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OGL architect: Hasbro does not have the power to do to D&D’s OGL what they seem to be doing

January 5, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

If that had been a power that we wanted to reserve for Hasbro, we would have enumerated it in the license.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: hasbro, legal, wizards of the coast

Roll20’s top 10 best selling RPG products of 2022

January 3, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

2022 also saw OneBookShelf and Roll20 coming together to work as one. The result? We can also see the top 10 at Roll20. Actually, I’ve data for the top 12. So let’s do that!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium, Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse, Paizo Publishing, roll20, wizards of the coast

Wizards of the Coast clarifies the future of the Open Game License and One D&D

December 21, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The System Reference Document (SRD) and Open Game License (OGL) are ruled by which third-party creators can make and sell stuff for D&D. D&D is changing, though, and typically the OGL changes with it.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, one d&d, Open Game License, wizards of the coast

D&D Quest Chronicles and Yearbook: Amazon lists two new Wizards of the Coast licensed books

December 2, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

According to the retailer, D&D Quest Chronicles will be 64 pages long, and you can pre-order now. WotC isn’t publishing the book. Expanse are.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

The alternative hardcover D&D: Dragonlance Shadow of the Dragon Queen might beat the regular book out

November 30, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wizards of the Coast don’t bend all the way over for Amazon, though, and try and support FLGS and indie book shops. Forbidden Planet catalogue now has the Alternative Hardcover edition open for pre-order at £39.99 with an estimated release date of 5th December.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dragonlance, Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #176

October 28, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A handy summary of RPG news from Geek Native and around the web. There are reviews, bundles, interviews and headlines from the tabletop community.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: best left buried, Dragonlance, Dungeons & Dragons, routinely itemised, soulmuppet, wizards of the coast

Wizards of the Coast introduces digital Dan, D&D’s new boss

October 5, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The press release from Hasbro quickly highlights Dan Rawson’s e-commerce and strategy experience, and when it talks about him leading the overall growth of D&D, it lists three areas. They are; digital, physical, and entertainment.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Cynthia Williams, Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

Wizards of the Coast’s privacy policy criticised

October 3, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s also concern around Wizards of the Coast’s video policies, as the company does not say how long any video data is kept.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: legal, stats, wizards of the coast

Wizards of the Coast u-turn on Adventurers League suspension

September 22, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

WotC also recognises that the designer community is worried about the changes. As a result, the plans to remove these individual titles from the DMsGuild have been scrapped.

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: adventurers league, dmsguild, Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

Hadozee errata: Wizards of the Coast admit they got it wrong

September 3, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wizards of the Coast acknowledge the description was bitterly dated and loaded with connotations and implications.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, errata, spelljammer, wizards of the coast

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