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I'm a bit worried that people might read that and think it's over, which unfortunately some people near me have taken it as. Might be more wishful thinking on their part because they're invested. WotC aren't going to change their minds on gouging out the community, they're just going to word it better. It's so annoyingly transparent. That letter was unbelievably condecending to read through aswell, and I'm more invested in 2d20 than D20...

Holy hell, seems they are backpedalbull****ting https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1423-an-update-on-the-open-game-license-ogl Just to be clear, the previous leaks of the nuOGL wasn't from "drafts" they were from contracts sent to creators. Don't eat their bull****. Edit; And just to be extra clear, they're not actually backpedaling, they are still trying to quote unquote deauthorize ogl 1.0a.

Sure, but WotC is near half of Hasbros revenue, and from reliable sources they are staring hard at those sub numbers, so I think it could be more than one thinks. Theres a cost to get a recurring customer, it takes time for them to get the costs back from actually getting someone in through the door, so people cancelling their subscriptions is a real good way to get them to **** their pants over there If anyone has 2.5 hours to spare, you can watch the rest of that interview with Ryan Dancey.

I genuinely hope that people will move over to ORC Edit; Also, holy ****ing hell, DnD beyond removed the subscription link from the mainpage XD

Nor could I backup any characters

I should have said page Edit; Atleast I managed to access the support page to delete my account, so there's that

Haha, theres a run for D&D beyond subscription cancelling right now, I can't even access the site to cancel my account, nor can I access their site where their account removal email is XD

I don't have anything in print about it, but it was related by Ryan Dancey on a vodcast I saw yesterday, unless I really missunderstood him. It wasn't until they released the OGL that people actually started using dnd and really showing interest through things like the offshoots. Things dipped a bit when they tried and failed to replace the OGL with the release of 4e and GSL, which failed so spectacularly that we got Pathfinder. Things took a big upturn with 5e again though and them returning to the OGL, and their overall earnings reflect this. From what he said the reason why this is happening now is that someone realized that wotc was the majority of hasbros income, the earnings calls that has been made up until recently has only had people asking about things like GI joe and such until someone finally brought up wotc. Which would explain why noone has tried this earlier.

Heh, since the ogl basically saved wotc from the brink of ruin and grew to be 50% of Hasbros revenue I'd say it'd be easy to suggest just that That said, I do hope the wither from this, alot of the subcontractors have announced that they are leaving, some are going to get the blackjack and hookers and such.

Yeah, basically. It'll be interesting to see if anyone takes them to court over it. Doubt anyone has that kind of cashflow besides maybe Paizo though. I know how you feel, I've felt the same way about observations I've made myself about things. Does it matter though that such language (As some have said) wasn't in use at that time? And does it matter that the author of the original document has gone on video saying that that was the intent behind it? Haha, yeah, anything can fly if it makes for a great story in my eyes Though in hindsight, it was a mistake to let the Shadowrun mage enchant rubber balls with fireballs... But was funny at the time!

It's always funny to hear anecdotes Also, it's tickles me that "ok money" is more than what a senior doctor or specialist makes over here. Hell, I make a quarter of that. Anecdotal observation; I've played with alot of people, and the minority over here has been suburbanites, most have been from what is the "boonies" here and the vast majority have **** jobs, way below the median. Funnily, the first girl that started playing with us became a lawyer though, which is crazy since she is dyslexic. But, good thing were socialists, we could get RPG books tax free As for women, I've met a few, but the vast, vast majority has been into LARP more than pen and paper. I've yet to meet anyone that's not pasty as **** though So what you're saying is... you're an advocate for rule zero... My group first got into D&D quite late, we started with Warcraft and then Wheel of Time, but didn't touch D&D proper until I started a campaing around 8 years ago or so, in 3.5e. That said, the rules weren't nearly as bad as Warhammer 40K: Black Crusade. It was still immensly fun though, but that was despite the horrible ruleset. It was the first edition where they let players loose on the talent tree without any rank restrictions, so you'd immediately get the best über murder talents from the getgo instead of after 6 months campaigning. And the Corruption/Gifts from the Gods system was quite bonkers aswell... That said, rules lawyering is very much why I hate 5e. There are so many little fine details in spells and abilities that you have to remind people of all the time that I grow weary of it. It's a bit better when playing it online since people can read the ability/spell blurb without having to reach for a book. Such as Unarmed strikes are "melee weapon attacks," but they are not "attacks with a melee weapon" because they are not actually made with a physical weapon. There's a subtle difference and it matters RAW. Edit; Have you read anything about the OGL 1.1?

Johnny Depp trials; Complete disinterest, even annoyance at people caring. OGL hullabaloo; FEED ME EVERYTHING! MOAR! .. Yeah, I've been binging every youtube vid, reddit post and such that I've come across. @Gromnir Hey, you ought to have a lil' bit of insider info here; Why, seemingly, are there so many lawyers playing dnd? Is it the rules-lawyering-thing, there being a lack of a board for DnD rules lawyering that y'all go for the "next best thing"?

Well, if you demolish your nuclear powerplants to rely and Russian gas, and then are no longer able to get said Russian gas you need to get power from somewhere...

Motorized watercraft are illegal in my lake since it is a water source, I drink straight from it just filtering out silt basically, but rowing boats and electric motors, perfect for fishing Swimming? Hell yes. Spend some time in the sauna or hot tub, and then jump into the water, year round, it's pure awesome. Walking into the lake in early spring is generally terrible, I'll agree with you there, tonnes of silt, leaves and such is quite icky. Easilly solved though. Bathe all year round

*Laughs in lake right next to my house* It does have its drawbacks though, but mostly perks.

To be fair, I doubt your skillset is the actual problem. It's not that much different than what used to be around in a way, the problem is telling the computer in the car afterwards that you've done something and that things aren't broken. I have an aquaintance that changed a broken sensor on his car, changed it for a new one and had the car in limp home mode until he could get a shop to clear the computer even though he fixed it.

I'd generally agree, though I refuse to work on anything newer than a 98 Volvo. The 940 series is practially 80's tech in all the ways that count. In this case though, I could do 99% of the work from his computer and then bringing an USB stick to the garage and injecting it through a service computer. I don't even know what car it is since there aren't any badges on it and some flared bodywork and spoilers. The only impressive thing he's done is make it rear wheel drive, that got me to raise an eyebrow.

Well, he did promise he'd get me something for helping out - he hates working with computers, I'm pretty certain I'm getting paid in smackerels.

I helped a friend out a bit with his car build. It's fairly a fairly modern car, and he's ripped out all the old electronics and is putting some new stuff in. So... I messed with it a bit. I loaded up a new indicator sound effect for him... Yeah. I'm five. His own fault for using computerized indicators instead of proper relays

As a Swede I can confirm that it does sound like Swedish with an exaggerated Japanese accent, the joke is too good. The intro part sounds a bit weird, but after that it really does sound like Swedish, the refrain is especially good compared to the rest

Had about 4 hours of sauna and cold dips in the lake with a couple of mates, it was lovely, but I wish I could've had some drinks.

Well, you gave me a perfect reason to link to more of his content, so well done us I do remember some fond memories of when the nightcore song was first released though, we did that dance on many birthdays and parties, it was quite fun

Caramelldansen is a Swedish treasure, it is glorious and I will defend it until my dying breath. Well. The original, Caramell, not the travesty that is Caramella girls. And to prove my point, that EVERYTHING is better in metal;

Glad to hear from you, stay strong and best of luck

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