Just speculation based on the fact the OGL stuff was hitting mainstream news outlets, like the following:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2023/01/19/dungeons-and-dragons-open-game-license-wizards-of-the-coast-explained/...
Yeah I don’t think the OGL crisis had any major effect on HAT box office.
I suspect the biggest impact it has was a high level exec at Paramount may have made an angry phone call or sent an angry email to Hasbro telling them to fix whatever that thing that all the D&D fans were angry about...
While the main way to get XP is victories in combat (which convert into xp when taking a respite), you also grant victories for successful negotiations and skill montage tests.
As a director of my characters did something clever to get around a combat encounter I would give them a victory for...
I’ve been running the Delian Tomb for my group. We’ve gone through a number of sessions- they’ve gotten to level 2 and have completed most of the sandbox quests.
Both myself and my players are really enjoying system. We’re all super impressed with how polished the game feels and the game itself...
I imagine it will do worse, as Matt has mentioned it’s very likely many backers backed because of the OGL crisis or haven’t actually played it. It’s also more specialized than the two core books.
Still I think we’ll see it be very successful. I wouldn’t at all be surprised to see it hit 2 or...
I’ve been watching Matt’s livestream from earlier today (not the pre recorded video ) and he mentions that Draw Steel sells hundreds of units a day right now. First time I’ve seen him mention sales numbers (though he has mentioned it’s very successful in the past). He doesn’t break down the...
I’m running the Delian Tomb in the Codex right now. The Codex is in alpha right now so it’s still early and in active development. It also only goes to level 3 right now. Still it works pretty well and there is a Delian Tomb module you can download that has pretty much everything set up.
I...
If you have people who might be interested pick up the Delian Tomb on the MCDM store for $10. It’s a level 1-3 adventure with all the rules you need for those levels for only $10.
Here’s what Matt posted in the MCDM Discord about adding things to the Draw Steel license (specifically the Summoner but it gives an overview on how they’re planning on approaching the license).
“It won't be open for awhile. Many months at least. Allow me to explain.
Opening something makes...
Yeah I hope this upcoming kickstarter is successful enough that MCDM is able to do another full player book and monster book kickstarter in a year or two.