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Not 5e but I’ll be running Draw Steel for the group I play Pathfinder 2e with in a few weeks. We played 5e for a few years then PF2e and I’m getting burned out on traditional d20 stuff so they were cool with me running the Delian Tomb for them.

I have a feeling that most people don’t immediately play new games as soon as they come out. Most people have existing games they need to wrap up or need decent VTT support before playing. I’ll be running a Draw Steel game in about 2 weeks for my group. We have people in 2 different states so...

MCDM has pretty heavy support for Draw Steel in the pipeline. Multiple smaller adventures, a full length adventure, 2 classes, 6 ancestries, and a book of encounters/dungeons you can drop into a game have all been announced as being in the works. They seem to be all in on Draw Steel support.

How far along is the Codex? Is the Delian Tomb fully integrated yet? I plan on running Delian Tomb soon but it will probably be in Foundry.

Version .8 of the Foundry module is now available.

Oh yeah I know. I’ll be using the Foundry module though that’s currently in development since I have that all setup for our group and we play other games. I’m glad they are making one though it’s too bad it wasn’t closer to being ready at launch.

I have my doubts that more people are playing TTRPGs/D&D now than during COVID lockdowns but it’s hard to say. That was such a unique moment in time and playing on a VTT with friends you couldn’t physically see was likely a big draw for people.

Yeah it reminds me of Pathfinder 2e…it’s a game I never want to play without a VTT. Too much to keep track of, I’ll let the VTT automate that for me. I am still looking forward to running the game when our group is ready and the foundry module is ready.

I wonder if the issue is that there’s too little different in 2024? I stopped playing around the OGL crisis but from what I’ve seen 2024 seems almost like a 3.5 with a lot less content. If DMs and players already have their 2014 games going with their homebrew and third party supplements they...

I feel like Draw Steel is a game you almost need to play in a VTT to speed things up and help keep track of all the little rules like Pathfinder 2e.

From what I’ve seen the next version is .80, so still not the full release. Looking at the Discord it seems like a lot of systems are in place but they were waiting for the full release with the updated license to begin data entry for the compendium.

I talked to my group the other night and I’m going to be running Delian Tomb soon. We’re currently working on Kingmaker (but getting close to the end, we’re around level 16 now). We do need to wait for some improvements in the Foundry module but I’m looking forward to it.

Yeah it’s hard to know exactly what WotC/Hasbro’s expectations were. As mentioned I suspect they were pretty high given how much they were spending on the VTT.

I suspect 5.5/2024 did decently, especially when you compare it to 2014 since I wouldn't be surprised if more sales were on D&D Beyond, where Hasbro is going to have much, much higher margins than a physical book. Did it meet expectations. I suspect probably not because Wizards/Hasbro likely...

The combination of tariffs, people pulling back on discretionary spending due to the slowing US economy/layoffs and now this will probably bankrupt some companies.