That's the same story.New one today? (Feb 4th, 2023)
NPR: Fans said the future of 'Dungeons & Dragons' was at risk. So they went to battle.
That's the same story.
Maybe some minor edit to add the creative commons news(?). Didn't do a complete side by side.
My mom actually sent this one to me. You've messed up when my mom is suddenly up on your corporate shenanigans.New one today? (Feb 4th, 2023)
NPR: Fans said the future of 'Dungeons & Dragons' was at risk. So they went to battle.
This is not a bad piece of reporting, but it still feels intentionally WotC friendly. It has big "And all was right in the end...." vibes.New one today? (Feb 4th, 2023)
NPR: Fans said the future of 'Dungeons & Dragons' was at risk. So they went to battle.
I mean, as far as open gaming and corporate greed goes, the story ends with a corporation releasing a ton of copyrighted text (and, yes, the textual expression is copyrighted) into Creative Commons, so gaming is more open than ever. An outside observer is going to take away "wow, corporate greed lost out to open source material, how coolness that?"This is not a bad piece of reporting, but it still feels intentionally WotC friendly. It has big "And all was right in the end...." vibes.
Just to remind everyone: this isn't just about the 5.1 SRD. It is about open gaming, broken promises, and corporate greed.