draw for me if its good since thats my perfeered setting. So all of that to say I appreciate the balanced approach of this video.

I agree that this is a good move. WotC is making sure that Dungeons & Dragons will live on for a long time, which is a really good thing. We can play copies, clones and "same but different" versions, but D&D is still going to be the greatest role playing game in the world. These are good times to play RPGs.

I love all Dungeon Craft videos! But, I just can't help thinking WotC will find a way to mess this up.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Let' s hope they follow through. Peace, my friend.

Thanks professor!

Beholders are in the CC

The D&D retro clone I am working on incorporates 1E AD&D, and many new modern concepts. Essentially AD&D as if I went back and wrote it. Verisimilitude, grimdark, and with just the right amount of crunch.

Great video Professor!

I am just learning 5e so i hope it wont change much.

Great video. I really liked your examples at the end showing how allowing third party use really is not a zero sum game. WotC does end up benefiting. It is also good to see that WotC seems to be keeping true to their word in the aftermath of the OGL issue.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Review of Vecna Eve of Ruin next Wednesday. Stay tuned! It will be different.

"I'm altering the deal, pray I don't alter it any further" -Future Wizards of the Coast, totally forgetting what Past Wizards of the Coast attempted to do. I'm hopeful for the future of things but WotC sure has a history of some way, some how messing things up so I'll take a bit of an optimistic 'let's wait and see how it turns out a few years from now'-stance on this.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

I understand your skepticism.

Great video !

I just received the Knave 2e physical book and that's enough DnD for me :D

I think professor Dungeon master should also be a professor in business economics.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

PDM did buy Nvidia this time last year.

At this point I am more worried about the quality of the next edition, rather than what license they release it under.

While I have no love for Hasbro and corporate I love the work and how devs communicate and ask for feedback (like whole testing rules and survey). As long as Wizards play fair (like releasing rules as CC) I am more than willing to buy their products and as for now I will buy next rules.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

I believe WotC have pulled the license from Goodman games and they are no longer allowed to do anymore of the Original Adventures Reincarnated. :(

I'm honestly shocked. I was sure they would try to implement some new gaming license of their own with greater restrictions for the new edition. I guess they figure they can sell enough through microtransactions on D&D Beyond.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

I think it's about subscriptions, not micro transactions. We'll see.

*silently gestures to Beyond changes* I would... wait until it ACTUALLY releases and see what they do. If it does not lead to monetization, it will not happen

WotC never looked at the cooperative nature of their own product. They didn’t realize that the DMs and the players are quite often the same person in different games. They didn’t consider that all of those third-party creators are making materials that require the core rulebooks too. They wanted all the loot, not just their share of it. If WotC was smart, they would reach out to you with a yearly salary offer. They could pay you $50k a year to do your weekly video uploads with a simple “powered by D&D” logo in the corner and it would cost them less than a single television or magazine ad. They could do that with Bob, Ginny D, AJ Picket, Jorphdan and a couple others to create a marketing strategy that would drive their sales through the roof. And all those Kickstarter projects? If I was at WotC, I would be dropping $50k-$200k on the promising ones, just to see the D&D logo appear in their thanks announcements. You can’t get better advertising than that. The really good ones would get job offers in the creative department. The trick is to do it in a “hands off” manner. If WotC can get you making content, even content critical of them, and not try to force it to be flattering, they gain a good reputation with your audience. Getting that kind of reputation is better than short-term profits. They could fund your channel for a decade for a small percentage of what the profits are on a single project. That’s called “patronage”. It isn’t a new idea. Or they could try to loot goblin and watch their valuable IP burn their house down.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the thoughtful response. I met Jorphdan and Ginny last year at GenCon. Nice people. And of course, Bob is like my little brother.

@almitrahopkins1873

2 ай бұрын

@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 I used to run a multimillion dollar cab company. Part of the reason for our success was because I would be the first to complain about the boss and I was him. All the guys knew that was a strategy to endear the drivers to the customers. If you’re making videos critical of WotC with a D&D sponsorship tag on your video, you’re driving up profits. The people watching who don’t know better will buy D&D products while cursing WotC. The ones who do know will see you as the champion they need to stick it to WotC and buy D&D products too. Kobold Press is one of the greatest resources WotC could ask for. It’s market research on the cheap. Dropping $50k on one of their Kickstarters to see if it sells is cheaper than hiring one guy to write something similar and then investing hundreds of thousands to publish. It directs them which way to go on their next big project. They could get the next Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, Dragonlance or Dark Sun if they went about it the right way. They could look at how successful something you wrote was and say, “we can run off two million copies of that for you, if we can have a cut.” It’s no different than what they tried to do with the OGL mess, but it hits different. It’s them being helpful, not coercive. It’s still money on the bottom line. Like I said, that’s just what I would do. I made enough to retire before I turned fifty thinking that way, so it can work. Somebody at WotC just has to be thick-skinned enough to play the role of the asshole in public while treating everybody else like kings behind closed doors.

