Wizards of the Coast Announces One D&D

[Old Man]

On 9/11/2024 at 6:13 AM, Cygnia said:

 

 

 

It is beyond obvious at this point that Hasbro is desperately trying to bring microtransactions to D&D and will do whatever it takes to make that happen.  (It's almost hard to blame them when you see that a single sparkly horse in WoW made tens of millions of dollars.)  The only question is whether they'll destroy the fanbase first or not. 

[Rich McGee]

1 hour ago, Old Man said:

It is beyond obvious at this point that Hasbro is desperately trying to bring microtransactions to D&D and will do whatever it takes to make that happen.  (It's almost hard to blame them when you see that a single sparkly horse in WoW made tens of millions of dollars.)  The only question is whether they'll destroy the fanbase first or not. 

You're not wrong, but (to the annoyance of Hasbro) there's a lot more to D&D than what WotC makes.  Maybe they'll manage to alienate existing players and turn off potential new bloods to the point where their profits implode, but if so it'll be ten-twenty years before the sudden loss of growth in the overall RPG community affects people beyond the walled garden WotC is crafting.  And honestly, their business model is already so familiar in the PC/console gaming industry it probably won't cost them all that many people despite the outrage in that video.    

[Gauntlet]

Best bet, move to Pathfinder, or even better yet, move to Hero.

[BarretWallace]

Well, it is a good thing that I bought the dead-tree game books when 5E came on the scene.  We had a conversation about D&D 2024 at our last monthly game.  For now we'll stick with what's now called "legacy" content.  Otherwise, maybe I can dust off my Pathfinder or Tales of the Valiant books.

[Cygnia]

Satire...or is it?!

 

Wizards of the Coast plans to Replace Customers with AI

[Ragitsu]

On 9/13/2024 at 3:25 PM, Gauntlet said:

Best bet, move to Pathfinder, or even better yet, move to Hero.

 

Alternatively: switch to TSR D&D.

[Ninja-Bear]

20 hours ago, Ragitsu said:

 

Alternatively: switch to TSR D&D.

I would say Basic Fantasy is a good move too.

[Gauntlet]

I wonder how much are the books on Amazon or eBay now for TSR D&D.

[Ragitsu]

2 hours ago, Gauntlet said:

I wonder how much are the books on Amazon or eBay now for TSR D&D.

 

They are worth the price. No kidney is too sacred.

[Gauntlet]

I used to have the original Deities and Demigods but had someone steal it. 

[Ragitsu]

56 minutes ago, Gauntlet said:

I used to have the original Deities and Demigods but had someone steal it. 

 

Hermes? Loki? Coyote? Anansi?

[Ninja-Bear]

I picked up Mentzer Player Handbook and DM Guide and Expert  for 20 ish each on Noble Knight Games. I would’ve saved if I bought all three together on shipping. Maybe not the best deal but cheaper than Molvey.

[Gauntlet]

57 minutes ago, Ragitsu said:

 

Hermes? Loki? Coyote? Anansi?

 

Unfortunately, probably a roommate.

[assault]

Ridiculous prices for the originals are one of the reasons why retro-clones exist.

[Steve]

I have them in PDF form from DrivethruRPG and am content with that format. They’re not very expensive.
 

I already have too many books in boxes. 

[Ninja-Bear]

I’ve done the Solo Play twice now. It’s fun and surprised that it gives some choices. I tried the scare rats option and I only had to fight two Giant Rats instead of three.  Talking to goblins doesn’t work and if you run you get auto hit for two points of damage-ouch. Still (and I’m not sure) I think he rewards you if you listen first and search first.

[Ragitsu]

 

[Ragitsu]

Everyone: you can stop searching. THE WORLD'S GREATEST ROLEPLAYING GAME has debuted ->

 

Spoiler

 

[Gauntlet]

1 hour ago, Ragitsu said:

Everyone: you can stop searching. THE WORLD'S GREATEST ROLEPLAYING GAME has debuted ->

 

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Well the books are of pretty good use for lighting campfires.

[Old Man]

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