This is not a OGL discussion. It is not pro or con OneDND..
But it is for us, who love 5e, and want to keep this version of the rules. If OneD&D changes a lot of rules, then please - let D&DBeyond have the option to run with 5E-2022 rules.
It should not be hard, to keep a version, and implement the option to select what ruleset you want in your DNDBeyond. If DNDBeyond changes the 5e rules we know and use, to automatically enforce new rules from OneD&D - then I'm out.
to an extent, we have already begun to see the rollout of OneD&D. I expect MMM was, in all but name, the first OneD&D book, given that it was a massive overhaul of creatures congruent with the direction OneD&D is heading—it would not make sense for them to overhaul how they make monsters just for the twilight days of an edition.
Building off that, I expect we will see something similar as what happened to the books MMM replaced. Those books will no longer be offered for sale, but folks who already owned them will still have access and their content will have a little “Legacy” marker on it.
I would not be surprised if we see a slow rollout for OneD&D as well - DMG, PHB, and MM will all likely become Legacy on day 1 of the release, but other books will remain available until something in OneD&D supplants them. I also expect adventures will remain available indefinitely (or until a new version is published), since OneD&D is comparable with all 5e adventures, and it doesn’t make sense to remove sellable content folks might still want to buy, particularly since having a large library of options to choose from would encourage customers to use Beyond.
They will have to provide access to all the existing 5e materials they have sold. They cannot cut those who purchased that material from accessing/using it. The lawsuits that would invoke would be beyond count and no one would purchases anything digital from WotC/Hasbro ever again.
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Watch your back, conserve your ammo, and NEVER cut a deal with a dragon!
Looking at how the legacy races from MTF and VGM were handled, it does not instil a great deal of confidence in how the platform would be able to cope with two concurrent versions. I would not hold my breath.
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This is not a OGL discussion. It is not pro or con OneDND..
But it is for us, who love 5e, and want to keep this version of the rules.
If OneD&D changes a lot of rules, then please - let D&DBeyond have the option to run with 5E-2022 rules.
It should not be hard, to keep a version, and implement the option to select what ruleset you want in your DNDBeyond.
If DNDBeyond changes the 5e rules we know and use, to automatically enforce new rules from OneD&D - then I'm out.
to an extent, we have already begun to see the rollout of OneD&D. I expect MMM was, in all but name, the first OneD&D book, given that it was a massive overhaul of creatures congruent with the direction OneD&D is heading—it would not make sense for them to overhaul how they make monsters just for the twilight days of an edition.
Building off that, I expect we will see something similar as what happened to the books MMM replaced. Those books will no longer be offered for sale, but folks who already owned them will still have access and their content will have a little “Legacy” marker on it.
I would not be surprised if we see a slow rollout for OneD&D as well - DMG, PHB, and MM will all likely become Legacy on day 1 of the release, but other books will remain available until something in OneD&D supplants them. I also expect adventures will remain available indefinitely (or until a new version is published), since OneD&D is comparable with all 5e adventures, and it doesn’t make sense to remove sellable content folks might still want to buy, particularly since having a large library of options to choose from would encourage customers to use Beyond.
D&D Beyond are barely able to support one ruleset. I have zero faith in their ability to reliably support multiple ones.
dndbeyond is owned by Wizards, they will (most likely) only support the current version of D&D - which will become oneD&D in 2024.
They will have to provide access to all the existing 5e materials they have sold. They cannot cut those who purchased that material from accessing/using it. The lawsuits that would invoke would be beyond count and no one would purchases anything digital from WotC/Hasbro ever again.
Watch your back, conserve your ammo,
and NEVER cut a deal with a dragon!
Looking at how the legacy races from MTF and VGM were handled, it does not instil a great deal of confidence in how the platform would be able to cope with two concurrent versions. I would not hold my breath.