Codename: Morningstar is not a project that’s been blessed with much luck. Originally they were Wizards of the Coast digital platform partner. The two companies parted way near the end of the project, suddenly and Trapdoor Technologies was left holding the bits. I think Trapdoor did the right thing. They took the project to Kickstarter. […]
Life without Wizards as Trapdoor take Codename: Morningstar to Kickstarter
This pitch for Codename: Morningstar talks about stories. It’s worth knowing the back story to Trapdoor Technologies before watching the video, I think. It began with Wizards of the Coast appointing Trapdoor to build the D&D 5e digital toolset. We don’t know what happened. There was a change of heart and the two companies stopped […]
Who stole Trapdoor’s tools?
You might know Trapdoor Technologies as the company who had been working on the digital toolkit for Dungeons & Dragons 5. They’re not working on that project any more; last month they broke up with Wizards of the Coast. Today, Trapdoor have posted the mystery of the MorningStar. Here’s a quote; Early this morning, when […]
D&D 5e: Wild magic
The D&D 5e previews keep on sneaking in. Recently, Codename: Morningstar had the preview of the Wild Magic system that comes bundled with the first 5e Dragonborn art to be seen. The table shows the effects that might happen when a Wild Magic cast goes wrong. Codename Morningstar are the folk building the digital tools […]
A sneak peak at Codename: Morningstar
Codename: Morningstar is the digital element of Dungeons & Dragons 5e. Beta sign ups for the system are openn and over 3,000 gamers joined the queue on Monday. Still to do it? You can register here. In blog post today the team shared a look at what the beta tool suite will look like. They […]
