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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 9324403" data-attributes="member: 18182"><p>I haven't read all 16 pages (so far) of the thread . . .</p><p></p><p>WotC purchased from Hasbro by a techbro?!?! That's a nightmare scenario, IMO! Much worse than WotC being a subsidiary of the mega-toy-corp Hasbro!</p><p></p><p>But to make things (more) profitable, I would try to emphasize long-term thinking over short-term thinking . . . which is hard for humans to do, and even harder for profit-focused corporations.</p><p></p><p>Put a focus on community building . . . both the fan community but also the creator community, both amateur, semi-pro, and pro. Including "open gaming" (OGL, CC) and organized play (OP). Show fans that their (emotional) investment in D&D is safe and worth doing!</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Update the OGL to have unambiguous language that it is an irrevocable license.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Release a new SRD for 5E 2024.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Release all existing SRDs (with updates, perhaps) to the OGL, CC, and ORC licenses.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Create SRDs for classic editions that don't have them yet, and . . . as above.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Open the DM's Guild to all editions, all settings. Perhaps update the terms to make creating Guild content more worthwhile for semi-pro creators.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Update the back catalog of D&D titles (and "sister" games like Gamma World, Star Frontiers) to both web format (like D&D Beyond) and PDF. Perhaps EPUB and other formats as appropriate. Fill in the blanks of the back catalog as best as possible.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Update D&D Beyond with not only more tools, but each book should be implemented fully. All rules subsystems introduced in each book should be supported by the toolset.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I would slow down the release schedule to something similar to 2014 and the early 5E years. I would release at least one hardcover adventure a year, but also some sort of themed book such as a campaign setting book, environment book, genre book or subsystem book. Some of the old classics, like Deities & Demigods, Manual of the Planes, Draconomicon, would be fantastic to get an update.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">More digital only releases (gasp!) of small monster compendiums, short adventures, maybe even more character options. The sort of thing we used to get in Dragon and Dungeon magazines.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Experiment with a new magazine both in print and digital. Doesn't have to be monthly. A new Dragon Magazine!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Develop a "basic" D&D that is a real product line (not just a free PDF) that gives a streamlined, simplified D&D experience that is fully compatible with 5E. This would be for kids, newcomers, and OSR enthusiasts. As a part of this I would love to see:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"Basic" versions of each class . . . essentially a new subclass baked in, with as much streamlining as possible. In the basic rules, no subclasses.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No subraces (subspecies). No feats, other than perhaps with background.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Simplified character creation/management and character sheets. Drop much of the subsystems that clutter and confuse. Significantly smaller spell selection. Spells should be on cards and in a rulebook.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Class playbooks might be a neat idea.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">This should not be a cutesy "kid-focused" product, but one that would appeal to both kids and adults equally.</li> </ul></li> </ul><p>But really, if I was made "king" of D&D rather than president . . . I would make the new D&D company a non-profit company with zero shareholders. A guy can dream . . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 9324403, member: 18182"] I haven't read all 16 pages (so far) of the thread . . . WotC purchased from Hasbro by a techbro?!?! That's a nightmare scenario, IMO! Much worse than WotC being a subsidiary of the mega-toy-corp Hasbro! But to make things (more) profitable, I would try to emphasize long-term thinking over short-term thinking . . . which is hard for humans to do, and even harder for profit-focused corporations. Put a focus on community building . . . both the fan community but also the creator community, both amateur, semi-pro, and pro. Including "open gaming" (OGL, CC) and organized play (OP). Show fans that their (emotional) investment in D&D is safe and worth doing! [LIST] [*]Update the OGL to have unambiguous language that it is an irrevocable license. [*]Release a new SRD for 5E 2024. [*]Release all existing SRDs (with updates, perhaps) to the OGL, CC, and ORC licenses. [*]Create SRDs for classic editions that don't have them yet, and . . . as above. [*]Open the DM's Guild to all editions, all settings. Perhaps update the terms to make creating Guild content more worthwhile for semi-pro creators. [*]Update the back catalog of D&D titles (and "sister" games like Gamma World, Star Frontiers) to both web format (like D&D Beyond) and PDF. Perhaps EPUB and other formats as appropriate. Fill in the blanks of the back catalog as best as possible. [*]Update D&D Beyond with not only more tools, but each book should be implemented fully. All rules subsystems introduced in each book should be supported by the toolset. [*]I would slow down the release schedule to something similar to 2014 and the early 5E years. I would release at least one hardcover adventure a year, but also some sort of themed book such as a campaign setting book, environment book, genre book or subsystem book. Some of the old classics, like Deities & Demigods, Manual of the Planes, Draconomicon, would be fantastic to get an update. [*]More digital only releases (gasp!) of small monster compendiums, short adventures, maybe even more character options. The sort of thing we used to get in Dragon and Dungeon magazines. [*]Experiment with a new magazine both in print and digital. Doesn't have to be monthly. A new Dragon Magazine! [*]Develop a "basic" D&D that is a real product line (not just a free PDF) that gives a streamlined, simplified D&D experience that is fully compatible with 5E. This would be for kids, newcomers, and OSR enthusiasts. As a part of this I would love to see: [LIST] [*]"Basic" versions of each class . . . essentially a new subclass baked in, with as much streamlining as possible. In the basic rules, no subclasses. [*]No subraces (subspecies). No feats, other than perhaps with background. [*]Simplified character creation/management and character sheets. Drop much of the subsystems that clutter and confuse. Significantly smaller spell selection. Spells should be on cards and in a rulebook. [*]Class playbooks might be a neat idea. [*]This should not be a cutesy "kid-focused" product, but one that would appeal to both kids and adults equally. [/LIST] [/LIST] But really, if I was made "king" of D&D rather than president . . . I would make the new D&D company a non-profit company with zero shareholders. A guy can dream . . . [/QUOTE]
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