I've been enjoying role-playing games since 1982, and have owned and played every version of DnD published since 1977 (except 4e). During that time, I have poured my soul and untold amounts of money into this hobby. Since 2020, Foundry, Roll20, and yes even DnD Beyond have been a godsend.
Now, Hasbro wants to strong-arm their way into a VTT monopoly, and through royalties and subscriptions assert ownership over the creative work of every person who enjoys this game, whether they make money from it or not. Let that sink it. They think DnD games are a product they make we consume, and that they own anything and everything that springs from it.
The nerve. I will walk away. 5e is admittedly my favourite system at the moment, but it's just a system - a tool. The game itself- the characters, the drama, the laughs, the stories - that's us. It's our imaginations playing off one another, and also the friendships and community we create together. We don't need DnD or Wizards because in a TTRPG the players are the game, and we can take that game to any system out there.
An open DnD is better for fans, obviously. And it's actually better for Hasbro, too. Up until right now I have gladly paid them, but if they go through with OGL 1.1 or anything like it, they will have to pay me to play DnD.
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“With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." - Starfleet Admiral Aaron Satie
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I've been enjoying role-playing games since 1982, and have owned and played every version of DnD published since 1977 (except 4e). During that time, I have poured my soul and untold amounts of money into this hobby. Since 2020, Foundry, Roll20, and yes even DnD Beyond have been a godsend.
Now, Hasbro wants to strong-arm their way into a VTT monopoly, and through royalties and subscriptions assert ownership over the creative work of every person who enjoys this game, whether they make money from it or not. Let that sink it. They think DnD games are a product they make we consume, and that they own anything and everything that springs from it.
The nerve. I will walk away. 5e is admittedly my favourite system at the moment, but it's just a system - a tool. The game itself- the characters, the drama, the laughs, the stories - that's us. It's our imaginations playing off one another, and also the friendships and community we create together. We don't need DnD or Wizards because in a TTRPG the players are the game, and we can take that game to any system out there.
An open DnD is better for fans, obviously. And it's actually better for Hasbro, too. Up until right now I have gladly paid them, but if they go through with OGL 1.1 or anything like it, they will have to pay me to play DnD.
“With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." - Starfleet Admiral Aaron Satie