WotC Rumor: OGL will not be supported starting with One D&D

[SakanaSensei]

On the terminology bit, aren’t we already seeing that in the playtest packets? In ‘24 we’ll all be rolling d20 tests after all.

 

[Inchoroi]

...eh.

I've invested a lot of time into 5e, but I'm sad to say that we're migrating to PF2e in the next couple months/years. I have two 5e campaigns to finish my saga, and I don't want to convert them to PF2e and run them in there because that would be bonkers tedious. Too much work for too little gain.

After they're over? I've already got Foundry set up for the next campaign in PF2e. I'm surprised with myself, honestly. I figured Paizo coming out with 2e was a bad move, but it seems I was incorrect.

 

[Dire Bare]

There won't be a new OGL released for "One D&D". There might be a new SRD (System Reference Document) for the new rules, but I'm not sure that is even necessary.

YouTube dude is rumormongering for clicks, methinks.

 

[Maxperson]

The problem with DMs Guild — and I speak from experience of publishing through several edition changes — is that pre-OneD&D material sales will drop off a cliff. Even if they are technically still compatible (as in 3E-3.5) people won’t buy it if it wasn’t made specifically for the current edition. Been there, done that!

Wouldn't it be pretty easy for the creators just make a few changes to update their 5e products and slap a One D&D or 5.5e on the cover?

 

[JEB]

Wouldn't it be pretty easy for the creators just make a few changes to update their 5e products and slap a One D&D or 5.5e on the cover?

Depends on the product, and how easy said changes actually are to make. Adventures should certainly be very simple; entire alternate rulesets that depend heavily on mechanics changed in 1D&D, less so. But we won't know for sure until we see the final version of 1D&D.

That said, I expect you'll see some creators making an attempt at minimal and/or flawed conversions and just claiming compatibility, as you suggest. (Legendary Games seems to get away with this for their Pathfinder conversions...)

 

[Reynard]

Not putting out an official One D&D srd will have exactly no effect on the 3rd party publishing industry.

Most 3PPs don't actually care about what is or isn't in the SRD. I freelance a fair bit in the 5E space and honestly they are always trying to use stuff not released under the SRD. And they can because in the end all the SRD does is alleviate copyright rules for specific expressions of specific rules. You can't actually copyright rules so few companies actually care and I have yet to hear of WotC going after a 3PP company that included stuff outside the SRD.

 

[bedir than]

With how many people that won't touch non WOTC stuff with a ten foot pole, why should we be surprised?

There are a half dozen companies that have over a million dollars in revenue from 5e OGL content in the last year.

This mythology that no one supports non-WotC content is disproven by Darlington Press, Kobold Press, MCDM, EnWorld, and so many more. Non-Wizards D&D isn't just alive, it's thriving.

Don't listen to people who shout untruths.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

There are a half dozen companies that have over a million dollars in revenue from 5e OGL content in the last year.

This mythology that no one supports non-WotC content is disproven by Darlington Press, Kobold Press, MCDM, EnWorld, and so many more. Non-Wizards D&D isn't just alive, it's thriving.

Don't listen to people who shout untruths.

I always get the feeling of quite the opposite, that my group NOT using player facing 3pp content.

edit: what I mean is that WE the players/DMs that don't use it are the outliers... please don't keep quoting this as a misunderstanding I have no wish to start any more arguments.

 

[bedir than]

I always get the feeling of quite the opposite, that my group NOT using player facing 3pp content.

Great. Your 4-6 people aren't using 3pp.

Again, there are millions and millions and millions of dollars of 3pp D&D in production right now. It doesn't matter that your group didn't spend 100$ on it.

3pp 5e D&D is probably more valuable than all but 1 or 2 other RPGs.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

Great. Your 4-6 people aren't using 3pp.

Again, there are millions and millions and millions of dollars of 3pp D&D in production right now. It doesn't matter that your group didn't spend 100$ on it.

right you misunderstand, I was under the impression the 8 of us are outliers... and even we use the DM side of things (monsters, magic items, adventures)

3pp 5e D&D is probably more valuable than all but 1 or 2 other RPGs.

I think that's sad... not that I think 3pp should be smaller but other RPGs should get MORE love... Torg WoD and Savage World espcially... and I have a soft spot for rifts