They pretty much are saying "we messed up"

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Yes.

Informative video 👍 You are a credit to your craft keep rolling 20🐉🐉🐉😎😎😎👍

I love all the videos from Dungeon Craft.

Time will certainly show that releasing the SRD/Basic Rules under a CC license was the best past toward the future success of D&D.

@gcvrsa

2 ай бұрын

*path

Great video. Thank you Professor.

Fingers crossed 🤞🏽 for the future

Dungeon Craft for the win! I love all your videos

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your support!

Thank you very much for your assessment, that sounds very pleasing, especially after WotC's scenarios have become a bit bland.

Blame the lawyers, it's always the lawyers... great video, Professor!

Correct me if I am wrong, but WOTC has not pulled the trigger on the new agreement, as yet. I think it wiser to wait and see what the final product is, before inviting WOTC back home for a night cap.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

2 ай бұрын

I hear you. But they'll follow through.

@scottwalker6947

2 ай бұрын

@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Even speaking as a person who is not a fan of the rpg, or the company, I hope so. Because, it they pull some more funny stuff...ohhh, boy!

I wonder if they would have just avoided all this mess if they went for a 1% licensing royalty on profit after overhead instead of going nuts and demanding so much when they were looking to change the OGL in the first place. So many people are making so much money in their kickstarters and they missed out on getting a taste of it just because they got greedy.

@Stonegolem6

2 ай бұрын

The mess might have been a bit smaller, but I think any path that involved any money at all would have had a similar effect.

If the six D&D attributes were copyrighted, OSR retro-clones wouldn’t exist.

I mean, they can't copyright mechanics/rules anyways. But it's a nice little olive branch... uh, twig. I am celebrating it.

The problem with the ogle scandal was that they were trying to steal content that was already made. I think the outrage comes from changing the rules midstream. If they wanted to keep d&d a closed Network moving forward most of people didn't really care

Another excellent video, professor DM. I really like everything on the Dungeon Craft channel.

I appreciate that they're not trademarking the things they can't legally trademark. SO GENEROUS! What a great bunch of mercs. What is this, Mos Eisley Spaceport? (Yes, actually, it clearly is.) To me, it's like Chick-Fil-A. I don't know if you've been, but they run their business efficiently, with a consistent level of quality. And what's sad is that a company doing exactly what they should do makes them looks special compared to everyone else. I mean, I'm glad they're doing the right thing, now, but boy, I just can't bring myself to praise them for it. It should never be in question to begin with. (Naive, I know.) In this analogy, in this specific context, Hasbro is the diametric opposite of Chick-Fil-A. But they're both still over-priced, imo. (And I wish I had stock in at least one of them... you know who.)

I love ALL Dungeon Craft videos!!!! ❤

This is great news indeed. I'm glad WoTC found the starch to stick to their promise. Thanks for the update PDM.

8:46 video almost 1:30 of it was ads or self-promotion. perhaps more if you count in talking about the advertisers or content the video creator is made and has coming.

A great sign. I hope they keep it up.

Another great one!

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2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your support!

I saw the ruthless: monopoly's history documentary recently and the whole taking it to court and battling it out just for the principle of it, is just what happened. It really isn't the smart move but not unreasonable. I looked up reviews, the game wasn't even very good, it probably had a bit of Streisand effect. In the long run, if they are great games, the ogl debacle will probably be good for the ttrpg space, hopefully giving room for another pathfinder or even its growth.

Did someone say you would be on Dex Save Dan's channel doing a Dicey Discussion Interview?!?

Are we really commending corporations for trying to undo the damage they did to themselves with bad business? Well done WOTC, your efforts to make content creators forget is working.

I love ALL Dungeon Craft videos!

I will be sticking with Deathbringer and Shadowdark.

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2 ай бұрын

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Dungeon craft do what you need!! Love the vids

Greetings Professor DungeonMaster, I would like to know your opinion upon Berserks in DnD 5e and how you handle them in your homebrew rulesystem. Do they get their abilities like Rage just for leveling up or will they have to learn them somehow as well as Wizards their spells? Greetings from Germany Alex

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Ай бұрын

Rage means you use Deathbringer Dice to rage.

I think I still need assurances, such as amending the OGL only to state it is irrevocable. The 5.x SRDs in CC means little to nothing for the OSR. Games like Old School Essentials and Lamentations of the Flame Princess, Basic Fantasy and Labyrinth Lord, these depends on the OGL to unlock words and terms. It would be great if Hasbro put all editions into the CC, but that is still not enough. The OSR is a complex web that depends on the OGL to grow off of each other. Anything I publish under the OGL is open content for everyone. Your presumption that Hasbro will not mess with the OGL again is reasonable. But I cannot trust Hasbro and I need that one thing to rest assured. Make the OGL irrevocable.I dunno, maybe place *that* into the CC? Would that work?

I’m having a lot of fun with other systems. But with this I might pick up a 3rd party 5e if someone comes out their own take on it.

The best thing is we now know the new edition is called v5.2!