WotC has no one left who could even try fix things, even if they wanted.
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Can You Make a Setting Without Humans?
Can you make a setting with no humans? The question, posed to me by my audience, reveals a lot about RPG World building and ttrpg gameplay in general.
Friday, 28 March 2025
The Most Important Rule Missing From WotC D&D
There were several changes from old to new school rules, but one mechanic in particular was lost that made WotC D&D much worse for its absence.
#dnd #ttrpg #OSR #dnd5e
Monday, 24 March 2025
The Tragicomic Collapse of 2024 "OneDnD"
As the recently-fired speak up, way more details emerge on the "Office Space" levels of ineptitude that WotC handled 2024 Dungeons & Dragons.
Friday, 21 March 2025
Are Milestone XP Systems Bad?
The Theater Kids are fighting with what's left of the BroSR. Are "Milestone" leveling methods better than "gold-for-xp"? Or is there a third option?
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
The D&D VTT is Doomed (Mass Firings)!
I get to say "I told you so" again, which I love. WotC's VTT D&D project fires 90% of its workers, as the project flounders. Will WotC also keep falling into the money-hole of the failed new edition?
Thursday, 6 March 2025
Friday, 28 February 2025
Hasbro Q4 Report Shows OneDnD is a Disaster
The latest Hasbro quarterly report shows that OneDnD is a disaster, and may have been worse than doing nothing at all.
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
D&D Balance is a Dirty Word
Whether as a DM or a game designer, you get told by "experts" that "game balance" is important. That's wrong; balance will almost always make for a worse experience.
#dnd #ttrpg #osr
https://youtu.be/JjEbbqf1so4
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
RPGnet's Slide Into Idiot-level Tyranny
The history of rpgnet's slide into irrelevance and complete tyranny. And the virtue of a free-speech alternative (therpgsite)!
Thursday, 30 January 2025
"Could You Play D&D With a Leftist?"
After a bunch of social media posts and videos asking "could you play D&D with a Trump supporter?", I've decided to talk about the other side of the argument. And watch the end, where I talk about the real problem: a leftist DM!