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Sure. this is very likely what they are going to do. What does that have to do with D&D Beyond? Yes, I know that Drakkenheim is on Beyond, but are you suggesting WotC will only make deals with those 3PP developers that have stuff on beyond already?

I am not sure how common an experience that is, but I will say that a well designed game can bring those things closer together. Or a really good quickstart/beginner box.

Maybe instead of "Play is paramount" the thesis is more "Keeping play in mind will improve the ancillary stuff you do." That feels incomplete and unsatisfying.

The thesis is not that everything is play, but rather than play is the most important thing, so work -- from world building to rules tinkering to painting minis and terrain -- that does not serve play is not optimal. Those things might be fun in and of themselves for the folks engaging in them...

Out of curiosity, if you don't mind, how old were you?

I have been thinking about this, and I haven't really figured out how to articulate it. But discussion forums are a good way to eventually find that articulation, so I thought I would toss this out there: The most important thing in TTRPGs is the actual experience of play. This goes for rules...

I was only commenting on the ads. And i don't have any real knowledge of Fanatic, it was just the first place I found an article. In any case, i think WotC outsourcing official D&D settings and adventures is a potentially good thing. All those 3PP companies @SlyFlourish pointed out made good...

It certainly has longevity, which must say something. But if I never read the world "Lovecraftian" again it will be too soon.

There is nothing more tired in gaming and geek spaces than Lovecraft/Mythos/Cthulhu. Please retire it all.

::looks around:: wut

Just what D&D needed...

Only where you are. Anywhere near the CRPG space, it is the opposite.

If it was that, it would not be worried about Lore or anything else. It would be a software management position. Anyway, I don't think "the sky is falling." I think it would be good for D&D to increase and diversify the "official" output. I personally lament the days of 3.5 when there was a...

Would you create a whole C-suite position to do one of these a year?

The one that always gets me is PoE. I never know if someone is talking about Pillars of Eternity, or Path of Exile.

Here is an article I found that discusses it in some detail, but there is not much more concrete info there. Future D&D Books Will Be Outsourced to Third-Party Publishers If WotC is deciding to use 3PPs to make most D&D books, I wonder what that means for the creative team inside the company.

Okay, but I am not sure where you are getting anything related to Beyond in that list of responsibilities. Nothing is developed FOR Beyond. Plus, they are clearly talking about actual D&D products, with the logo and everything. that's not getting Drakkenheim on Beyond. That is a whole different...

Not if you look at the list of responsibilities. This is clearly about getting 3PPs to make more D&D books. And more D&D books is good. So, cool, I guess.

Anything? Really?

Modular rules are the best rules.